Travel & Outdoors
July 5, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: July 5-July 11
The state's top offerings, from Beyoncé's world tour to listening to symphonic renditions of the Rolling Stones' songs.
Travel
The best of Texas travel including news, trip guides and destinations.
Travel & Outdoors
June 27, 2013
Where to Stay Now, 2012
The Ten Best New (or Improved!) Texas Hotels
Travel & Outdoors
June 14, 2013
6 Must-Attend Events: June 14-19
The state's top offerings, from a chance to study how bullfighting inspired Ernest Hemingway's work to celebrating Juneteenth in Galveston.
Travel & Outdoors
June 10, 2013
Take Me to the River
The Comal may be the shortest river in Texas, but it’s long on R&R.
The Culture
June 10, 2013
Datebook
July's must-attend concerts, shows, and festivals.
Travel & Outdoors
June 7, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: June 7–June 15
The state's top offerings, from a tailgate viewing of "Friday Night Lights" in Austin to the Chisolm Trail Roundup barbecue cookoff in Lockhart.
Travel & Outdoors
June 5, 2013
Miles and Miles of Texas
The Hill Country Drive, the BBQ Market Drive, the Backwoods Drive, and thirteen other summer trips, from the mountains to the coast, that will take you down some of the prettiest, most picturesque, most wide-open stretches of asphalt Texas has to offer. Buckle up!
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: May 31-June 2
The state's top offerings, from the Sandcastle Competition in Galveston to the Accordion Kings & Queens festival in Houston.
Food & Drink
May 30, 2013
Rosé Roundup
Our recommended selection of Texas Rosés, a crisp drink perfect for a hot summer day.
Travel & Outdoors
May 24, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: May 24-29
The state's top offerings from seeing some of the top street artists' work to hearing the Sixth Floor Museum's founders talk about the importance of the institution to Dallas and JFK's memory.
Travel & Outdoors
May 24, 2013
The Secrets of the Secret Shore
Heading to the Texas Coast this weekend? Read this interview with Dan Oko, author of our May cover story on "15 secret spots."
Travel & Outdoors
May 17, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: May 17-22
The state's top offerings, from watching the final installment of the "Before Sunrise" trilogy with Richard Linklater to seeing fourteen-year-old Guan Tianlang try to become the first male amateur to win a PGA tournament since Phil Mickelson.
Travel & Outdoors
May 13, 2013
Panhandling
Hiking rugged trails and slurping milk shakes in Palo Duro, Texas’s only slightly less grand canyon.
The Culture
May 13, 2013
Datebook
June's must-attend concerts, shows, and festivals.
Travel & Outdoors
May 10, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: May 10-19
The state's top offerings from hearing Philip Glass perform his score for "Dracula" at Jones Hall in Houston to hearing Natalie Maines and the Dixie Chicks at their only American tour date currently on their calendar.
Travel & Outdoors
May 8, 2013
15 Best Spots on the Coast
From Boca Chica to Sabine Lake, the Texas coast is still home to pristine, natural, secluded spots where you can while away the summer far from the madding crowds. Come along as we explore the hidden beaches, bays, and trails that you always knew were out there.
News & Politics
May 6, 2013
Discovering LBJ’s Austin
The city held a special place in Lyndon Baines Johnson’s heart, and a number of the places significant in his life there are still around.
Travel & Outdoors
May 3, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: May 3-10
Some of the state's top offerings, from the Art Car Parade in Houston to Ray Price performing George Jones hits at Gruene Hall.
Travel & Outdoors
April 26, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: April 26-29
The state's top offering's, from hearing powerful poetry in Round Top to celebrating Willie's eightieth birthday and helping the citizens of West at a benefit concert in Austin.
Travel & Outdoors
April 19, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: April 19-28
Some of the state's top offerings, from getting retro at the Texas VW Classic in Fredericksburg to eating mudbugs at the Texas Crawfish & Music Festival in Old Town Spring.
Travel & Outdoors
April 17, 2013
The Silver Kings
The wild and powerful tarpon once ruled the seas off Port Aransas. Why did the ancient fish disappear? And could they make a comeback?
Energy
April 16, 2013
It’s Oil for the Best
One expert explains how the BP spill could be Texas’s greatest boon.
Food & Drink
April 16, 2013
Southeast Texas Seafood Shacks
A taste of our coast at its most satisfyingly simple.
Travel & Outdoors
April 12, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events April 12-21
The state's top offerings, from a sneak peek at horse racing's finest thoroughbreds at Grand Prairie's Lone Star Park to the Old Settlers Music Festival in Austin.
Travel & Outdoors
April 11, 2013
Taking Stock
Sometimes, even the Wanderer has to play tourist in her own hometown.
Travel & Outdoors
April 9, 2013
Datebook
May's must-attend concerts, shows, and festivals.
The Wanderer
April 5, 2013
The Texas To-Do List: Take a Glass-Bottom Boat Tour of Aquarena Springs
From the bustling cities to the Piney Woods and West Texas deserts, no state has as much to offer travelers as Texas. I keep an ever-growing Texas To-Do list; here’s one of my many entries.Last May, cranes lifted a 480-ton theater out of the San Marcos River. It was
Travel & Outdoors
April 5, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: April 5-April 11
The state's top events and offerings from the Deep Ellum Art Festival (complete with pet parade) to a collection of Dr. Seuss's unusual hats.
The Wanderer
April 4, 2013
Ask the Wanderer: Best Texas Town to Live In? (The Votes Are In!)
Last week, I asked for a little help answering a California reader’s query about where in Texas he and his family should relocate. I was very happy to read all of your thoughtful comments, as well as the responses on Twitter and Facebook. Perhaps
Travel & Outdoors
March 29, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: March 29-April 6
The state's top events and offerings, from the Houston Astros taking on the Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball's opening day game to the Texas Dance Hall Preservation concert at Anhalt Hall.
Food & Drink
March 25, 2013
Larry McGuire: King of Austin’s Fine Dining Empire
In a mere six years, the thirty-year-old has opened a half-dozen fine-dining restaurants, built a $25-million enterprise, and arguably elevated the food scene in Austin to be competitive with Dallas and Houston.
Travel & Outdoors
March 22, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: Mar. 22-26
The state's top events and offerings, from Houston artists Stephan Hillerbrand and Mary Magsamen exploring issues of excess and false comforts and Gary Clark Jr.'s new Maverick Music Festival.
The Wanderer
March 21, 2013
Ask The Wanderer: Best Texas Town to Live In?
Help some poor Californians out (figuratively and literally).
The Wanderer
March 20, 2013
The Texas To-Do List: Visit the Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
Spring is here, and with it another entry for the Texas To-Do List: meet one of Texas's oldest living things, a 1,230 year-old cypress tree growing in Orange.
Travel & Outdoors
March 15, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: Mar. 15-21
The state's top events and offerings, from the Buffalo Bayou Regatta, in Houston, to Antone's Farewell to Fifth, in Austin.
The Wanderer
March 13, 2013
Ask The Wanderer: Weekend in San Antonio
I'm always fielding questions from my friends and family about the best things to do and see in Texas. (There's a lot.) So, I thought, why not share some of these exchanges with you? This week: a weekend in San Antonio.
Travel & Outdoors
March 11, 2013
Weekend at Boerne’s
There’s more to this former German colony than bratwurst and giant pretzels.
Travel & Outdoors
March 11, 2013
Datebook
April's must-attend concerts, shows, and festivals.
Travel & Outdoors
March 11, 2013
Treasure This
Every spring and fall, thousands of buyers head to Round Top Antiques Week, looking for the object of their dreams—or just a cheap doodad to hang from the rearview mirror. A field guide to separating the corny dogs from the nineteenth-century armoires.
Travel & Outdoors
March 8, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: March 8-10
The state's top events and offerings, from seeing Texas troubadour Ryan Bingham in Fort Worth to the fourth annual Paella Challenge in Houston.
The Wanderer
March 6, 2013
Ask The Wanderer: Hill Country Antiquing & BBQ
Coming to Austin and want a break from SXSW's landscape of rock shows and long lines? Here are a few small towns, just a stone's throw away, offering some of the state's best barbecue and most charming pieces of the past.
Travel & Outdoors
March 1, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: March 1-
The state's top events and offerings, like the twentieth anniversary celebration of "Dazed and Confused," Kelly Clarkson in Grand Prairie, and the Dallas Blooms festival.
The Wanderer
February 27, 2013
Ask The Wanderer: What To Do In McKinney
I'm always fielding questions from my friends and family about the best things to do and see in Texas. (There's a lot.) So, I thought, why not share some of these exchanges with you? First up: McKinney.
The Wanderer
February 25, 2013
The Texas To-Do List: Ride Horseback Through Palo Duro Canyon
From the bustling cities to the Piney Woods and West Texas deserts, no state has as much to offer travelers as Texas. I keep an ever-growing Texas To-Do list; here's one of my many entries.
Travel & Outdoors
February 22, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events Feb. 23-28
The state's top events and offerings, from the last showing of "A Ride With Bob" in Austin to seeing four contestants vie to be the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist.
The Wanderer
February 19, 2013
Sneak Peek: In March, The Wanderer Goes To . . .
Sometimes the best vacations are staycations. Though I didn’t have to travel very far to get to my March destination—East Austin—it was a welcome change of scenery. There are far too many shops, restaurants, bars, and other discoveries in the neighborhood to hit them all in a three-day
Travel & Outdoors
February 15, 2013
Datebook
Five must-attend events for March.
Travel & Outdoors
February 12, 2013
East Side Story
Among the hipsters, galleries, food trucks, and old-timers in Austin’s trendy enclave.
Travel & Outdoors
February 8, 2013
Six Must-Attend Events: Feb. 8-15
The state's top events and offerings, from parking at a drive-in theater with your sweetheart to channeling your inner cowboy at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
Travel & Outdoors
February 1, 2013
Six Events During February 1–8
Throw your plans out the window. We scoured the state in search of the top events and offerings, from the honoring the death of rock legend Buddy Holly to Mardi Gras in Galveston and Fredericksburg. Here’s our super select guide to the things you absolutely can’t afford to miss.[February 1–12]