Travel & Outdoors
May 12, 2016
The Best Texas Hotel Awards
The most superlative amenities at the state's top getaways.
Travel
The best of Texas travel including news, trip guides and destinations.
Travel & Outdoors
April 21, 2016
Where To Stay Next
Hotels on the horizon.
Travel & Outdoors
April 14, 2016
InstaTexas: Wildflowers
Spring's roadside beauties are still growing strong.
Travel & Outdoors
April 7, 2016
Summer Camp: Not Just For The Kids
Yes, overnight camps for grown-ups are really a thing.
Travel & Outdoors
March 10, 2016
The Ultimate Texas Road Trip
And the apps to download before you go.
Travel & Outdoors
February 25, 2016
Wandering Along San Antonio’s Mission Trail
The Wanderer explores Texas’s first World Heritage Site.
Travel & Outdoors
February 24, 2016
Trip Guide: San Antonio Missions
When the Alamo and the River Walk aren’t enough.
Travel & Outdoors
January 28, 2016
Six Must-Attend Events: January 28-February 4
The state's top offerings, from a world tour kickoff to smoking guitars.
Travel & Outdoors
January 21, 2016
Six Must-Attend Events: January 21-28
The state’s top offerings, from a pizza ninja invasion to a wine-themed Mardi Gras.
Travel & Outdoors
January 7, 2016
Six Must-Attend Events: January 7-14
The state's top offerings, from the Texans' playoff game during Wild Card Weekend in Houston to a showcase of the best beards in Dallas.
Travel & Outdoors
December 31, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: January 1–7
The state's top offerings, from the colorful history of Texans' favorite footwear to a fine showcase of a certain segment of those who wear them.
Travel & Outdoors
December 17, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: December 18-22
The state’s top offerings, from a 155-foot-tall holiday tree to a musical reimagining of the classic movie A Christmas Story.
Travel & Outdoors
December 11, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: December 11-17
The state's top offerings, from partaking in a perfect mix of pop culture and pop art to getting up close and personal to a bunch of gargantuan birds.
Travel & Outdoors
November 13, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: November 13-19
The state's top offerings, from memorializing Selena in San Antonio to idolizing Leon Bridges in Houston.
Travel & Outdoors
October 30, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: October 30-November 5
The state's top offerings, from getting the pants scared off of you in Austin to a masquerade ball like no other in San Antonio.
Travel & Outdoors
October 9, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: October 9-15
The state's top offerings, from commemorating the king of western swing in Greenville to discovering the best mole in San Antonio.
Travel & Outdoors
October 2, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: October 2-8
The state's top offerings, from watching a cult horror classic in the middle of the woods to appearing in a music video for a hometown band.
Travel & Outdoors
September 25, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: September 25-October 2
The state's top offerings, from the start of the famed State Fair of Texas in Dallas to the beginning of amazing Antiques Week in Round Top.
Food & Drink
September 11, 2015
14 Great Tacos in San Antonio
Or at least within the Loop 1604 area.
Drop Everything List
September 10, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: September 11-17
The state's top offerings, from the Dallas Cowboys' must-win season opener to Natalie Maines' inauguration to the West Texas Walk of Fame.
Travel & Outdoors
September 4, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: September 4-10
The state's top offerings, from soaking up Laura Wilson's iconic imagery in Fort Worth to getting all utopian at Utopiafest.
Travel & Outdoors
August 20, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 20-27
The state's top offerings, from Gary Clark Jr.'s Austin City Limits taping to a view of Cuba in Dallas.
Travel & Outdoors
August 14, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 14-20
The state’s top offerings, from the 20th annual Navasota Blues Fest to Bastrop’s celebration of paddleboarding.
Travel & Outdoors
August 7, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 7-13
The state's top offerings, from a musical salute to Lone Star longnecks to gobs and gobs of cold, cold ice cream.
Texas Trip Guides
October 14, 2014
Trip Guide: San Antonio’s Southtown
Let the other out-of-towners swarm the Alamo while you slip away to Southtown, a two-square-mile swatch just a few blocks below San Antonio’s touristy epicenter.
Where to Stay Now
October 12, 2012
Where To Stay Now 2012: The Ten Best New (Or Improved!) Texas Hotels
As a recent study of hotel booking trends pointed out, us Texans prefer to vacation in Texas. Since our last roundup of the state's most notable lodgings was in 2004, I thought it was high time to revisit the subject. So
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1998
A Summer Place
Don’t think of the Hill Country Hyatt as just another chain hotel. Think of it as your salvation—especially if you have kids.
Texas History
December 1, 1994
Missions Accomplished
Forget the Alamo. The real spirit and history of Texas come alive at San Antonio’s eighteenth-century churches.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1994
Down by the Riverside
More people visit San Antonio’s River Walk than the Alamo. Here’s why—our complete guide to the sights, restaurants, shops, and lore of Texas’ most popular urban park.
Texas History
March 1, 1992
Deutsch Treat
An ethnic club’s new home brings a touch of Germany to San Antonio.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1991
Tex Zen
When urban stress sets the nerves ajangle, it’s comforting to know there is a Japanese garden nearby.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1980
An Insider’s Guide to San Antonio
There’s more for the traveler in San Antonio than meets the Alamo.
Texas History
April 1, 1979
Fiesta!
Whether you drink champagne or beer, wear diamonds or rhinestones, one thing about Fiesta San Antonio is the same for everyone: it’s fun.
More Texas to Explore
- Alpine
- Austin
- Bastrop
- Comfort
- Denison
- Fort Davis
- Fredericksburg
- Frisco
- Galveston
- Grapevine
- Hill Country
- Houston
- Jasper
- Johnson City
- Kerrville
- Kyle
- Laredo
- Llano
- Longview
- Lubbock
- Mason
- Matagorda
- McKinney
- Mexico
- Mineola
- Mineral Wells
- New Braunfels
- North Texas
- Palestine
- Plano
- Rockport
- Round Top
- Salado
- San Antonio
- Sanderson
- Sherman
- South Padre Island
- Surfside Beach
- Temple
- Waco
- West Texas