El Paso’s Hotel Renaissance Beckons Visitors Downtown
Where to stay, eat, shop, and play in this borderland city that’s rich in architectural wonders and divine dining.
Welcome to the ‘Munsters’ Mansion in Waxahachie
Sandra McKee loved the sixties sitcom so much that she and her husband built—and for years, lived in—an almost exact replica of 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
Hit the Ground Running at These Trails Around the State
Take advantage of cooler weather along these picturesque jogging routes.
The Best Public Golf Courses in Texas
These courses are beautiful, fun for all skill levels, and are available to play at a great value. Fairways and greens!
24 Hours in Canton at the “World’s Largest Flea Market”
For one long weekend each month, about 100,000 shoppers descend on this tiny North Texas town. In September, I was one of them.
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Trip to the Renaissance Festival
Plus: a restaurant for avocado aficionados, a chill hip-hop track, and a gutting new #MeToo book.
Staffers at the Most Haunted Hotels in Texas Tell Their Spooooookiest Stories
Owners and employees of five haunted hotels describe their most unsettling encounters with less-than-corporeal guests.
Goodbye to a Ghost: East Texas’s Ivory-billed Woodpecker Is Now Officially Extinct
So is a little fish that swam along the San Marcos River.
All A-gourd! Our Picks for Festive Texas Pumpkin Patches
These fall fields of dreams across the state feature everything from train rides and corn mazes to campfires and pumpkin smashing.
A Guide to Texas’s Best Botanical Gardens
Desert cacti, tropical orchids, towering live oaks—these tranquil spots teem with ever-changing flora. It’s time to plan a trip.
El Paso’s Hotel Renaissance Beckons Visitors Downtown
Where to stay, eat, shop, and play in this borderland city that’s rich in architectural wonders and divine dining.
The Ugly Ducklings: Ten Lesser-Known Texas Endangered and At-Risk Species
These humble creatures don’t have the star power of ocelots and whooping cranes, but they’re just as crucial to their ecosystems.
Behind the Fight to Save the Gulf’s Spectacular Coral Reefs
Some of the healthiest coral communities in the world beckon off the Texas coast. Can unlikely allies save this undersea paradise?