Saved by Prickly PearA hiker gets trapped in Big Bend.It was a gorgeous Tuesday morning in April 2010, and Merritt Myers was going on a hike. Hiking was a form of spiritual therapy for Myers—the Austinite had trekked in the Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park, even Machu Picchu—and one
Most of Texas may be privately owned, but that doesn't mean it's tame. From McKittrick Ridge and the Guadalupe River to Maravillas Canyon and Lake Crockett, here are eighteen places where you can revel in the most natural, untouched—and, yes, savage—aspects of our state.
The state's top offerings, from the papers of a Pulitzer Prize winner to Funny or Die's version of a comedy fest.
What no one says about the most-talked-about city in Texas.
The state's top offerings, from awe-inspiring architectural design to a fantastically far-out film festival.
The state's top offerings, from glorious grape stomping to glory for the Longhorns.
The state's top offerings, from Don Henley's favorite place to the world's biggest dinos.
The state's top offerings, from Shooter Jennings paying tribute to a country music hero to Salvador Dalí's works in 3-D.
The state's top offerings, from a sneak peek of Robert Rodriguez's latest film to the healing power of creativity on display.
The Dallas-based national bus line got its start in 1914 transporting iron ore miners in Minnesota.
The state's top offerings and events, from a tribute to the legendary Candy Barr in Dallas to an ode to aspiring home chefs in Austin.
Ten Instagram photos taken by you, dear reader.
O taste and see that the land is good.
The state’s top events and offerings, from the 75th anniversary of Marvel Comics to the 75th birthday of Billy Joe Shaver.
The state’s top offerings and events, from a photography exhibit about stray dogs to a race for the fastest horse in Texas.
The seaside charms—and plentiful seafood platters—of a small coastal town.
The state’s top offerings and events, from attending a David Lynch retrospective to celebrating the moon.
If you ask thirteen famous Texans to name their favorite place, don’t be surprised when you get thirteen very different answers.
The state's top events and offerings, from seeing Texas music's next big thing to learning more about the time that Austin "got weird."
Even with the bigger crowds, Port Aransas remains a fisherman's paradise.
Mucking about on the Gulf Coast.
The state's top offerings, from celebrating the 4th of July with Willie in Fort Worth to delving into the mind of a mystery writer in Austin.
The state's top offerings, from iconic album covers in Lubbock to a tepee work of art in San Antonio.
The state's top offerings, from dancing frogs in Dallas to the sounds of a supergroup in San Antonio.
The state's top offerings, from Centro-matic's last tour stop in Dallas to a soapbox derby for grown-ups in Marble Falls.
On June 21, 1974, on a strip of ranchland alongside Interstate 40, an American icon was born.
Because on the journey of life—and say, I-10—everyone needs a pit stop.
The state's top offerings, from death-defying dives in Fort Worth to gator-wrestling in Beaumont.
The state's top offerings, from a unique perspective on meat in Dallas to summer camp for grown-ups in Marfa.
Merchant Mariner John Dunaway shepherds the world's goods across the high seas, chronicling his journeys on Instagram. His stunning images are oceans apart from the average user's. Here are some of his favorites.
The state's top offerings, from iconic pop art in San Antonio to a fiddling extravaganza in Athens.
Its unofficial slogan, “East of Weird,” may be a cheeky nod to its location thirty miles east of Austin, but Bastrop, has plenty of its own character and characters.
Drifting down the river—and through the shops and restaurants—in quiet but quirky Bastrop.
Hear Neil deGrasse Tyson wax philosophical about our bizarre solar system or take a bite from a world-record-setting strawberry shortcake.
The state's top offerings, from seeing celebrity softball in Round Rock to hearing the harrowing tale of a Navy SEAL in Houston.
Plan a weekend hiking mysterious piney paths and playing in the Angelina River using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
Plan a summertime weekend glitzing it up using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
Plan a summertime weekend catching trophy trout using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
Plan a kid-friendly summertime weekend through this historic city by the sea using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
Plan a summertime weekend at this luxurious (and kid-free!) adult summer camp.
Plan a summer weekend in enchanted enchilada land using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
The state's top offerings, from a camping-concert experience near Austin to a sure-to-be spirited discussion with Larry McMurty in Dallas.
Plan a summertime weekend strolling through the streets of Santa Fe using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
Plan a summertime weekend surveying the coastal art scene using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
Plan a summertime weekend exploring Mexican markets and moles using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
Plan a summertime weekend of hiking and horseback riding using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
There is something wonderfully anachronistic about traveling by train in this modern age. And I’m not talking about workaday back-and-forth commuting on some dreary regional transit full of pallid stiffs. Quite the opposite: I mean real rail travel, travel the old-fashioned way—a weekend summer sojourn by way of a
The state's top offerings, from crazy cardboard watercrafts in Arlington to the imaginative talent of Trenton Doyle Hancock in Houston.
Infographic illustration by Luke Shuman. Click to enlarge.When the INRIX company released its annual list of America’s most congested cities, the big news for Texans was that for the second year in a row, Austin was ranked the fourth-most-congested city in America—up from sixth two
The state's top offerings, from a bevy of food and drink in Sugar Land to a John Wayne bonanza in Dallas.
