Texas
Say "Texas" and think BIG, Big country, Big hospitality, And big opportunities for a fun filled vacationYou will find enticing diversity here - in the scenery, the history, the food, and the people. And you will discover a hospitality born of gracious Southern roots, sprinkled with old-fashioned Western grit, and spiced with the cultures and customes of Hispanic, German, Czech, and two dozen or so other significant ancestries.
Texas is, indeed, like a whole other country.
Explore Texas
Monastery of St. Clare Miniature Horse Farm
The Monastery is home to a group of Franciscan Poor Clare Nuns who support themselves by raising miniature horses and by selling their handmade ceramic items in the "Art Barn" gift shop. Visitors are welcome to pet the horses, browse in the gift shop, and spend a few quiet moments in the Chapel.
Brenham, TX Animal ParksSam Rayburn Lake Birdwatching
Birds are probably the main category of wildlife that is of most interest to visitors of Lake Sam Rayburn. Songbirds can be found, depending on the season, in abundance at any of the parks. Waterfowl are best observed in fall and winter from the many bridges that cross the lake (SH 147
, TX BirdwatchingAdobe Courthouse
Under a neat white stucco sheath, the 1919 Hudspeth County Courthouse is the Southwest's only in-use governmental structure of adobe. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Sierra Blanca, TX Historic CourthousesMcCown Valley Equestrian Area and Campground
Riders can enjoy exploring almost 3,000
, TX EquestrianCooper Wildlife Management Area
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manage the Cooper Wildlife Management Area (WMA) under a license agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Cooper WMA is located in Delta and Hopkins Counties, and covers approximately 9500 acres of land surrounding the Jim Chapman Lake and 4700
, TX HuntingHords Creek Lake Fishing
Hords Creek Lake is a scenic and popular lake and is known for its largemouth bass fishing, but populations of flathead catfish and sunfish should not be overlooked. Florida largemouth bass were introduced in 1986
, TX FishingBrazosport Museum of Natural Science
Named one of the ten best museums in Texas by Frommer's Travel Guide, the Museum celebrates coastal Texas’ natural history and geography and is home to the largest collection of shells on display in the South
Lake Jackson, TX MuseumsNavarro Mills Lake Fishing
Fishing at Navarro Mills Lake is a very popular recreational activity. The lake holds the current state record for crappie, and fishermen come from all over to sample some of the best crappie fishing anywhere. Fishing for channel cat and yellow cat
, TX FishingMuseum of Texas Handmade Furniture
Take a drive back into history when you enter the limestone entrance of the 11.5
New Braunfels, TX MuseumsOld Bedford School
This beautifully restored 1915 vintage schoolhouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and features a visitors center, a gallery with changing exhibits and an authentically furnished 1915 classroom. The site also has a 149-seat auditorium for 25 performances each year.
Bedford, TX Historic SchoolhousesEpiscopal Church of the Epiphany
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany was built in 1869
Calvert, TX Historic Churches