See. Roadside America Museum Explore a massive collection of 1950s memorabilia in a former Ford dealership in Hillsboro. Old Jail Art Center Discover an impressive art collection, including Picasso and Renoir, housed in a historic 1878 jail. Lake Travis Experience a floating rodeo with mechanical bulls, live music, and baby goats. Enchanted Rock Hike the Summit Trail to a pink granite dome with vernal pools, or try rock climbing.
Eat. Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery Attempt the 72-ounce steak challenge or enjoy a Texas-sized meal on historic Route 66.
Stay. The Driskill Stay in this iconic downtown Austin hotel, established in 1886, with a rustic-chic bar. Texas Hill Country Consider this region for luxury hotel projects and beautiful parks and rivers. Big Bend National Park Find cabins, glampsites, and adobe abodes for adventures in West Texas.
Atlas Obscura
Carroll Estes has spent his life fixated on the past. Professionally, he made his living through his restoration shop Carroll’s Classic Auto Body. Personally, he was snapping up pieces of 1950s memorabilia, relics, and iconography before they were even retro, amassing an impressive enough collection by 1975 to begin showing it off to the public. That collection has since grown so massive that i…
Atlas Obscura
Across miles of pulverulent vistas from any significant landmark or population center, a fortress of ornately carved limestone blocks imprisons something truly anomalous in small-town central Texas. Built in 1878 as the cutting edge of carceral facilities, the two-story structure once held Albany's frontier miscreants behind heavy steel doors and thick stone walls, but those prisoners are long…
Outside
A mechanical bull, floating dance floor, baby goats, and country music turned an ordinary day on Lake Travis into one of the most delightfully over-the-top summer events in Texas.
Lonely Planet
Whatever your vision of the ideal cowboy core experience, channel your inner John Wayne or Annie Oakley in one of these frontier towns.
BBC Travel
From roadside convenience stores to lonely landscapes, travellers are discovering little-known slices of Americana away from the host cities.
National Geographic
These trips let you discover some of the world's most iconic horse-riding cultures and traditions — and explore wild landscapes straight from the saddle.
Condé Nast Traveler
From historic lodges to sprawling ranch resorts, these stunning spots are worth planning your next trip around.
Outside
With the right perspective, and the right vehicle, you can find Adventure Everywhere
Skift
These may read as bets on new Texas wealth. They’re also real estate plays, with branded residential as the anchor that makes the hotels financeable.
Outside
Even as a seasoned camper, I learned the hard way that a map does not tell the whole story. These simple steps will help you find a private camping spot and avoid the crowds on your next national park trip.
Outside
Beach camping sites are hard to find and reserve the closer you get to peak season, so we won't gatekeep. Book these coveted spots from Assateague Island to the Kalalau Trail, before they are gone.
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Smithsonian Magazine
Journey around the nation with this interactive map, divided by region or category, and discover American history in a way you’ve never seen before
Condé Nast Traveler
Off-peak destinations with mild weather and fewer crowds, from Antigua to Holland.
Atlas Obscura
In a town preoccupied with literally tearing down its past like Houston, a tree that's been around for four centuries should be more significant. Instead the live oak blocks away from Allen's landing in downtown has the more sinister but false stigma attached to it as a hanging tree. It even had a plaque in place calling it the old hanging oak until its removal in the 1990s. While there are som…
Atlas Obscura
It’s hard to miss the Big Texan Steak Ranch. There’s the bright yellow building, the giant fiberglass cow and of course the restaurant’s 90-foot-tall cowboy sign. Of course to call this eatery and brewery a “restaurant” vastly understates its place as a historical icon along Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas. There are many reasons to stop here for a meal, but its Texas-size challenge is surely the w…
Condé Nast Traveler
From mountain chalets to urban escapes, these Airbnbs double as wellness retreats.
Condé Nast Traveler
Summer may be high season, but these parks are at their best in the colder months.
Condé Nast Traveler
Cabins, glampsites, and adobe abodes for your next adventure in the wilds of West Texas.
Condé Nast Traveler
From Venice to Kyoto and Costa Rica, it's going to be an unforgettable year for newcomers and familiar faces alike.
The New York Times
Plus: shoes for holiday parties, new independent bookstores around the world and more recommendations from T Magazine.
Condé Nast Traveler
You never have to venture far across the States to find holiday cheer.
Condé Nast Traveler
Places that embody Midwest nice, Southern hospitality, and more.
Condé Nast Traveler
Where and when to see the northern lights in the United States on November 12, according to an aurora chaser.
Condé Nast Traveler
Open floor plans, gigantic glass windows, and minimalist furniture define these historic Airbnbs across the country.
Condé Nast Traveler
In this series, we're exploring some of the most eye-catching, over-the-top, or just plain interesting Airbnbs out there.
Atlas Obscura
Young-earth creationist Carl Baugh was drawn to Glen Rose, Texas to investigate alleged human footprints alongside dinosaur ones at Dinosaur Valley State Park. Some of those he collected near the park became the genesis (pun intended) for his Creation Evidence Museum, founded in 1984 out of a double-wide mobile home. Baugh and his museum continues to sponsor expeditions worldwide to discover ot…
Atlas Obscura
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: So obviously we’re going to be talking about place and the way that place impacts who you are. I would love to hear about growing up in Texas. Sam Sanders: I grew up around San Antonio in the San Antonio greater metro area. And my home-home-hometown is this little town called Seguin, Texas, which is abo…
Atlas Obscura
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: A couple of months ago, during one of our normal podcast pitch meetings, producer Gabby Gladney suggested an idea for an episode about this parade that she grew up going to. And I immediately shouted in delight. Gabby Gladney: I suggested doing an episode about the Art Car Parade in Houston because that…
Atlas Obscura
Just east of Marfa, Texas, and just north of U.S. Highway 67 is a hard-to-miss pile of shipping containers that isn't just random. Conceived by the Los Angeles-based artist Matt Johnson and originally installed in Coachella Valley, California, the sprawling sculpture was relocated in 2024 and now sits in the Marfa Invitational sculpture park, about a mile outside of town. “Sleeping Figure” is c…
The Guardian
Standout spots include food truck parks, honky-tonk hangouts and Lady Bird’s wildflower sanctuary From phone chargers to podcasts, the best road trip accessories make the miles fly by Austin has become one of the most popular places in the US to move to, and also to visit. Droves of people descend on the city in March for the South by Southwest tech, film and music festival and in the fall for…
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