TRAVEL & LEISURE

The Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country in Canyon Lake would like to invite you, or someone you know, to become an active member.  If you are looking for a unique holiday gift, consider giving a Museum membership.

Lone Star Beer is returning to its roots at the historic Lone Star Brewery, and its fans are invited to join the fun by celebrating their independent spirit and the Texas musicians they love.!
On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 the “National Beer of Texas” will host the first Indie Bash at the Brewery on the grounds of the former Lone Star Brewery. Music enthusiasts can enter a sweepstakes online at www.LoneStarBeer.com or by mail to register for the chance to see some of the best talent from across the state, such as Austin’s Ben Kweller, San Antonio’s Charlie Robison and Dallas’ Jonathan Tyler, as well as win other prizes.

Lone Star Beer is returning to its roots at the historic Lone Star Brewery, and its fans are invited to join the fun by celebrating their independent spirit and the Texas musicians they love.!
On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 the “National Beer of Texas” will host the first Indie Bash at the Brewery on the grounds of the former Lone Star Brewery. Music enthusiasts can enter a sweepstakes online at www.LoneStarBeer.com or by mail to register for the chance to see some of the best talent from across the state, such as Austin’s Ben Kweller, San Antonio’s Charlie Robison and Dallas’ Jonathan Tyler, as well as win other prizes.

Join Valero and cycling enthusiasts in the Hill Country for a weekend-long roundtrip ride from the Alamo to Schlitterbahn and back this October!

Looking for something different to do this summer while keeping your family budget in check? Head out to Galveston Island for a fun family “staycation” at Schlitterbahn Galveston Waterpark!

 Retro trailer restorers are the artists of the moment.

We’re watching a low bank of clouds sitting atop Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Just before sunrise, they start to ease toward the western most prominent point of the entire range, El Capitan.

Driving through Ochiltree County towards Perryton, its county seat, you can see for miles. Houses are few and far between until you arrive on the outskirts of the modest-sized town, population 8,000.

As you stand on the plains of West Texas and feel the warm breeze fanning your face, you experience the undeniable pioneering spirit that tamed this terrain, officially dubbed Lubbock on March 16, 1909. You feel a bit like one of the folks who travelled by train to settle in this new land

Surrounded by a canopy of towering oak and magnolia trees and inconspicuously set back from the street, The Greenhouse www.theGreenHouseSpa.net is a gathering place for affluent ladies searching for the definitive indulgence.

The Museum of Modern Art admitted a 1960s Airstream Bambi Travel Trailer to its iconic automotive collection, and, suddenly, the retro piece of Americana had new life—and so did the businesses of vintage trailer restorers. Texas Vintage Trailers’ Eric Stoltz is one of those restorers, the only full-service trailer restorer in Texas. A master carpenter and licensed commercial building contractor, he now prefers doing total restorations of 1950s trailers at his New Braunfels shop.

Known as the Painted Churches, this collection of quaint wooden and brick structures consists of turn-of-20th-century houses of worship with Gothic Revival windows, facades clad in white frame siding or stone and steeples raised to the heavens.

After eight days of roughin’ it in her Houston home without electricity—due to Hurricane Ike—photojournalist Debora Smail took off in her beige Volkswagen Beetle. She headed out on a quest to find out why Marathon, a 5-square-mile town in West Texas, lures more than an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 big city folks a year.

I felt a little sheepish, a little self-conscious, a little embarrassed when I entered Austin’s El Rey, “The King,” a gentleman’s spa that offers far more than a clip.  But I soon learned that the female professional groomers at the club don’t spruce you up like a show dog, but instead restore you, like a vintage sports car, with a good wax and shine. I still worried that when all was said and done, I’d feel I squandered time.

This mysterious terra cotta badland, referred to as the "Grand Canyon of Texas," calls out to the adventuresome to be explored. A daylong horseback ride or challenging hike will take you to this home of the famous Lighthouse rock formation.

Shrimp shacks along the Texas coast draw cars off two-lane, coastal roads with magnetic force. Drivers on their way somewhere else find themselves easing into gravel-strewn parking lots, heading inside, and emerging with an icy pound or two of the Gulf’s richest treasure.

Wildcatter Ranch and Resort is a premier guest ranch offering both corporate and individual travelers a true Texas welcome in the style of upscale, but down-home Texas hospitality, with the best in western ranch activities combined with luxurious surroundings.

Hidden in the midst of magnificent cypress trees lies a picturesque village that looks almost like a painting. Along the banks of a cool spring-fed creek sits Wimberley, Texas‚ located just north of San Marcos, in between Austin and San Antonio.