Places

Hey Girlfriends! Who hasn't always wanted to participate in an old fashioned grape stomp just like Lucille Ball in her Italian adventure?! Well, maybe without the grape slinging fight, ruined clothes, and purple hair ...or well, who knows?! There are 2 wineries in the Hill Country that offer just such an opportunity to celebrate the Grape Harvest!

Stonewall, Texas – Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park has announced that park staff will present additional new programming to visitors at the LBJ Ranch from Saturday, March 7 through Sunday, March 15. Spring Break at the LBJ Ranch 2015 will offer park visitors many opportunities to further explore and discover the park's historic resources and delve deeper into the story of the 36th president and the LBJ Ranch. Visitors can join park staff to learn about the important role aviation a ...

The new Hill Country Science Mill (HCSM) promises to introduce students to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields using interactive, engaging exhibits and programs. The 14,000 square foot space features 35+ exhibits, sourced globally and many of which are unique to the HCSM. Bonnie Baskin, PhD and the museum's Founder and Chair of the Board, has designed a place where kids can fall in love with science.

Those who come to the Texas Hill Country from some less-blessed location may not understand the phenomenon of a real Texas dance hall. Sure, other parts of the country have places to dance–nightclubs, ballrooms, or repurposed roller rinks. But the folks who settled Texas had the foresight to build halls designed for dancing. Actually, the original halls were multi-purpose and multi-ethnic, according to Stephen Dean, co-Founder of

Walk down the dusty streets of Pioneer Town and picture what it was like to live in a Western village more than 100 years ago. See the blacksmith shop, emporium, chapel, barbershop, saloon, sheriff's office, post office, newspaper office, and don't miss the bottle house, made entirely of glass soda bottles. Then stay for a few nights at the adjacent

The Big Bend area of Texas is unique, is beautiful, is important, and one of the least visited locations in the Lone Star State. Why? I'm glad I asked myself that question and I'll answer all of it, starting with its location first. Big Bend is remote—tucked away in the deepest southwestern area of the state—formed when the Rio Grande flowing southeast makes its big bend to the northeast.

The McCulloch County courthouse square in Brady sports an actual World War 2 Howitzer cannon. I especially wanted to visit this artifact because as a boy I had assembled a plastic model of a Howitzer. Looking up from the cannon, right across the street I saw a store entitled "

You know something? Those of us who fish the waters of the Texas Hill Country can count our lucky stars. Not only do we have world-class angling for warm-water species like largemouth black bass, stripers, catfish and crappie — we also get a chance at a great sport fish from those cold-water streams up in Yankee land.

The historic German community of Fredericksburg has long been considered one of the Texas Hill Country's premier destinations replete with exceptional restaurants, colorful shops and boutiques, quaint inns and lots of Old World atmosphere – ample reasons indeed to pay a visit and stay a while. Remarkably, thanks largely to the considerable efforts of area entrepreneurs Rosemary and Dick Estenson, located within the very heart of the township there now exists an inclusive refuge amazingly feat ...

The drive to Kevin Fowler's ranch, located just minutes outside of Wimberley, is the first clue that the journey will be worth it. Gently rolling hills, the gorgeous native Texas trees, and the two-lane highway lead the way to a new wedding venue that has been molded by the country music singer and songwriter's own hands. Rustic Ranch, located at the very end of Deer Lake Road, is 130-acres of an oak-covered oasis, a place where Fowler and his family escape to, and now, have decided to share. I ...