Tom Bass Regional Park is a Houston-area park with typical park amenities – with one upgrade. In addition to the regular playground, the park is home to a large obstacle course for kids! Kids can have fun timing themselves on the obstacle course, using the large clock at the edge of the course. For the …
Lillian Farms Bed & Breakfast is the perfect spot for a quick getaway. You can choose to stay up in the big house, the bed and breakfast, or one of the tiny houses on the property. The tiny homes are spaced out, backing the woods. Each has a hot tub on the back porch, and …
Creative Playscape is an adorable playground in Georgetown, TX, that was built to look like the town it’s in. In addition to the usual playground equipment, there is a large boulder for climbing, a teepee, and a wall depicting the history of the area. There are numerous slides and climbing areas, as well as swings, …
Monster Mini Golf is a great place for family fun. With mini golf, arcades, laser tag, bowling, VR games, and a laser maze, there’s something for everyone! We visited the Round Rock location, right outside Austin. A la carte prices can add up but they do have fairly reasonable combo packages. Everything is glow in …
Leona Drugstore, despite its name, is not a drugstore at all. It was, however, a pharmacy back at the turn of the 20th century. The current owner, having heard stories of his grandfather visiting the drugstore in his youth, purchased the building in 2008 and chose to restore the building to look just as it …
The Buckhorn Museum was one of the first museums we visited, on our very first trip to San Antonio! It’s not far from the Alamo, Ripley’s and other tourist attractions in San Antionio. When entering the Buckhorn Museum, you might mistake it for a bar – which it is, too. In fact, the saloon dates …
Old Tunnel State park has some beautiful hikes and an abandoned old railroad tunnel. The tunnel used to belong to the Fredericksburg and Northern Railroad, which stopped running in 1942. The tunnel is now home to a substantial bat colony – over 3 million bats – which can be viewed in the evenings from May …
Picturesque doesn’t quite do justice to this beautiful area. With hiking trails, a beautiful waterfall, and cold, refreshing water, Chalk Ridge Falls might just be the perfect place to spend a hot Texas summer day! We parked at a small parking lot overlooking the Lampasas River. There is a bathroom there, but it is awful. …
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites is a historic state park located south of La Grange, TX. The park is home to a small trail leading to the ruins of a brewery built by German immigrant Heinrich Ludwig Kreische in the 1860’s. The brewery ruins are fascinating to see, and there are some …
If you’re looking for a family-friendly day trip from Houston, Lake Somerville State Park fits the bill! The park offers 20 miles of trails to satisfy even the most avid hiker. And if you’re not that into hiking (or if you have young kids with you) there are loops off the main trails that will …