Texas Hill Country is a beautiful area, with with rivers, lakes, and forested hills at seemingly every turn. On our most recent visit, we stayed in Leander, about thirty minutes outside Austin, and found it to be a great springboard for exploring the area. The Texas Hill Country is a great place to visit any …
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Luckenbach was first established as a community trading post back in the mid-1800’s. By 1904, Luckenbach had as many as 492 people, but by the 1960’s, it was a ghost town. The town was put up for sale in 1970 and purchased by actor Guich Koock and Hondo Crouch, a rancher and Texas folklorist, for $30,000. Today, the …
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 …
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 …