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Quirky H-Town

A collection of Houston's oddball attractions—mostly inside the Loop

December 31, 2009
Photo of a white sign in front of Texarkana's courthouse and post office

Twice as Nice!

December 31, 2009
A man in a blue shirt in a large field of green grapes

Grape Growers in the Texas Panhandle Combine Passion and Science

December 28, 2009
At Evergreen Farms in Elgin, Bret Humphrey shoulders the load while his daughter Taryn pro­vides canopy support.

Pining for the Perfect Tree

November 20, 2009

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Hill Country Sculpture Ranch

November 20, 2009
San Antonio's annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza includes the Serenata en el Rio (Serenade on the River) at the Rivercenter Mall Lagoon. (Photo by J. Griffis Smith)

San Antonio Holidays: Keeping Spirits Bright

November 20, 2009
Misho's Oyster Company in San Leon processes tons of oysters from Galveston Bay. (Photo by J. Griffis Smith)

The Texas Shell Game

November 19, 2009
During the six-week run of Yuletide: Holiday Time at Bayou Bend, carolers sing classic Christmas songs and obscure folk madrigals. (Photo by Kevin Stillman)

Bayou Bend Deck the Halls

November 19, 2009
Musician and tall-tale dabster Arkey Blue keeps things family-friendly at the Silver Dollar. (Photo by J. Griffis Smith)

Something’s Afoot in Bandera

October 13, 2009
The trails through McKittrick Canyon are relatively easy and wind among a range of brilliant fall colors. (Photo by Laurence Parent)

4 for Fall: The Autumn Trails

October 13, 2009
Uncertain's forested surroundings sometimes reveal surprises. (Photo by Louis DeLuca)

Absolutely Uncertain

October 12, 2009

Roma Bluffs Birding Center Draws Birders and History Buffs

By Nola McKey and Travis M. Whitehead
October 12, 2009

Fort Worth: How Now, Cowtown?

October 12, 2009
Lontime Spoetzl Brewery employee Calvin Cosmo Wallace stands proudly before one of the trucks he drove for the brewery. (Photo exerpted from the book Shine On: 100 Years of Shiner Beer by Mike Renfron)

A Century of Shiner

October 1, 2009
At the Museum of the American Railroad in Dallas, dozens of locomotives and train cars illustrate railroading history. This 1967 Santa Fe locomotive pulled the famous Super Chief passenger train between Chicago and Los Angeles. (Photo by J. Griffis Smith)

Track to the Future: Train Museums

October 1, 2009
Known for its sand hills, this West Texas town offfers desert surprises. (Photo by J. Griffis Smith)

Shifting Sands of Monahans

October 1, 2009
Girl reads on the train by the window

Amtrak Adventure

October 1, 2009
The cozy and quiet Cabins in the Thicket, near Kountze on McNeely Lake, await visitors, just five minutes from the Big Thicket Visitors Center. (Photo by Stan A. Williams)

Into the Big Thicket

October 1, 2009
A scarecrow welcomes people to the Scarecrow Festival in Chappell Hill

Fests Up: Homegrown Celebration

August 20, 2009
Built in 1930 and restored in 1986, the Paramount now hosts movies, theater performances and live music. Photo by J . Griffis Smith

Abilene at Full Gallop

August 12, 2009
A crew from Concho Windmill and Pump Service mounts a wheel atop a tower on the Aermotor Company grounds. (Photo by E. Dan Klepper)

Chasing Windmills

August 12, 2009
The landmark arched-gable façade of Texas' famous mission was introduced during restoration in the 1850s.

Inside These Walls: A Personal Reflection on the Alamo

August 12, 2009
in 1983, the area under water would have been low-lying ground and part of the battelfield. Photo by J. Griffis Smith.

Where Independence Was Won

August 12, 2009

Land of Big Sam

July 17, 2009
San Antonio's landmark Pioneer Flour Mills tower looms over the Blue Star art Complex, which becomes a human beehive the first Friday of each month. (Photo by Sarah Kerver)

Which Way is Southtown?

July 17, 2009
Come on in, the water's fine! A secluded cove at Inks Lake State Park shelters Devil's Waterhole, a heavenly Highland Lakes highlight. The park lies on the lake's east shore. (Photo by Kenny Braun)

Chain of Jewels

July 17, 2009
Frio Bat Cave, managed by Hill Country Adventures, hosts the second-largest bat population in the world, as well as hundreds of tourists March through September. (Photo by Larry Ditto)

From Dusk Til Dawn

July 17, 2009
While it's impossible on Earth to experience the zero-gravity challenges of space, astronauts can get pretty close in the 6.2 million-gallon pool known as the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, the centerpiece of NASA's Sonny Carter Training Facility. (Photo by Kirk Weddle)

Fly Me to the Moon

July 16, 2009
The stone entry to Top O' the Hill Terrace, on Texas 180/Division Street in west Arlington, witnessed the high life in the 1930s and '40s. (Photo by Kevin Stillman)

Arlington America’s Town?

June 22, 2009
Allison and Brad Green lounge on the banks of Kinder Lake. (Photo by Marc Tobin)

Downtown Playground: Houston’s Discovery Green

June 18, 2009
An inviting view of Dolan Falls on the Devils River. (Photo by E. Dan Klepper)

Friends with the Devils (River, That Is)

June 17, 2009
Amie Hufton, right, and Keri Thomas pull their kayaks upstream in the Pecos River at the head of the lake. (Photo by Laurence Parent)

Borderland Amazing

June 17, 2009
A northeasterly view of Marble Falls in early spring, as travelers mak their way across the US 281 bridge. (Photo by J. Griffis Smith)

Hills of Home

June 11, 2009

A TH Moment with Robert Earl Keen

June 1, 2009
A surfer rides a wave produced by Tropical Storm Erin at South Padre Island. (Photo by Erich Schlegel)

Wave Riders: Ocean Motion on Texas’ Coast

By Melissa Gaskill
June 1, 2009

El Paso del Norte: Glimpses of a Grande City

By Marty Lange
June 1, 2009
You'll need fins and flippers to get any closer to the sea creatures who live (and perform) at Corpus Christi's Texas State Aquarium. (Photo by Joel Salcido)

Corpus Christi and Me

June 1, 2009

Ridleys Believe it or Not! Sea Turtles in Texas

By Melissa Gaskill
June 1, 2009
A sheltered space

Lay of the Landscape

April 24, 2009
A man on the slide at The Woodlands Resort's Forest Oasis Waterscape

Texas Resorts: Endless Summer

By Texas Highways
April 24, 2009
Brandy and Justin Solomon of Natchitoches, Louisiana, take in the Piney Woods panorama from an open-air car. Photo by Erich Schlegel.

Trails of Rails

April 22, 2009

Alpine’s Edge: A Gateway to Big Bend

By Barbara Rodriguez
April 21, 2009

Trip to Bountiful: Texas Highways Wildflower Drives

By Melissa Gaskill
March 12, 2009
Nolan Ryan (Copyright Wyatt McSpadden)

In the Ballpark: A TH moment with Nolan Ryan

March 12, 2009

Flowers of Observation

March 12, 2009

Going to the Chappell

March 12, 2009
The little-known guayacan tree heralds spring with clusters of purple flowers in March. (Photo by Richard Reynolds)

Texas’ Blooming Trees

February 20, 2009
Fort McKavett staff member Russell Tipton and others provide living history programs here. (Photo by Skeeter Hagler)

Bugle Call at Fort McKavett

February 20, 2009
Generations of cowboys frequent the Valley Family Store. (Photo by Joel Salcido)

Welcome to Quitaque

February 20, 2009
A woman wearing an apron behind the counter of a barbecue restaurant.

Barbecue

Texas BBQ: The Meat of the Matter

By Wyatt McSpadden
February 20, 2009
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