El Rocio Retreat
At the center of the Casa Luna, one of two B&B lodgings at El Rocio Retreat in Mission, a hundred-year-old ... Read More »
LaBorde House
In Rio Grande City, an inn called LaBorde House wears its old age with elegance. Built in 1899 by merchant ... Read More »
Queen Isabel Inn
The Queen Isabel is a calm haven of white brick amid the seaside bustle. The lobby, which is stocked with ... Read More »
Gladys Porter Zoo
The Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville is one of the country’s best zoos, featuring almost 400 species of ... Read More »
Rio Grande Grill
As I continued traveling east on Business 83, I realized how famished I was. Lucky for me, my next stop was ... Read More »
Bici Bistro
With the sun dipping low on the horizon, I headed into downtown, where a wheel-shaped sign for the Bici Bistro ... Read More »
Junction Cafe
At my first stop in Pharr, near the intersection of US 281 and Business 83, the vertical “Junction Cafe” sign ... Read More »
Brewster’s Pizza
This local pizza joint and brewpub gives new meaning to the phrase “family owned and operated,” as Bruce and ... Read More »
Wimberley Pie Company
Wimberley Pie Company has been baking pies and other sweet treats in its rustic stone building since 1989. The ... Read More »
The Devil’s Backbone Tavern
Not far from one shaded overlook is the Devil’s Backbone Tavern, which opened in 1932. Beer is cheap and cold, ... Read More »
Old Baldy
Day trips like the 30-mile drive to Blanco underscore the calmness and rugged beauty of this part of the Hill Country. First, check off Wimberley’s Old Baldy from your list by making an early-morning ascent up its 218 stone steps to the tabletop summit for a 360-degree view of the surrounding hillsides and treetops. Read More »
Wimberley’s Swimming Holes
Perhaps no activity in Wimberley speaks to the easygoing nature of the town as well as a swim in the ... Read More »
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