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May 2022

Mountains in the distance as the sun rises

On the Cover

10 Hidden and Iconic Hill Country Destinations You’ll Want to Visit

The best of the region, from scenic rivers to dance halls

April 28, 2022

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Family Travel

Idyllic Vacations Are the Norm in the Picturesque Hill Country

April 28, 2022

Nature

Peel Back the Layers of Austin’s Onion Creek

By Ian Dille
April 28, 2022
The exterior of a whitewashed building reading "Nice N Easy" where people gather and sit on wooden chairs

Fuel

Nice N Easy Serves Craft Beer and Wine in One of Johnson City’s Oldest Buildings

By Ruvani de Silva
April 28, 2022
Three men in button-down shirts ride on a hand cart on train tracks going into a stone tunnel

History

The Hill Country Legacy of Old Tunnel State Park

By John Davidson
April 28, 2022
An illustration of a man in a black cowboy hat smoking a cigar

Speaking of Texas

Kinky Friedman Introduces Gold Star Kids to the Land That Shaped Him

By Joe Nick Patoski
April 28, 2022
A man holds a glass-bottled Coca Cola in his hand and leans against a green dinosaur, in a room filled with vintage memorabilia

Getaway

Boerne’s Hill Country Charm and Texas-German Heritage Fuel a Weekend of Fun

By Jacqueline Knox
April 28, 2022

Fuel

How Goats Went From Overgrazing Villains to Brush-Clearing Heroes

By Asher Elbein
April 28, 2022
Packaged cheses including a small white block reading "Ladybird" and a jar labeled "Bufaletetta"

Fuel

OroBianco Cultures Small-Town Texas With the Italian Tradition of Slow Food

By Laurel Miller
April 28, 2022
A black and white photograph of men standing near large logs and pieces of rock

Vintage

How Prison Labor Helped Build the Texas Capitol in the 1880s

By Traces of Texas
April 28, 2022
Sunbeams stream past green trees and brush along a clear river with stone bank

Editor's Note

Preserved Paradise

By Emily Roberts Stone
April 28, 2022
A person leans on a tree overlooking a river cutting through a hilly green landscape

Drive

Where Does the Texas Hill Country Actually End?

By John Nova Lomax
April 28, 2022
A young person in a bright blue bathing suit stands in water being sprayed from a mechanical seahorse

Drive

San Antonio’s Morgan’s Wonderland Caters to Kids with Disabilities

By Clayton Maxwell
April 28, 2022

Open Road

The Healing Power of the Texas Landscape

By Fowzia Karimi
April 28, 2022
A man stands with his arms folded in front of a stone building and an archway reading "Neal's Dining Room"

Like a Local

Generations of Texans Have Flocked to Concan for the Frio River and Neal’s Dining Room

By Heather Brand
April 28, 2022
A man in a cowboy hat stands on top of a large green tank on dusty ground

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Drives a World War II Tank in Uvalde

By Chet Garner
April 28, 2022
A wide view of the red-gray surface of Enchanted Rock, high in the air against a green backdrop under blue sky

Sightseer

Hiking the Summit Trail at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

April 28, 2022

May 2022

The May 2022 issue of Texas Highways Magazine, "Hidden Hill Country"
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