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In Search of Fried Oreos at the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru

In Search of Fried Oreos at the Big Tex Fair Food Drive-Thru

I don’t exactly remember when I first heard about fried Oreos. I just remember being a bit confused that such a thing would even exist.

Drive-In Movie Theaters Across Texas See an Increase in Business Due to COVID-19

Drive-In Movie Theaters Across Texas See an Increase in Business Due to COVID-19

Drive-in theaters have been part of the American landscape for nearly a century. The first one opened in New Jersey in 1933, and by the 1950s, Texas had nearly 400, with outdoor screens blossoming across the landscape like massive sails on an armada of landlocked schooners. Today, with a health crisis worthy of a sci-fi thriller threatening to crush summer fun in its path, drive-in screenings are the season’s hottest ticket for those hoping to practice social distancing while still getting out of the house.

Pretend You’re in the Grand Prix With a Rare Chance to Drive on the F1 Track at Circuit of Americas in Austin

Pretend You’re in the Grand Prix With a Rare Chance to Drive on the F1 Track at Circuit of Americas in Austin

If you’ve ever dreamed about taking a spin on a Formula 1 racetrack, your chance has arrived.

Explore South Padre Island with a Drive up State Park Road 100

Explore South Padre Island with a Drive up State Park Road 100

I get my first clear view of South Padre Island from the summit of the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway. At 85 feet above Laguna Madre, the bridge reveals the island stretching majestically on a north-south line, like a thin ribbon of sand floating in a cobalt sea.

New Driver

New Driver

You wonder what they will remember.
My son has traveled with me since he was an infant, making his first journey at the age of six weeks, swaddled and tucked into the bow of a canoe as I paddled into an archipelago of islands in upstate New York.

Field of Screens: Texas Drive-ins

Field of Screens: Texas Drive-ins

Anticipation fills the air as movie-goers at Midland’s Big Sky Drive-In Theatre wait for the sun to go down and the screen to light up.

Trip to Bountiful: Texas Highways Wildflower Drives

Trip to Bountiful: Texas Highways Wildflower Drives

For the enlightened and adventurous traveler, serendipity transforms every trip: Hiking a new trail and rounding a bend to encounter an unexpected vista, journeying to a destination you’ve heard about—or visiting a familiar place with someone who’s never been—without an agenda.

5 Spots to Sip on Afternoon Tea in Texas

5 Spots to Sip on Afternoon Tea in Texas

If you’ve ever enjoyed a cup of Earl Grey tea, scones smeared with clotted cream, and cucumber and butter finger sandwiches, you can thank an English noblewoman.

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