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Roadside Oddities

Roadside Oddities: Texas’ Weird and Wild Attractions

Our state is full of novel landmarks with peculiar stories of how they came to be

September 19, 2023
A man in a blue button-down shirt and small cowboy hat stands with his arms crossed in front of a theater with a red "Waco" sign on the front

The Daytripper

The Daytripper Explores Waco’s Mammoths and Magnolia Market

By Chet Garner
September 19, 2023
A large pile of orange jack-o-lanterns

Drive

Pick Gourd-geous Pumpkins at These Texas Patches

By Mary Huber
September 19, 2023

What’s Old Is New Again at the Texas Science & Natural History Museum in Austin

By Pam LeBlanc
September 16, 2023

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The Tale of Texas Billy Mays, the GOAT of Table Shuffleboard

By Anthony Head
September 15, 2023
A wide shot of a building and boat on the water with a sunset in the background

15 Years After Hurricane Ike: How Bolivar Peninsula and Its Food Culture Have Changed

By Xander Peters
September 13, 2023

Nothing Beat the Heat Like That Mexican OT’s ‘Johnny Dang’

By Joe Nick Patoski
September 12, 2023

Bluegrass Music Is Alive and Well in Lockhart

By Omar L. Gallaga
September 8, 2023
A photo illustration of Jimmy Buffett playing guitar along with iconic scenes of Port Aransas

A Father and Daughter Find Healing in the Songs of Jimmy Buffett

By Katey P. Outka
September 6, 2023

Shell Game: Debunking the Myths Surrounding Gulf Oysters

By Melissa Gaskill
September 5, 2023
color photo of bacon cheeseburger on grill

A Mexican Take on the Classic American Burger

By Ali Khan
September 1, 2023

A First-Timers Guide to Big Bend National Park in West Texas

By Pam LeBlanc
August 31, 2023
The front entrance to The Kendall, a hotel painted white with a black-and-white portico and a logo featuring a sheep with the words "The Kendall Hill Country Inn Est. 1859." A rusted metal statue of a buffalo is in front of the entrance.

Stay in a Former Lutheran Chapel at The Kendall in Boerne

By Cynthia J. Drake
August 31, 2023

Where Cicadas Go, So Too Go the Sounds of Summer in Texas

By Daniel Orr
August 30, 2023
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