Traces of Texas’ Throwback Thursday: An Aerial View of the Astrodome
Traces of Texas reader Frank Pasket was in the Coast Guard during the 1960s and was nice enough to send in this ... Read More »
Lockhart’s Library Is the Oldest in Texas Still in Its Original Building
Step inside the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart and you’re immediately met by an “old library” scent—woody, ... Read More »
Need a Fairy Tale Getaway? Try Staying at a Texas Castle
Texas might be the last place on Earth you’d expect to see a medley of medieval-style castles. And yet, in both ... Read More »
A Day Trip on El Paso’s Mission Trail Reveals a Multicultural History
As a longtime resident of New Mexico, I’ve often heard about the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, when the Pueblo Indians ... Read More »
In Houston, Crawfish Season Is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The late St. Louis Cardinals baseball great Stan Musial once said, “Houston has three seasons: July, followed by ... Read More »
Onera Offers an Opulent Twist on Glamping in Fredericksburg
A barrel-shaped building called the Spyglass stands on stilts at the end of a leafy path. A few hundred yards ... Read More »
Texas’ Route 67 Is Route 66 Without the Cheap Souvenirs
Roughly 80,000 miles of highways crisscross Texas, but few roads in this state, if any, are as beautiful or as ... Read More »
Women Take Center Stage In Baylor University’s New Exhibition about Theater in Texas
Once described by a journalist as “a pint-sized whirlwind,” Waco theater manager and pianist Gussie Oscar was a ... Read More »
Spring Road Trips: Scenic Drives, the Gulf Coast, Big Bend, and the ‘Eiffel Tower’ Await
Ready to take the roads less traveled? Among this group of spring road trips, you have an option to avoid the ... Read More »
Relive the Days of Arcades and Rush at the Texas Pinball Festival in Frisco
Back in 2001, pinball was in one of its periodic downturns. New machines had dwindled almost to zero and there ... Read More »
After a Pandemic Hiatus, the Popular Fort Worth Food + Wine Festival Returns
After a two-year hiatus, Fort Worth’s largest food festival is back. Nearly 7,000 food lovers will gather over ... Read More »
Volksmarching Brings Texans Together for Fitness and Camaraderie
U.S. Army lieutenant Susan Medlin was stationed in Augsburg, Germany, in 1984, the year before the Bavarian city’s ... Read More »
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