The 9 Best Places to Camp on the Beach in Texas
If your summer dreams are of sleeping on the beach with the sound of crashing waves lulling you to sleep after a night of bonfires, here’s your list of 9 of the best… Continue reading
Category Archive: tours
Granbury Ghost and Legends Tour in Historic Downtown Granbury
A fun and family-friendly tour around the Historic Granbury Courthouse Square, the Granbury Ghost and Legends Tour is a year-round fun event that happens every Friday and Saturyday evening! I’ve done the tour… Continue reading
Stonehenge II, Ingram
It wasn’t aliens that built Stonehenge II in the Texas Hill Country, a 80 percent-scale replica of the famed stones in England, but it’s still a great place to visit in Ingram, overlooking… Continue reading
You Won’t Believe This Refurbished Tour Bus in the Texas Hill Country Where You Can Spend the Weekend!
I’ve been humming Johnny Cash songs all week, thanks to our incredible stay in the Highwaymen Tour Bus in Ingram this week! This 1953 repurposed Greyhound tour bus was our home-away from home… Continue reading
Dublin Bottling Works, Dublin
Dublin Bottling Works, once the Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Company, was known for decades as the only Dr Pepper Bottling Company to still use pure cane sugar instead of cane syrup. They dropped… Continue reading
Veldhuizen Cheese Shoppe and Farm, Dublin
Whether you want to introduce your kids to real food and how it’s made, or you yourself are a foodie and love local artisan foods, the tour at Veldhuizan Cheese is a perfect,… Continue reading
11 Incredible Spring Break Destinations in Texas
Spring Break is coming, and it’s time to make plans for the best one ever! Here’s 11 of our favorite Spring Break Destinations, from hikes in West Texas to never ending concerts by… Continue reading
24 Fun Things to do in DFW this Spring
With a late Easter this year, we have plenty of time to enjoy all the Spring activities available around the Metroplex! Check out my list of 24 of our favorites and most anticipated… Continue reading
Girls Weekend at Old Camp Joy, Ore City
Every now and then, it’s nice to take off the mom hat for just a few hours, and enjoy a weekend with your friends. This past weekend, my friends and I left our… Continue reading
A weekend in New Braunfels
There is SO much to do in the cute little town of New Braunfels in the Texas Hill Country, and we had a blast exploring some of our favorite things during a long… Continue reading
Downtown Aquarium, Houston
Lionfish, tigers and bar-icudas, oh my! The Downtown Aquarium in Houston is a huge entertainment complex sitting right off I-45, and recognizable by the ferris wheel that overlooks the freeway! In addition to… Continue reading
South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center, South Padre Island
South Texas is part of a huge migration route for birds, and while there are many, many places in the region dedicated to seeing birds, one of our favorites is the South Padre… Continue reading
Port Isabel Lighthouse SHS, Port Isabel
The only lighthouse in Texas that is open to the public, we love visiting the Port Isabel Lighthouse, which once illuminated the South Gulf Coast as a beacon to ships! While the town… Continue reading
11 Family Fun Things to do in Burleson
If you’re looking for a fun little family getaway, check out all the town of Burleson has to offer! Burleson sits just off I-35, South of Fort Worth, and was once a stop… Continue reading
10 Tips for a Terrific Ski Vacation in Red River, New Mexico
Are you ready to take the kids out to ski? New Mexico is the closest place to go in Texas, and has some incredible ski areas. I grew up skiing in Red River,… Continue reading