The story of Frank Lloyd Wright in Texas is like an iceberg. Above the surface you see four projects built…
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If there are two things you’re sure to find in the Lone Star State, they’re tall tales and even taller…
Ninety years ago, a National Park Service inspector visited the Davis Mountains construction site of a new Texas landmark, a…
What do these six things have in common – Gage, Holland, Paisano, El Capitan, Plaza and Paso del Norte? They…
The Texas Forts Trail Region – a 29-county area in Central West Texas – is home to a variety of historic sites, museums and attractions and offers visitors unique local flavors, shopping opportunities and outdoor adventures. The “trail” is a 650-mile driving loop through the region. The Forts Trail Region was the pilot organization In
Football in Texas. It’s like Whataburger, Buc-ee’s, and the Alamo...it is a Texas institution. High school football transcends; it draws communities together and paves the way for a player’s next step. The National Football League is filled with players from the Lone Star State. The stadiums they play in have storied histories as well. A
Every state celebrates a milestone…sesquicentennial of statehood, or bicentennial of the country, but Texas has something that no other state in the Union truly has – its very own Independence Day, separate from that of 1776. Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836.
Texas has many tourist attractions, but one of the most valuable is right above our heads every night. As skies grow more light polluted in cities, many people yearn for a night under the stars away from the lights. Many parents want to show their children the Milky Way and the constellations that they remember
There has been a serious resurgence in UFO interest recently. Now referred to as UAPs, or Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, everyone right up to national intelligence and defense officials are talking about them in the halls of Congress. Whether it’s legend, lore, tall tales, or real, Texas has long been a hotbed of UFO sightings for
Is haunted historic? That’s the great question. We love haunted things – buildings, roads, lights, natural disasters, battlefields, cemeteries and many more. Ghost tours are very popular. Some folks study the paranormal and try to quantify very elusive legends. But is haunted also historic? Does a list of haunted places merit a “trail drive?” According
