Dallas is about BBQ and cowboys—both the football kind and the calf-roping kind—but it's so much more than that, too.

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Whether you’re looking for an adventurous weekend or a relaxed day trip, you’ll find plenty of fun things to do in Boerne.

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Fredericksburg, Texas, is a small town with a booming restaurant scene. With great Texas wine, German specialties, and plenty of Tex-Mex and burgers thrown in, …

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Despite its proximity to big cities, Fredericksburg, Texas, is popular because it maintains a small town feel while having so many things to see and do. From wine tasting to taking in the local history, you'll never be bored in Fredericksburg.

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Christmas in Fredericksburg, Texas, combines German traditions passed down through generations with the charm of the Hill Country and all the fun things the town is known for.

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Austin is like nowhere else in Texas. With ubiquitous live music and street art and a ridiculous amount of breakfast tacos and breweries, Austin is brimming with character.

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Centered around an historic town square, Georgetown, Texas, offers great restaurants, cute shops, art, and theater.

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From stunning light displays to specialty markets and unique events, there is no shortage of fun ways to spend the holidays in Austin.

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Texas may not be the first place you think of for high-quality wine from the US. But you’d be missing out. These eight wineries offer remarkable scenery and award-winning wines.

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The spirit of Oktoberfest is alive and well in Fredericksburg. For three full days, the town’s German heritage shines when downtown is consumed with live oompah bands, specialty foods, art, and plenty of beer.

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Amid the eye-catching Texas Hill Country landscape is the tiny town of Wimberley.

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There are so many awesome places to see in Texas that don't make it on most tourists' radars—the small towns mostly known about and loved only by Texans or those with a real affinity for the Lone Star State. Here's our perfect Central Texas road trip full of places we love.

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From local history and culture to international politics and World War II, museums in Fredericksburg, Texas, cover a wide variety of topics.

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With lots of natural beauty, unique history, charming small towns, and exciting big cities, the Texas Hill Country has a wealth of attractions and activities to keep visitors busy.

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Kerrville, Texas, offers lots of shopping, art galleries and theaters, and several riverfront parks. With natural beauty, unique attractions, and great barbecue, there is lots to discover (and eat!) here.

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In the 1960s, Lyndon B. Johnson spent nearly one-quarter of his presidency at the Texas White House in Stonewall, Texas. Now, the house and the surrounding area have been turned into national and state parks -- a combination of a working farm and group of historical sites.

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These towns are intriguingly Texan and German at the same time.

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Checkout the famous bluebonnets on the Willow City Loop outside Fredericksburg.

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Across Texas, craft distillers are trying their hands at everything from bourbon to brandy. Many are also opening their doors to local fans to share their process and products.

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Every winter, thousands of visitors flock to Johnson City to see its incredible light display.

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Known for its charm and German-Texas heritage, the Historic District of Gruene, Texas, is a top attraction in the Hill Country.

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To see a side of the Lone Star State outside of the big city, check out these day trips from Austin.

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Just a half-hour from Austin, Dripping Springs, Texas, combines some of the best outdoor activities in Texas with the food and craft beverages usually only seen in the cities.

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San Antonio has a unique blend of cultures that offers lots for visitors to uncover on a weekend getaway.

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Here are the best places to stay in Fredericksburg when visiting the Texas Hill Country.

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“Prepare yourselves for merriment!” The voice of the man in knee-high boots and a wide-brimmed crimson hat boomed as we entered the castle walls. Right from the beginning, it was clear this was no ordinary place.

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Fredericksburg is home to some great German-style breweries.

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From a giant chrome bull to an abandoned saloon, these are best roadside attractions in Texas.

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These are certainly not your typical country churches.

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From a walk on the field to visiting exclusive areas, a tour of Dallas Cowboys Stadium wastes no time in making a Texas-sized impression.

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Visiting Luckenbach, Texas, is like coming home to a place you’ve never been before. Walking through the door of this two-building town, there is a feeling that everyone is a regular, maybe even friends and family.

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At the top of the list of Austin’s quirky attractions is Chicken Shit Bingo, a fixture in the city for over 20 years.

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At the Cotton Gin Village in Fredericksburg, Texas, the combination of rustic details, modern amenities, and food worth writing home about makes for a perfect getaway.

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Despite our strong interest in World War II, our knowledge about what happened in the Pacific has been quite limited. That’s certainly no longer the case after our most recent trip to Fredericksburg, Texas, and its fabulous museum.

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Cozy cabins, beautiful landscape, refined wines, and open space—these are the things I associate with the Texas Hill Country…and the Manor Haus B&B has them all.

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If you don’t think of wine when you think of Texas, you’re probably missing out. The Lone Star State may play second fiddle to more well-known U.S. producers of Napa or Oregon, but the offerings of Texas wineries are no less sophisticated or well-balanced.

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In the South every type of soda is called “coke,” even in Texas, the home of Dr Pepper. But make no mistake, the old red-brick bottling plant in downtown Waco that now houses the museum is 100% focused on the local creation.

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Inside Chef Point Cafe, we were greeted with a space that is very clearly part gas station, part restaurant. According to the owners, they weren’t able to get a loan for a restaurant, but they could get one for a gas station, so this is what they came up with.

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