Travel

November 22, 2017

Round Top is More Than Texas’s Antiquing Capital

With new shopping and hotel options, this biannual antiquing hub is now a year-round destination.

By Lauren Smith Ford

November 21, 2016

The Gift Shops That Keep On Giving

A visit to these indie gift shops, which feature impeccably curated stock from makers around the world, is a gift in itself.

September 21, 2016

InstaTexas: Antiquing in Round Top

Accounts to follow and hashtags to search for the latest intel on Texas’s biggest antiques show.

September 16, 2016

A World Expert on Terror, Right Here in Texas

Austinite Lawrence Wright chronicles almost fifteen years of terrorism in his latest book, The Terror Years: From Al-Qaeda to the Islamic State.

June 30, 2016

Heeeeeeeere’s Johnny!

It’s another round of “Whiskey River” for honky-tonk crooner Johnny Bush.

June 10, 2016

Gunslingers, Folk Dancers, Fried Chicken, and More

The best events across Texas this week.

April 21, 2016

Where To Stay Next

Hotels on the horizon.

March 18, 2016

How to Navigate the Round Top Antiques Shows

Who's ready for some world-class junking?

September 25, 2015

Six Must-Attend Events: September 25-October 2

The state's top offerings, from the start of the famed State Fair of Texas in Dallas to the beginning of amazing Antiques Week in Round Top.

Texas Trip Guides|

January 21, 2015

Trip Guide: Round Top

What to do in this Hill Country hamlet when not antiquing.

Where to Stay Now|

October 12, 2012

Where To Stay Now 2012: The Ten Best New (Or Improved!) Texas Hotels

As a recent study of hotel booking trends pointed out, us Texans prefer to vacation in Texas. Since our last roundup of the state's most notable lodgings was in 2004, I thought it was high time to revisit the subject. So