Travel & Outdoors
February 8, 2024
The Tutu Live Krewe Brings the Good Vibes (and Sequins) to Galveston’s Mardi Gras
This “grown-up drill team” will strut and sparkle in five parades this month.
Travel
The best of Texas travel including news, trip guides and destinations.
Travel & Outdoors
June 15, 2023
At 76, This Texas Surfer Is Still Chasing Waves—and Memories
A longtime Houston outdoor-sports writer looks back on sixty years of surfing the Gulf Coast.
Where to Stay Now
May 9, 2023
Where to Stay in Galveston
From glamorous resorts to a repurposed storage tank, options abound.
Texas Trip Guides
May 9, 2023
Galveston Is a Tourist Hot Spot Once Again
Its fortunes ebb and flow, but the historic island is experiencing a renaissance, with new hotels and renovations and a shiny new cruise terminal.
Travel & Outdoors
February 8, 2023
Let the Good Times Roll at These Texas Mardi Gras Parties
Catch beads by the sea in Galveston, join the cowboy-themed festivities in Bandera, or watch a dog parade in McKinney.
Travel & Outdoors
December 7, 2022
Four Strange Days Aboard the Biggest Cruise Ship to Sail From Texas
It's a colossal floating city with an ice rink, a zip line, and even piped-in birdsong.
Art
December 31, 2021
Our Favorite Photos of 2021
From Leon Bridges’s home in Fort Worth to a vibrant coral reef near Galveston, this year took our photographers to some truly unforgettable places.
Texas History
October 5, 2021
Staffers at the Most Haunted Hotels in Texas Tell Their Spooooookiest Stories
Owners and employees of five haunted hotels describe their most unsettling encounters with less-than-corporeal guests.
Travel & Outdoors
January 22, 2020
How I Found True Joy on a Four-Day Carnival Cruise
Austin-based novelist Amanda Eyre Ward discovers that sometimes, you need to go way, way out at sea to gaining a clearer perspective.
Travel & Outdoors
June 11, 2018
First Look: Galveston’s Historic Carr Mansion Goes Glam in New Remodel
The estate, built in 1866, reopens in July with a complete redesign by Austin interior designer Shannon Eddings.
Style & Design
July 11, 2017
12 Gulf Coast Getaways
Hankering for a little beach time? Here are a few of our favorite sandy spots to escape to this summer.
The Wanderer
June 12, 2017
Trip Guide: Galveston
Neither shifting sands nor fluctuating fortunes can erode this island town’s indomitable spirit.
Travel & Outdoors
February 16, 2017
Accordion to Eva
Eva Ybarra is still the queen of the accordion, and she’ll prove it with a mix of conjunto and country at the Briscoe Western Art Museum.
Travel & Outdoors
November 22, 2016
Saving Grace
Eleven ideas for holiday fun after the turkey sandwiches are gone and Uncle Al wants to talk about politics.
Travel & Outdoors
October 27, 2016
The Best Bowl of Red
Celebrating fifty years of chili in Terlingua, home of the dueling cookoffs.
Art
October 20, 2016
Texas Museum Guide
The state's best repositories of art, historical objects, and natural wonders.
Travel & Outdoors
October 20, 2016
Show Me the Money
Members of Grupo Fantasma have added yet another new sound to their ever-evolving Latin repertoire.
Travel & Outdoors
August 4, 2016
Taco-ing About Southmost
The beloved tradition of taquerias in Brownsville, on display for all to see.
Travel & Outdoors
July 24, 2016
Throwback Texas Trip Inspiration
Vacation envy, vintage edition.
Travel & Outdoors
June 16, 2016
How To Beat the Texas Heat
Where to go to cool off this summer.
Travel & Outdoors
June 10, 2016
14 Coastal Vacation Rentals
Ideal seaside retreats for parties of two to twenty-two.
Travel & Outdoors
May 26, 2016
Dawn Patrol
The exploits of a teenager trying to surf in Galveston.
Travel & Outdoors
May 20, 2016
Celebrating Vintage Bathing Beauties, Texas Jazz, Dazed and Confused, and More
Six of the state’s top event offerings.
Travel & Outdoors
March 10, 2016
The Ultimate Texas Road Trip
And the apps to download before you go.
Travel & Outdoors
January 28, 2016
Six Must-Attend Events: January 28-February 4
The state's top offerings, from a world tour kickoff to smoking guitars.
Travel & Outdoors
December 11, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: December 11-17
The state's top offerings, from partaking in a perfect mix of pop culture and pop art to getting up close and personal to a bunch of gargantuan birds.
Travel & Outdoors
December 4, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: December 4-10
The state’s top offerings, from playing a real live Ebenezer in Galveston to lighting a giant menorah in Houston.
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
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1995
The Beach Is Back . . .
. . . but can it last? That’s what Galveston officials are wondering as they put the finishing touches on a nearly $6 million renourishment project—just in time for hurricane season.
Texas History
November 1, 1990
The Island in Winter
Discover the charms of Galveston off-season, when the only visitors are you, the gulls, and the ghosts.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1983
Funky Riviera
Discover another side of the Texas coast—its peerless beachcombing, legendary beer joints, odd birds (feathered and otherwise), and lovable year-round scruffiness.
Travel & Outdoors
August 1, 1979
Down to the Sea in Buses
Grab your beach towel and bathing suit, but leave your car in the garage.
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- Juarez
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- Salado
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- Sanderson
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- South Padre Island
- Spring
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- Temple
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