If you weren’t aware its interesting history, you might just call this another pint-sized Texas town, perched on a shady hilltop with a nice breeze and a beautiful view. But there’s a lot more to Panna Maria, which means “Virgin Mary” in Polish, than meets the eye. This quiet community holds the title of the …
A farming and ranching center and the county seat of Brown County, Brownwood is the home of Howard Payne University and Camp Bowie, a National Guard training facility which dates back to WWII. Dog-Friendly Attractions Lake Brownwood State Park. On the shores of 7,000-acre Lake Brownwood, created in 1932 by a dam on Pecan Bayou, …
The southernmost city in Texas, Brownsville began as Fort Brown, positioned to identify the Rio Grande as the US boundary when Texas became a state. The establishment of the fort started the Mexican-American War. Today, Brownsville is the largest community in the Rio Grande Valley and a gateway into Mexico. The area is also a …
Across Texas, Brenham is known as the home of Blue Bell ice cream. Founded by German settlers, this community is the gateway to Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, the home of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The city is also synonymous with Blue Bell, Texas’s biggest independent manufacturer of ice cream and visitors can tour the manufacturing …
Located at the mouth of the Brazos River 50 miles south of Houston, Brazosport, along with the neighboring towns of Clute, Lake Jackson, Surfside Beach, and Freeport, is best known for its fishing, both saltwater and freshwater. Summer visitors also enjoy swimming, surfing, and crabbing in its waters. The area is a top birding spot …
The small Panhandle town of Borger became a boomtown after oil was discovered here in 1926. The discovery brought 45,000 new residents to the community and soon the city was incorporated. The boom went bust when oil prices dropped but petroleum products still remain an important part of this town’s economy along with ranching. In …
This North Texas community just south of the Red River is set in fertile Blackland Prairie. The town is best known as the home of the late Sam Rayburn, speaker of the US House of Representatives. The hometown hero is remembered at his former home and a library copied from his US Capitol office. Attractions …