To reach this community, alternately called Washington and Washington-on-the-Brazos, take TX 105 northeast of Brenham for 14 miles, then turn right on FM 912. The town dates back to the days of a ferry landing on the Brazos River that operated at the site from 1822. Washington has become best known, however, as the birthplace …
Often called the “Heart of Texas” for its central location, Waco is located at the confluence of the Brazos and Bosque Rivers. The city became a center for commerce when it erected a suspension bridge across the Brazos. Designed by the same engineers who constructed New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge years later, today this bridge …
From bebop and big band to Western swing and worldbeat, the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival is an aural and visual symphony for the senses, featuring a roster of local talent and internationally-known performers on six stages and works by 160 artists. An estimated 200,000 attendees will groove to tunes and marvel at the fleet …
Known as the Spur Capital of Texas, a drive through the city of Gatesville is a trip down memory lane. A town where couples enjoy an old-fashioned date night at the local drive-in and hunt for that special Shawnee vase or vintage Raggedy Ann doll at the myriad antiques stores, this central Texas town is …
Since 1927 Fayette County citizens have said so long to summer with a fair that’s a true Texas treasure. Attractions: Wile 4-H and FFA members demonstrate their agricultural aptitude at the livestock show, festival-goers can take shelter from the summer sun as they enjoy the botanical beauty on display at the flower and plant house …
Listen closely and you can still hear the faint echo of hoofbeats from the cattle that were herded along the Belton section of the Chisholm Trail by rugged wranglers back in the 1800’s. Over a century later, that independent cowboy spirit is still alive and well and on display in the central Texas community as …
When: mid-November Where: Downtown Bryan, Texas Over 120 countries are represented during this day-long Brazos County bash which proves, like the words of the beloved children’s tune, that “It’s A Small World After All.” Cultural Exhibits: A stroll among the vendor booths becomes a globe-trotting trek as skills from a cornucopia of cultures are …