Food & Dining
This Small-Town Texas Cafe Serves Chicken Fried Steak So Big You’ll Take Some Home
Mary’s Cafe pairs giant chicken fried steak, fried pies and easygoing small-town charm with a satisfying stop near Palo Pinto Mountains.
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This Private Texas Hill Country Castle Is An Unexpected Sight Along A Scenic Road
Along Park Road 4 in Burnet County, Falkenstein Castle brings an unexpected silhouette to Hill Country drives, with private-event access only.
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This Texas Mexican Restaurant Has Fountain-Filled Gardens That Feel Like A Hacienda Escape
Near the Fort Worth Stockyards, a longtime Mexican restaurant pairs generous platters and margaritas with patios, fountains and gardens.
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This Remote Texas River Escape Has Aqua Water And Some Of The Darkest Skies Around
Devils River State Natural Area rewards a prepared West Texas traveler with spring-fed swimming, rugged solitude, wildlife and enormous night skies.
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This Texas Market Feels Like an All-Day Treasure Hunt With Funnel Cakes
Rows of tents and sheds seem to run on past where you can focus, with tables packed so tightly that you keep turning a corner expecting the end and finding…
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This Texas Flea Market Feels Like a Bustling Mercado Just Outside the City
You start at one end of the rows and keep going, then keep going some more. The aisles stretch out far enough that the shopping starts to feel like a…