Travel & Outdoors
February 28, 2022
Eleven Cozy Texas Cabins for Your Next Rustic Getaway
Fall asleep while floating on Baffin Bay, stargazing in Big Bend, or greeting giraffes and zebras in Glen Rose.
Travel
The best of Texas travel including news, trip guides and destinations.
Music
February 18, 2022
TM Recommends: A Glorious Georgetown Hike
Plus: a Motown dance party and an existential visit to West Texas.
Travel & Outdoors
February 16, 2022
I Went Skiing in Texas
On top of Mt. Aggie, the only slope in the state, it’s all downhill from here.
Where to Stay Now
February 11, 2022
A Fort Worth Hotelier Is Ready to Welcome You to Funky Town
Entrepreneur and Magnolia Network host Jonathan Morris wants visitors to take a new look at his city.
Hunting & Fishing
February 10, 2022
Big Money Is on the Line at Catfish Competitions Across Texas
Lucrative tournaments built around these river monsters are booming.
Travel & Outdoors
February 8, 2022
A Hotelier’s Guide to Fresh Fort Worth
Hotel Dryce co-owner and Magnolia Network host Jonathan Morris shares some of his favorite hot spots.
Travel & Outdoors
February 7, 2022
Set to Become a State Park, Powderhorn Ranch Is an Unspoiled Coastal Paradise
One of the biggest conservation projects in Texas history, the vast parkland encompasses some 17,000 acres along Matagorda Bay.
Travel & Outdoors
January 21, 2022
Explore an Old Zoo in the North Texas Town of Cisco
Rocky paths wend their way past the crumbling ruins of animal dens, making for a one-of-a-kind nature walk.
Texas History
January 17, 2022
The Secrets of Bonfire Shelter
Archaeologists are uncovering new clues at a canyon where ancient Texans once hunted bison en masse.
Travel & Outdoors
January 14, 2022
The Walkable Wonders of Houston’s Montrose Neighborhood
With posh hotels and restaurants and free museums, this historic area of Houston makes for an easy, elegant weekend escape.
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.
Travel & Outdoors
December 10, 2021
Find Your Moment (or Hours) of Zen at a Japanese Garden
Visiting a Japanese garden can bring peace and—especially in the winter months—quiet.
Travel & Outdoors
November 29, 2021
A Day Inside America’s Largest Indoor Water Park in Round Rock
On Kalahari’s thirty waterslides and lazy river, my kids and I took our first plunge into some kind of normalcy since the pandemic started.
Travel & Outdoors
November 26, 2021
From Small-town Squares to Drive-through Lights, Where to Take in the Holidays This Year
Texans can see a living nativity at a cowboy church, take in animal-shaped lights at a big-city zoo, or ride a train to the North Pole.
Where to Stay Now
November 17, 2021
First Look: Bunkhouse Unveils the Shady Villa Hotel in Salado
The historic Stagecoach Inn undergoes its second remodel in three years—this time with a new old name. Overseeing it all is the Austin group known for some of the state's trendiest hotels.
Where to Stay Now
November 9, 2021
Art Is Everywhere in Amarillo
With a creative scene that includes the classic Cadillac Ranch and vibrant downtown murals, this Panhandle city, home to a new boutique hotel, invites you to stay and enjoy the scenery.
Travel & Outdoors
November 3, 2021
Eight Great Spots to Canoe or Kayak in Texas This Fall and Winter
Who says we don't have seasons? Fall foliage is a highlight along these paddling routes.
Travel & Outdoors
October 21, 2021
Welcome to the ‘Munsters’ Mansion in Waxahachie
Sandra McKee loved the sixties sitcom so much that she and her husband built—and for years, lived in—an almost exact replica of 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
Travel & Outdoors
October 20, 2021
Hit the Ground Running at These Trails Around the State
Take advantage of cooler weather along these picturesque jogging routes.
Hunting & Fishing
October 15, 2021
Eat, Prey, Love: A Day with the Squirrel Hawkers of East Texas
The ancient art of falconry is alive and well.
Sports
October 14, 2021
The Best Public Golf Courses in Texas
These courses are beautiful, fun for all skill levels, and are available to play at a great value. Fairways and greens!
Travel & Outdoors
October 13, 2021
24 Hours in Canton at the “World’s Largest Flea Market”
For one long weekend each month, about 100,000 shoppers descend on this tiny North Texas town. In September, I was one of them.
Travel & Outdoors
October 8, 2021
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Trip to the Renaissance Festival
Plus: a restaurant for avocado aficionados, a chill hip-hop track, and a gutting new #MeToo book.
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
September 30, 2021
All A-gourd! Our Picks for Festive Texas Pumpkin Patches
These fall fields of dreams across the state feature everything from train rides and corn mazes to campfires and pumpkin smashing.
Travel & Outdoors
September 13, 2021
A Guide to Texas’s Best Botanical Gardens
Desert cacti, tropical orchids, towering live oaks—these tranquil spots teem with ever-changing flora. It’s time to plan a trip.
Where to Stay Now
September 9, 2021
El Paso’s Hotel Renaissance Beckons Visitors Downtown
Where to stay, eat, shop, and play in this borderland city that’s rich in architectural wonders and divine dining.
Art
August 10, 2021
Texas Ghost Towns Come Alive in an Intriguing Traveling Photo Exhibit
Morgan Page and Dustin Rice spent nearly three years roaming the state for "Bones of Texas," which features images of long-gone communities.
Where to Stay Now
July 23, 2021
Time-Travel to 1920s El Paso at the Gardner Hotel
Plus: guitarist Cameron Knowler’s new album, Connie Britton in ‘The White Lotus,’ and a good ol’ country drive.
Being Texan
July 20, 2021
In Mobile City, Everybody Knows Your Name
Mobile City was incorporated in the early nineties to facilitate alcohol sales in a dry county. Now residents—especially its devoted mayor—fear for the fate of their accidental utopia.
Business
July 15, 2021
The Return of Liz Lambert
She was born into West Texas ranching royalty and found fame by building a hotel empire. Then she was ousted from her company. Now, for her next act . . .
Music
July 2, 2021
TM Recommends: A Serene West Texas Agave Garden
Plus: a Panhandle music label, a Dallas poetry podcast, and a groovy Khruangbin remix.
Travel & Outdoors
July 1, 2021
In Rocksprings, Watch Bats Emerge From Devil’s Sinkhole, or Stay in a Historic Hotel
Where to eat, sleep, and sightsee in this town of 1,200 northwest of San Antonio.
Where to Stay Now
July 1, 2021
Trying to Live My Best Life in a Port Aransas Dream House
Amenities galore? Check! Ocean views? Check! Two teen boys and my parents? Um ...
Travel & Outdoors
June 17, 2021
Seven Outstanding Parks for Riding or Renting Horses
Hoof it to these parks with your steed (or someone else's).
Travel & Outdoors
June 17, 2021
Texas Parks by Horseback Offer a Whole Other View
Equestrians can ride their own steeds, or in a few cases rent them, on public lands across the state.
Best Thing in Texas
June 14, 2021
Swimmers, Rejoice: Balmorhea State Park Is Reopening
A West Texas oasis, the world's largest spring-fed pool has been closed for the better part of three years.
Travel & Outdoors
June 14, 2021
Six Great Spots on the River Walk for Fiesta—Or Anytime
You can’t beat these San Antonio bars, hotels, and restaurants for water views and hospitality.
Where to Stay Now
June 11, 2021
Where to Stay, Eat, and Retreat in East Texas
In Jacksonville, Palestine, and Tyler, local entrepreneurs cater to tourists looking for luxury (and a very fine slice of pie) amid the Piney Woods farms and fields.
Where to Stay Now
May 21, 2021
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Rustic Retreat in Wimberley
Plus, a psych-rock album and the pleasures of homegrown tomatoes.
Art
May 17, 2021
Step Into Frida Kahlo’s Garden at a Lush New San Antonio Exhibit
Vibrant tropical plants and prickly cacti grow alongside original sculptures by Mexican artists, in a tribute to the artist's love of the natural world.
Where to Stay Now
May 4, 2021
7 Nostalgic Texas Hotels With Vinyl Record Collections
With in-room record players, album lending libraries, and, in one case, a vinyl concierge, hotels around the state are embracing the record renaissance.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 2021
“Chubby Diaries” Documents the Realities of Vacationing While Fat and Black
With contagious positivity, Austinite Jeff Jenkins uses his popular platform to advocate for plus-sized travelers.
Travel & Outdoors
April 28, 2021
The Implausible Experience of Kayaking the Trinity River in Downtown Dallas
Since moving to Dallas a few years ago, I've wanted to paddle the glittering water I'd pass while driving.
Where to Stay Now
April 27, 2021
The Great Roadside Motel Comeback
Motels were once a reliable respite for budget-conscious road warriors or transitory locals, but today's motel owners are seeking a younger generation of travelers who have more cash to spend.
Travel & Outdoors
April 15, 2021
On the Road Again!
Call it a collective case of cabin fever. Over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, with more and more of us vaccinated, we Texans are ready to get out—out of our homes and, yes, even out of our beloved state. The open highway beckons with the promise of socially distant
Where to Stay Now
April 15, 2021
Even New Hotels Are Steeped in History in New Orleans
These recently opened or renovated options are ready to welcome you back to the Big Easy.
Travel & Outdoors
April 15, 2021
A Texan’s Guide to Telluride
This town is full of thrills—especially the Via Ferrata (hint: don't look down)—and necessary chills.
Travel & Outdoors
April 15, 2021
How to Get a Few Kicks on Oklahoma’s Route 66
The state has more than four hundred miles of the Mother Road, but you don’t need to travel all of them to get into the spirit.
Where to Stay Now
April 15, 2021
A New Luxury Resort in Santa Fe Has a Dallas Touch
Chef Dean Fearing and architect Nunzio Marc DeSantis play big roles at Bishop's Lodge, the new retreat from Auberge Resorts Collection.