Recently renovated, the Tower of Americas has more attractions than ever before. This video by JMKProd literally takes you up the glass elevator to the observation deck high over the Alamo City.
Named the best new winery in Texas for 2008, this video looks at Marfa's Luz de Estrella Winery. The winery holds light-watching parties, too, for viewing the famed Marfa Lights.
If you've visited tiny Round Top, you've no doubt seen the Royer's Round Top Cafe, known for its homemade food and pies. This video from Texas Country Reporter visits Royer's and proprietor Bud Royer.
Climb aboard for a short trip aboard the Texas State Railroad, which dates back to the late 1800s and connects Rusk and Palestine for a scenic East Texas getaway.
The Fine Living Network visits Cisco's Bakery and Bar on East Sixth Street in Austin. Cisco's is well known not only for its Tex-Mex but also for the celebrities that are often spotted here.
This video from Texas Country Reporter looks at the historic Fort Clark Springs in Brackettville. Serving as an army post through the World Wars, this fort originally was built to guard transit from Laredo to El Paso.
There's no better known honky tonk in Austin that The Broken Spoke and its the subject of today's video of the day. Recently the Travel Channel star stopped at the longtime South Austin hotspot to shoot this, part of "Samantha Brown: Passport to Great Weekends."
Although the summer months are very quiet in Texas for festivals, thanks to the heat, October is right around the corner. With that comes Oktoberfests such as this one in Walburg. In this TexasTripper video, learn more about the German heritage of central Texas.
If you're looking for a place to beat the heat on one of these August days, don't forget Texas's caves. Inner Space Cavern in Georgetown is one of the state's most accessible public caves thanks to its location right beside I-35.
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, College Station
As the world's attention turns to the presidential election this fall, you can take a step back in time to the presidency of George Bush at his library, located on the campus of Texas A & M University in College Station. Recently remodeled, the presidential library and museum includes displays such as the Press Room Theater, a replica of Bush's office at Camp David, a 12-foot section of the Berlin Wall, a Gulf War exhibit, and more.
OK, you aren't going to make it to China for the Olympics this week...but you can get a little China travel in with a trip to Katy (near Houston). This 22-minute video from Geraghty Media takes a look at Texas's Forbidden Gardens. These gardens recreate a scale model of Beijing's Forbidden City plus a 1/3 scale version of the 6,000-piece terra cotta army created for China's first Emperor.
Samantha Brown visits Austin for her new show, "Samantha Brown: Passport to Great Weekends" and takes in the Sinner's Brunch at Jo's Coffee Shop in South Austin. Kinky Friedman joins Samantha for a music-filled brunch.
Where will you find the country's best hamburger? Well, according to Esquire magazine, it's at the Love Shack in the Fort Worth Stockyards. This video takes a look at the restaurant and the burgers, prepared with half tenderloin and half brisket.
Created by Galveston.com, this video takes a look at the Galveston County Historical Museum. Housed in a former bank building, today the museum showcases exhibits on the history of Galveston Island.
This nearly 6-minute video from Galveston.com covers the many attractions on Galveston Island. You'll see Moody Gardens, Schlitterbahn, the Lone Star Flight Museum and Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, the Railroad Museum, and more. Filmed in the summer, the video is a great preview of the island for summer visitors.
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