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Houston
is the largest city in Texas and the US South as well as America's
fourth-largest. A cosmopolitan destination and home to an energetic arts
community, Houston was founded in 1836 near the banks of Buffalo Bayou. The
city was named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the
Republic of Texas and commander at the Battle of San Jacinto, 25 miles -
40 km - east of where the city was established. Read More
Austin,
on the eastern edge of Texas Hill Country, is the state capital, the live music
capital of the world, a center for film, home to the University of Texas and
Formula 1's Circuit of the Americas raceway. The city’ parks and lakes are
popular for hiking, biking, swimming, boating and other outdoor pursuits as
well as a ballet, world-class museums and a unique shopping experience. Read More
Experience
San Antonio’s rich heritage
by visiting its 18th century Spanish colonial missions,
residential areas dating from the 1860s and the local museums that celebrate
the city’s past. The National Historic
Park the Mission Trail is a walking, biking or driving experience of the
five local missions and the centuries of local history and culture: Mission San Antonio de Valero, commonly
known as the Alamo, Mission Concepción,
Mission San José, Mission San Juan Capistrano and Mission San Francisco de la Espada. The
San Antonio Mission Trail begins at the Alamo and winds southward along a
nine-mile stretch of the San Antonio River. Read More
Dallas
is relatively young city with a colorful past. In 1839, John Neely Bryan, a
lawyer from Tennessee with a taste for adventure, wandered into the area and
was impressed with what he believed to be the perfect ingredients for a trading
post and eventually a town: plenty of raw land, Indians with whom to do
business, and the river. The young city’s can-do
spirit helped bring the railroads to the area in the 1870s, the Federal
Reserve Bank in 1914, Southern Methodist University in 1915, Love Field Airport
in 1927, the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936 and DFW International Airport
in 1973. Read More
Cowboys Cowgirls Wineries Public Art Trails and Vintage
Railroads
Grapevine is a small town located between Dallas and Fort Worth and is home of DFW
International Airport, the world’s fourth largest, with nonstop service
from more than 200 cities, including over 50 international destinations. Main
Street in the historic downtown has a public library, recreation center, antique
stores, restaurants, bars, theaters, a park, and many specialty shops. Here,
you can also bottle
your own wine, explore Historic Nash Farm, the Botanical Gardens and Lake
Grapevine.
A
Downtown Walking Tour the Main Street Historic District includes
over 50 buildings and their architectural descriptions as well as stories,
events and people who contributed to the town’s development. Founded in 1844,
Grapevine is the oldest community in Tarrant County. In 1888, when the Cotton
Belt Railroad came to Grapevine, businesses flourished and the wooden buildings
on Main Street were replaced with new structures constructed of locally-made
brick. Read More
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Fort
Worth was settled in 1849 as an
army outpost along the Trinity River as one of eight forts assigned to protect
settlers on the advancing frontier. The cattle industry was king for a
generation of people working the Fort Worth leg of the historic Chisholm Trail,
which ran from the 1860s to the 1870s when the Texas & Pacific Railway
arrived. In the years that followed, oil and aviation brought new wealth
throughout the region. The post-war years found Fort Worth capitalizing on its
strengths as a transport, business and military center. Cultural pursuits
included the development of the city's internationally acclaimed museum
district.
Food Brews and Spirits in
Fort Worth you can experience cowboy cuisine, trendy farm-to-table, authentic
Mexican and bayou fare. Highlights include beef briskets, pork ribs and locally
grown, organic artisan cheeses, alongside nicely paired wines. Artisanal
distilleries offer straight bourbon, premium blended whiskey and vodka made
from black-eyed peas. Also handcrafted beers, some brewed with milk, honey and
sugar, accompanied by live music and local food trucks. Read More
Oklahoma
Historical Tourism and Victorian Architecture
Guthrie lies along one of the primary corridors into Texas and
Mexico, and is a four-hour drive from the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.
The city is in the center of the state, about 32 miles - 51 km - north of
Oklahoma City, in the Sandstone Hills region of Oklahoma, known for hills of
250 to 400 feet - 120 m - and oak forests. Read More