Texas
5 Southern Christmas Light Displays You Can’t Miss
Austin, Texas; Louisville, Kentucky; Richmond, Virginia; McAdenville, North Carolina; St. Augustine, Florida
From Texas to Florida, the South is all lit up with Christmas. Here are five of the Christmas-lights best!
Christmas Time’s A-Comin’: Bluegrass Music’s Greatest Christmas Song
Coahoma, Texas
Memories of Christmas back home in Texas inspired a research scientist in New England to write a bluegrass hit
9 of the South’s Most Dazzling Fall Foliage Displays
The vegetative American South is packed with opportunities to venerate the autumn colors. These nine places, from historic hamlets to national parks and gardens, are renowned for their spectacular foliage displays.
7-Song History of the Fiddle in the South
The South has a unique claim to the fiddle and its ever-evolving contributions, and here are 7 songs to prove it
The Texas State Fair and a Century of Good Ol’ Fashioned Rivalry
Dallas, Texas
Texans love to go big in everything they do, and their State Fair is no exception—and the best part of it all? The annual win-or-die OU/Texas game, of course.
“Come and Take It”
Gonzales, Texas
In defiance of Mexico’s tyrannical Santa Anna, the little town of Gonzales became the powder keg to ignite the war for Texas independence.
Southern State Capitols: Beauty, History, and Quirks (Part Four)
Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Richmond, VA; Charleston, WV
In this final episode featuring Southern capitols there are capitol-crypt buried bodies, government-controlled red-light districts—and guess who has the biggest capitol in America?
10 Texas Courthouses in All Their Glory: Part Two
Lockhart, Dallas, Victoria, Denton, and Gatesville, Texas
Standing Texas tall and proud, here are five more century-old architectural masterpieces scattered across the Lone Star State
10 Texas Courthouses in All Their Glory: Part One
Fort Worth, Marshall, Waxahachie, Marfa, and San Antonio, Texas
With scores of historic beauties to choose from, we’ve narrowed the scope to ten of the best historic courthouses in the architecturally-rich state of Texas
Close Encounters with Bonnie and Clyde
Wellington, Texas; Longview, Texas
As Public Enemy No. 1, the infamous Bonnie and Clyde both terrified and captivated the American public—but with some the story got a little to close to home
Will the Real Watermelon Capital of the World Please Stand Up?
Cordele, Georgia; Hope, Arkansas; Luling, Texas; Rush Springs, Oklahoma
From Georgia to Texas, Southern states celebrate watermelon goodness and greatness—who gets the title of Watermelon King?
Blueberry, Texas: Where the Best Berries by Far Are the Blue Ones
Nacogdoches, Texas
Good and good for you, the Southern-loved blueberry gets to have his own big-time woohoo party at the annual Texas Blueberry Festival in Nacogdoches, Texas