Small Towns
Main streets, courthouse squares and the Texas towns worth the drive.
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Waxahachie, Texas: Gingerbread Homes and One of the State’s Most Striking Courthouses
Waxahachie’s Victorian gingerbread homes, carved-stone courthouse and lively square make an easy day trip south of Dallas.
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Jefferson, Texas: The Old Riverport Town Where East Texas History Still Lines the Streets
Jefferson was once one of Texas’ busiest river ports. Today it’s a quiet, brick-street town of old hotels, museums and historic homes.
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Mineola, Texas: A Small-Town Weekend of Trains, a 1920 Theater and a 2,900-Acre Nature Preserve
Mineola packs a historic theater, an Amtrak depot, a walkable downtown and a nearly 3,000-acre nature preserve into one easy East Texas…
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Nacogdoches, the “Oldest Town in Texas”: What the Claim Means and What to See When You Visit
Nacogdoches proudly calls itself the oldest town in Texas. Here’s the history behind the claim, plus the museums, gardens and brick streets…
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Salado, Texas: A Small-Town Guide to Shopping, Glassblowing and Stagecoach History
Salado’s creekside shops, Salado Glassworks, the historic Stagecoach Inn and free museum make it a perfect I-35 stop between Austin and Waco.
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Comfort, Texas: A Quiet Hill Country Town With a Big Story on High Street
Skip the crowds: Comfort, Texas, offers a walkable 1850s historic district, a powerful Civil War monument and easygoing small-town eats.
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Castroville, Texas: Visiting the “Little Alsace of Texas” and Haby’s Alsatian Bakery
Castroville, Texas, keeps its 1840s Alsatian roots alive with historic stone houses and Haby’s Alsatian Bakery, open since 1940.