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Royers Round Top Cafe: The Family Cafe in a Tiny Texas Town Known for Pie
Read the story: Royers Round Top Cafe: The Family Cafe in a Tiny Texas Town Known for PieBud and Dr. Karen Royer moved from Houston in 1987 and took over a 40-seat cafe. Today Royers is known for pies…
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Excelsior House Hotel: A Riverboat-Era Inn in Jefferson Built in 1858
Read the story: Excelsior House Hotel: A Riverboat-Era Inn in Jefferson Built in 1858Captain William Perry built a home, offices and hotel on Big Cypress Bayou in 1858. Today the Excelsior House bills itself as…
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Czech Stop: The West, Texas Bakery and Gas Station Serving Kolaches Along I-35
Read the story: Czech Stop: The West, Texas Bakery and Gas Station Serving Kolaches Along I-35Since 1983, Czech Stop has kept travelers fed with kolaches and Czech pastries at Exit 353 in West, Texas, halfway between Dallas…
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Excelsior House Hotel: A Riverboat-Era Inn in Jefferson Built in 1858
Read the story: Excelsior House Hotel: A Riverboat-Era Inn in Jefferson Built in 1858Captain William Perry built a home, offices and hotel on Big Cypress Bayou in 1858. Today the Excelsior House bills…
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Luckenbach, Texas: How Hondo Crouch Turned a Hill Country Crossroads Into a Music Legend
Read the story: Luckenbach, Texas: How Hondo Crouch Turned a Hill Country Crossroads Into a Music LegendA town with one general store and a handful of residents became world famous. The story begins with Hondo Crouch,…
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Gruene Hall: Inside Texas’s Oldest Continually Operating Dance Hall, Built in 1878
Read the story: Gruene Hall: Inside Texas’s Oldest Continually Operating Dance Hall, Built in 1878A tin-roofed dance hall in New Braunfels has hosted music since 1878. George Strait, Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett have…
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