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Category: Worth the Drive

Worth the Drive: Cool Sports to Beat the Summer Heat in Central Texas

July 1, 2024 Rachel Strickland

While pools and lakes are popular spots for escaping the Texas heat, numerous other unique outdoor destinations await within a…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: gorman falls, krause springs, nolan creek, swimming holes, twin falls, womberley blue hole

Community Jewel: EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens

June 3, 2024 Charlotte Kovalchuk

Head to Wimberley, just 90 minutes southwest of Georgetown, for “absolutely the most eclectic experience you will ever have.” That’s…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: butterly festival, emily ann theatre, into the woods, rebecca stoian, trail of lights, wimberley daytrip

Worth the Drive: Winged Wonders

May 1, 2024 AnnMarie Kennon

Exploring Texas’ Bat Habitats FUN FACTSBats are part of the mammal order Chiroptera, which has more than 1,400 species making…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: bat habitat, texas bats, texas day trips

Beer Festivals

July 11, 2023 Charlotte Kovalchuk

Photos by Brewvolution and City of Murphy Home to a flourishing craft beer scene since the 2000s, Texas boasts myriad…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: beer festivals, texas festivals

Discover Texas’ Small-Town Festivals

May 4, 2023 AnnMarie Kennon

Small-town festivals are an essential part of Texan culture, celebrating everything from local history and ethnicity to music, food, and…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: czhilifestiival, oatmeal festival, turkey festival, worth the drive festivals

Spring Break Scoops

March 1, 2023 AnnMarie Kennon

Georgetown is wonderfully situated to provide us access to a cornucopia of family-friendly activities in every season. This month, many…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: austin steam train, blue hills ranch, cordovan art school, ifly, jungle movement, play for all abilities, splash shack, thinkery, topsey exotic ranch

Worth the Drive • Enchanted Rock

January 2, 2023 AnnMarie Kennon

16710 Ranch Rd. 965, Fredericksburg Admission $8; children under 12 free  •  Open daily 6:30am-10pmMust reserve passes online, or call customer…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: batholith, enchanted rock, fredericksburg, texas state parks

3C Cowboy Fellowship Live Nativity Trail

December 1, 2022 LInda A. Thornton

In Salado, Cowboys and Christmas are Celebrated Together The Cowboy Church Life Nativity Trail • Friday & Saturday, December 16…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: 3c cowboy church, 3c fellowship, central texas live nativity, live nativity, pastor brian miller

Scots, Strolls… Salado!

November 1, 2022 Charlotte Kovalchuk

In 2016, a major project on IH-35 threatened the small, historic town of Salado just north of Jarrell, endangering local…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: christmas parade, christmas stroll, salado, scottish gathering

Underground Adventures 

September 1, 2022 Charlotte Kovalchuk

On the Texas Cave Trail Animals from the Ice Age. Ancient formations still in the making. A zipline providing hill…

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Posted in: Columns, Worth the Drive Filed under: Bill Stephenson, cave tours, Inner Space, Taunya Vessels, Texas caves

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