Featured Articles - October 2009

All Aboard!

Train museums in Brownwood, Temple and Dallas provide entertaining insights into American culture and Western expansion.

Shifting Sands of Monahans

Monahans offers variety with its sand hills, tiny forest, bomber-base museum and a well-stocked fishing hole.

Into the Big Thicket

Big Thicket National Preserve offers unique explorations with overlapping ecosystems and rich biodiversity.

Amtrak Adventure

Take the A-Train across Texas to enjoy delighful sights (and sites) along the way.

Blog Central

Cozy Coast

Senior Editor Lori Moffatt discovers that now – with summer vacationers gone, and Winter Texans still to arrive – is the perfect time to hit the beach.

Forgotten Gateway

Bob Bullock Museum exhibit documents the 20th century immigration through Galveston with artifacts, documents videos and more.

Battles and bravery

Inside the Alamo Walls

Revisiting the enduring symbol of sacrifice, valor, pride and independence.

When Independence Was Won

San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, home of the world's tallest monument, marks hallowed Texas ground.