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Wurstfest

Date: Nov 2-11  City: New Braunfels

Celebrate with this 10-day "salute to sausage." Enjoy a variety ofentertainment, food and fun on the Wurstfest Grounds in Landa Parkalong with... Read More

Attractions

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Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation

City: Livingston   Region: Piney Woods

Home of Alabama and Coushatta Indians, part of Southern foresttribes, in dense, wooded area known as the Big Thicket. SamHouston, a staunch...

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Caddo Lake State Park

City: Uncertain   Region: Piney Woods

480 acres beside Caddo Lake; an area once occupied by CaddoIndians, a tribe quite advanced in civilization. Camping areas,trailer sites, cabins,...

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Caddo Lake Steamboat Company

City: Uncertain   Region: Piney Woods

Ply the waters of Caddo Lake aboard the Graceful Ghoststeamboat. It's a replica of an 1890s paddle wheel riverboat, likethose that once steamed...

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Caddo Canoe Rentals & Boat Tours

City: Uncertain   Region: Piney Woods

Enjoy scenic tours of Big Cypress Bayou and Caddo Lake. Daily tours and canoe rentals.

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Angelina National Forest

City: Lufkin   Region: Piney Woods

Nearest entrance is 14 miles southeast on U.S. 69. Camping,fishing, hunting, hiking, four-wheeling, canoeing, backpacking,swimming and...

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Ace of Clubs House

City: Texarkana   Region: Piney Woods

Legend says James Draughon won a huge pot in poker game byplaying the ace of clubs. House's floor plan is based on the clubon that card. Elegant...

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Blue Lagoon

City: Huntsville   Region: Piney Woods

Primarily for divers; sparkling artesian springs feed old rockquarry creating a beautiful environment for scuba diving. Submergedboats, planes,...

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World's Richest Acre Park

City: Kilgore   Region: Piney Woods

On part of one downtown block, actually about 1.2 acres, oncestood greatest concentration of oil wells in the world producingmore than 2.5...

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Caddo Lake State Park

City: Karnack   Region: Piney Woods

480 acres beside Caddo Lake; an area once occupied byCaddoIndians, a tribe quite advanced in civilization. Campingareas,trailer sites,...

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Angelina National Forest

City: San Augustine   Region: Piney Woods

Nearest entrance about 11 miles south on Texas 147.

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Big Thicket Canoe Trips

City: Silsbee   Region: Piney Woods

Located on Village Creek in the heart of the "Big Thicket," youcan take a short trip of three to four hours, or two to three daysin this...

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Atlanta State Park

City: Atlanta   Region: Piney Woods

Excellent trailer and camp sites available at 1,475-acrefacility on south shore of Lake Wright Patman. Other featuresinclude swimming, boating,...

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Big Thicket National Preserve

City: Kountze   Region: Piney Woods

Some 97,000 acres in twelve units comprise this preserve wherethe southwestern desert meets the eastern hardwood swamps andcoastal prairies meet...

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Big Thicket Information Station

City: Kountze   Region: Piney Woods

Details about the Big Thicket National Preserve, interpretivepanels, information on trails and boating. Hiking trails of variouslengths have...

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Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site

City: Alto   Region: Piney Woods

A chief archaeological site in Texas. Park includes twoceremonial and one burial mound, visitor center with exhibits,interpretive trail. Two...

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Bonner Bank Building

City: Rusk   Region: Piney Woods

Cherokee County's first bank, established 1884, in 1865 building. Euclid St. and U.S. 69.

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Bull Creek Trail

City: Moscow   Region: Piney Woods

Parallels a clear, spring-fed stream among large magnolia, whiteoak, maple, holly, dogwood and other forest species, allidentified. Entrance to...

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Brookshire's World of Wildlife Museum and Country Store

City: Tyler   Region: Piney Woods

Features more than 250 specimens of animals, reptiles, andfishfrom Africa and North America. The Country Store depictswhatgrocery stores...

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Municipal Rose Garden & Museum

City: Tyler   Region: Piney Woods

22-acre garden is nation's largest rose showcase,featuring38,000 rose bushes representing nearly 500 varieties.Roses are attheir floral peak...

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Angelina National Forest

City: Jasper   Region: Piney Woods

Nearest entrance 13 miles northwest on Texas 63. Camping,fishing, hunting, hiking, four-wheeling, canoeing, backpacking,swimming and picnicking...

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