This Ain't Connecticut
If you're looking for barbecue, boot-scootin', and banjo-pickin'—and maybe an actual cowboy—then get on over to Hill Country. It's small-town Texas at its quirky best.
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A roper at a "charreada," or Mexican rodeo (Alyssa Banta)
- Desert Hearts Cowgirl Club 10101 Hwy. 172 N, 830/796-7001, banderatex.com
- 11th Street Cowboy Bar 307 11th St., Bandera, 830/796-4849, 11thstreetcowboybar.com
- Friends of Hospice Thrift Shop 125 N. High St., Uvalde, 830/486-0939
- Gruene Hall 1281 Gruene Rd., New Braunfels, 830/606-1281, gruenehall.com
- Hill Country State Natural Area 10600 Bandera Creek Rd., Bandera, 830/796-4413, tpwd.state.tx.us
- The Hog Pen Hwy. 83 N & Hwy. 337 W, Leakey, 830/279-8408
- Hoity Toit Beer Joint 421 E. Torrey St., New Braunfels, 830/625-0107
- The Lodges at Lost Maples Vanderpool, 877/216-5627, lostmaplescabins.com
- Lone Star Music 1243 Gruene Rd., New Braunfels, 830/627-1992, lonestarmusic.com
- Rosa's Casita 318 SW Main St., Eldorado, 325/853-2506
- Simon Brothers Mercantile 2 Main St., Roosevelt, 325/446-2604
- Uvalde Rexall Drug 201 N. Getty, Uvalde, 830/278-2589
- The West 114 N. Getty, Uvalde, 830/591-2401
- X Bar Ranch Eldorado, 888/853-2688, xbarranch.com, tour from $25
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