The Devils River. Photo: Matthew Johnson 

Renew Your Sense of Wonder at these Texas Nature Conservancy Sites

We’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite Nature Conservancy properties that allow occasional public access.

Photo: Kenny Braun

Paddling the Devils River in Southwest Texas

Kayaking on one of the most pristine and scenic rivers in Texas offers high risks and high rewards.

Photo: Jack Johnson

Combine Your Passions for Travel and Doing Good

Build a trail, rebuild communities, work on a farm, or volunteer at a festival.

Photo: Nathan Lindstrom

From Our Partners

Premiere Market 2018
Shop ‘til you drop at Premiere Market 2018 to find only the best boutique merchants! April 6-7 in Bryan/College Station.

Sam Houston Folk Festival
Relive the life and times of General Sam Houston, May 18-20, as the Sam Houston Memorial Museum is transformed into a bustling Texas frontier.

Also this month

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This museum in Grand Saline encourages you to lick the walls »

The Hill Country Film Festival is an indie film-lover’s nirvana »

Bryan-College Station ups its lodging game with three new boutique hotels »

Tour two award-winning bourbon distilleries in Texas »

In Texas City, Boyd’s One Stop goes bonkers for crawfish »

Austin’s famous Green Pastures restaurant is reborn as Mattie’s »

El Paso’s downtown resurgence »

The Daytripper explores caves, drinks local brews, and peruses the “Hauptstrasse” in Boerne »

A conversation with Austinite Turk Pipkin, a former juggling clown who became a writer, actor, and humanitarian »

Hendley Market in Galveston is not your typical souvenir shop »

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