Andrea Luttrell

2 months ago | texashighways.com | Andrea Luttrell |Sarah Thurmond

Nothing says romance like cuddling up with your boo over a tasty cocktail while outside snow slowly falls, blurring the mountains in the distance. Though it’s a scene rarely found in Texas, you can still engage in the Danish concept of hygge with your sweetheart courtesy of the Boxcar in central Dallas. Co-owners Patrick Gorman, Jordan Carson, Carlos Angel, and Allen Scott opened the bar, located just a mile away from the heart of Southern Methodist University, in October.

Nov 20, 2024 | texashighways.com | Andrea Luttrell |Danielle Lopez

First, let’s get something straight. As any Texan worth their weight in cattle knows, pecan is pronounced “peh-cahn,” not “pee-can.” We can claim this pronunciation with some authority, since archeologists have discovered evidence of pecan trees in the Rio Grande Valley as long ago as 6100 B.C.E. In more recent times, the state has honored the humble pecan by naming it our official state tree, and, with good weather on our side, Texas can produce up to 70 million pounds of pecans annually.

Sep 26, 2024 | texashighways.com | Andrea Luttrell |Sarah Thurmond

Dallas tends not to conjure up images of water cascading down craggy stone cliffs. However, locals and visitors alike can behold the city’s own version of a majestic waterfall above Interstate 35, just off Harry Hines Boulevard in front of the Alexan apartment complex. There, on a giant billboard currently advertising Miller Lite, with a shoutout to the Dallas Cowboys, water rushes down a carefully crafted rock mountainside, beckoning commuters and road-trippers to Big D.

Aug 22, 2024 | texashighways.com | Andrea Luttrell |Sarah Thurmond

An inquisitive traveler can drive past Bruco, the giant concrete caterpillar resting alongside the highway in Italy, Texas, only so many times before the siren call of curiosity wins out. Lured in by its goofy smile, iron antennae, and tilted cowboy boots, intrepid road warriors often pull off Interstate 35 to get answers. But people often get lost in search of Bruco, says Gary Clark, the vice president and director of marketing for Monolithic Constructors Inc.

Oct 13, 2023 | texashighways.com | Andrea Luttrell |Sarah Thurmond

About 50 miles south of downtown Dallas on Interstate 35—when the strip malls of the metroplex give way to cornfields—a strange tower stands sentry over an empty field. Texas travelers familiar with the sight of water towers peppering stretches of highway will have trouble placing this structure: It looks more War of the Worlds than Friday Night Lights.