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Jan 3, 2025 | texasmonthly.com | Courtney Bond

After a two-year delay, the much-anticipated Albert Hotel opened January 3 in Fredericksburg, in a primo spot on Main Street in the so-called golden blocks (between Adams and Washington) of the Hill Country’s most touristy town.

Nov 14, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Courtney Bond

There are always indicators when a small Texas town is destined for something great. Duck confit pops up on a restaurant menu. A technology start-up moves in. And, at least in the case of Luling, the largest convenience store on the planet opens its doors.  Sitting at the confluence of Interstate 10, U.S. 183, U.S. 90, and Texas Highway 80, this farming-and-ranching community celebrated its 150th anniversary this year, and its nickname—the Crossroads to Everywhere—feels particularly apt.

Aug 15, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Courtney Bond

I got an amusing mix of responses when I told friends and family I was visiting Muenster, which sits about 15 miles south of the Red River, 65 miles north of Fort Worth, and 5,000 miles west of its namesake, in Germany. “I thought Muenster was a cheese.” “Is that where Eddie Munster lives?” And my favorite: “That’s near Rednecks With Paychecks!” from an enthusiastic cousin.

Jul 17, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Courtney Bond

The Detours series celebrates lesser-known locales worth visiting across the state. A Dallas resort’s sculpture garden serves as the final resting place for a bit of history: a propeller from the RMS Lusitania, the British passenger ship torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland during World War I. It belongs to real estate billionaire Harlan Crow, whose mother, incidentally, survived the sinking of the SS Athenia, the first British ship to be torpedoed by Germany in World War II.