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Historic Petrified Wood Tourist Camp & Gas Station in Decatur, Texas

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Historic Petrified Wood Travel Station in Decatur, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Texas Tourist Camp In 1927, E.F. Boydston bought a feed lot in Decatur, Texas and turned it into the Texas Tourist Camp. As grand as that sounds, in the beginning, it was merely a gas station that offered campsites. Next came a restaurant, which started as the Texas Lunchroom, but soon became known as the […]

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iPhone Photo Essay: Chandor Gardens, the Secret Gardens of Weatherford, Texas

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Chandor Gardens in Weatherford, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Best Kept Secret in Weatherford, Texas Twenty-five miles west of Fort Worth lies a beautifully landscaped garden in the Historic District of Weatherford, Texas. This lush oasis was created by the internationally renowned portrait artist, Douglas Chandor, and his wife, Ina. Chandor Gardens is such an unspoiled treasure that, I must confess, part of me […]

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The Fort Worth Texas Stockyards: Where the West Begins

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Fort Worth Stockyards (photo by Tui Snider)

The Fort Worth Stockyards: Where the West Begins For those craving a wild west experience in north Texas, the Fort Worth Stockyards is the place to go. This is where you can ride a mechanical bull, watch a gunfight reenactment, buy custom-made cowboy boots, hang out in a honkytonk, see the opry, witness a cattledrive, […]

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Alien Gravesite in Aurora Cemetery: The Roswell of Texas?

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Headstone at alien gravesite in Aurora, Texas (photo by Tui Snider)

Like many older graveyards, Aurora Cemetery has a Texas State Historical Marker. While pioneers, cattlemen, farmers and soldiers often figure prominently on such signs, what makes this historical marker so unusual is that it mentions a spaceship crash in 1897, and that this cemetery is where the alien’s body is buried!

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iPhone Photo Essay: Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, Texas

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Alligator at the Athens Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (photo by Tui Snider)

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Have you ever been to a zoo where you could hunt? Me, neither! I did, however, recently visit an aquarium where you can fish: The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center (TFFC) in Athens, Texas. TFFC is actually much more than just a place to view fish. It’s a full production freshwater fish […]

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Traveler’s Show & Tell: Chihuly Nights, Swimming with Manta Rays & Homeless by Choice

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Dallas Arboretum Chihuly glass exhibit (photo by Paula Puffer)

  Welcome to the June 25th, 2012 edition of Traveler’s Show and Tell. This edition of the Traveler’s Show and Tell blog carnival is a big one, featuring travel-related posts and photo essays from a whopping 23 travel bloggers. This month’s blog carnival is so jam-packed with travel posts that you may feel a little […]

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