The Salt Lick.
Call it "I Do Barbecue." The smoke of The Salt Lick in Driftwood reaches into myth and matrimony. People don't just drive to The Salt Lick; they go there on pilgrimages for dinner with friends, for family reunions, and for weddings, held creekside and catered with 'cue.

Dr. Pepper.
I moved to Georgia and drove 30 thirsty miles one day before finding a Dr. Pepper in that land of Coke. My favorite soft drink oasis, the Dublin Dr. Pepper Bottling Company, still fills bottles with the original formula. It’s the perfect destination if you still tell time by 10, 2, and 4.

Bass Performance Hall.
The Bass family wrote "I love you" to Fort Worth when they built this performance center in the Sundance Square district, and built it right. Bass Hall doffs a Stetson to 19th-century European theaters, yet with materials and methods made to last 300 years.

Gruene Hall.
Music has poured through its long windows since the 1870s. Stars such as Lyle Lovett and George Strait found early fame on this bluff above the Guadalupe.