INNER SPACE CAVERN —Texas’ most accessible cavern features subterranean stalactites, stalagmites and flowstones, plus the remains of prehistoric mastodons, wolves and Ice Age animals. Creative lighting and acoustics dramatize the natural beauty. Average temperature is 72 degrees year-round. Admission charge. 4200 S. I-35. 512/931-2283.
www.myinnerspacecavern.com.
LAKES — Granger Lake — An Army Corps of Engineers lake. Parks offer hiking trails along shoreline, boat ramps, fishing, camping and picnicking. Wilson Fox Park has swimming. 3100 Granger Dam Road, Granger. Northeast of Georgetown and Taylor. 512/859-2668.
www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/granger/. Lake Georgetown — This Army Corps of Engineers
lake offers parks with boat ramps, picnicking and camping. The Good Water Trail follows the upper end of lake. 500 Lake Overlook Drive. About four miles west of I-35 via F.M. 2338. 512/930-5253.
www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/georgetown.
PALACE THEATER —In historic downtown, this former movie house is now home to live productions year-round, including musicals, comedies and dramas. 810 S. Austin Ave. 512/869-7469.
www.georgetownpalace.com.
VETERAN’S MEMORIAL PLAZA —The plaza features 2,500 engraved bricks, two memorial walls and granite plates engraved with names of Williamson County residents who gave their lives in all wars. 2 Texas Drive. 512/948-7701 x01.
www.sctxca.org//suncity/about/ veterans-memorial/ or
www.VisitGeorgetown.com.
WILLIAMSON MUSEUM —The museum is located in the historic Farmers State Bank building. Explore the county’s heritage through constantly changing exhibits. The museum sponsors the annual Chisholm Trail Days event. 716 S. Austin Avenue. 512/943-1670.
williamsonmuseum.org.
WINERIES —Georgetown Winery and Grape Creek Winery. See WINERIES listing.
GOLDTHWAITE POP. 1,882
ALT. 1,882
GOLDTHWAITE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 1003 Fisher St. 325/648-3619.
Goldthwaite is noted for year-round fishing at nearby Colorado River and Pecan Bayou, as well as seasonal hunting. The town lies on U.S. 183, a segment of the Ports-to-Plains Highway. The Regency Suspension Bridge across the Colorado River is one of the few swinging bridges in use in the state. Approximately 20 miles west off F.M. 574.
MILLS COUNTY MUSEUM —Features replicas of pioneer rooms, local history and photographs. 1119 Fisher St. 325/648-6212.
MILLS COUNTY OLD JAIL MUSEUM —Located in the Old Jail building on the courthouse square. Also houses the Chamber of Commerce. Contact the Chamber for more information. 1003 Fisher St.
HONDO POP. 9,080
ALT. 927 MAP R-14
HONDO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 402 Carter St. 830/426-3037.
www.hondochamber.com.
Hondo is best known for its “Welcome” signs, on either end of town, proclaiming “This is God’s Country, please don’t drive through it like hell!” The signs date back to the 1940s. The restored 1940s Raye Theater features first-run movies. 830/426-5757. Events include the Cowboy Country Roundup in
February, Hondo Army Air Field Fly-In in May, Medina County Fair in September, Wild Game Festival in October, and Christmas in God’s Country Market Days and Night Parade in November.
MEDINA COUNTY MUSEUM —This museum includes a one-room schoolhouse, buggy and farm equipment shed, a D’Hanis brick building, Southern Pacific caboose, and the 1893 Southern Pacific Hondo Depot.
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Exhibits feature the frontier beginnings of Medina County to World War II. 2202 18th St. 830/741-2105.
SOUTH TEXAS MAIZE —A labyrinth is carved through towering corn stalks. Site also features a barrel train, play area, picnic areas, concessions and pick-your- own flowers. Two miles east of Hondo on U.S. 90. 830/741-3968.
www.southtexasmaize.com.
HUTTO POP. 18,371
ALT. 665 MAP O-17
HUTTO VISITOR INFORMATION: 409 W. Front St., Suite 200. 512/759-4029.
www.visithutto.com.
Hutto is known for its high school mascot, the hippo. According to popular legend, in 1915 when a circus train stopped at the depot, a hippo potamus got out and made its way to nearby Cottonwood Creek. After much effort, the hippo was prodded from the mud and water and reloaded onto the train car. Soon afterward the Hutto school adopted the hippopotamus as its
INGRAM POP. 1,846
ALT. 1,600 MAP Q-14
WEST KERR COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 3186 Junction Hwy. 830/367-4322.
www.wkcc.com.
This center for surrounding summer camps and vacation homes rests on the north bank of the Guadalupe River.
mascot. Concrete hippos are displayed throughout the community. At last count, there were more than 3,000 hippos in Hutto. Hutto Lake Park includes a boat dock, birdwatching platform, fishing sites and a granite trail.
HUTTO COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT—Twelve buildings on approximately half of a city block downtown, are examples of the Late Victorian Italianate style of the 1890s and the early 20th- century Commercial Style.
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