Day Trips

Dripping Springs: Getaways in the Gateway to the Hill Country

Written by Tiffini Brock | March 31, 2016

Travel out of the Lake Travis area and head a little ways south and west to the place where Highways 12 and 290 intersect.

You’ll find yourself in the city of Dripping Springs. This seemingly sleepy community — also known as the “Gateway to the Hill Country” — is home to so many cool things to do, both adult and family-friendly. Who knew, right?!

Get ready to fuel your next slew of envy-inspiring Instagram uploads in Dripping Springs.

Exotic Resort Zoo: Take a Guided Safari Tour in Texas

Written by Emily O'Shaughnessy | March 22, 2016

Load up the family and take a mini road trip to the Exotic Resort Zoo in Johnson City. It’s about an hour out of town — depending on where you live in the Lake Travis area — but truly a world away.

The Exotic Resort Zoo is located on 137 acres with over 500 animals and 80 different species. The highlight is the guided safari tour, where you ride around the property in a large open but covered trailer. You can buy buckets of feed at the gift shop, which I highly recommend (they are large enough to share).

The tour takes about 45 minutes, and our guide did a wonderful job of telling us about the animals as we meandered through the grounds.

Lake Travis Lifestyle Day Trip to the Birthplace of Lyndon B. Johnson

Written by Mandy Spivey | November 4, 2015

You don’t have to travel very far around Central Texas before you find the many historic buildings tied to Texas-born President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

As the 36th leader of the United States, he made huge strides in transforming a nation in the way of education, civil rights and poverty, leaving behind a brightly glowing legacy and park that serves in his memory.

The Texas Hill Country is still home to LBJ and his early family, starting in Stonewall just on the edge of Johnson City. Here is where you’ll find Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site, the birthplace and early living space for the future Senator and President.

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