The Creative Mango

Strap on your favorite hiking boots and get ready to be amazed at the Government Canyon State Natural Area, a tranquil park featuring multi-use trails perfect for the experienced to the beginner hiker. Offering more than 40 miles of trails where you can camp, attend a program or guided hike, geocache, picnic, take nature photos, and look for birds and other wildlife. Check out the only known dinosaur footprints on public land where scientists think that the Acro­can­thosaurus and Sauro­po­sei­don dinosaurs left the tracks nearly 110 million years ago.

Live a healthier, happier life with Hiatus Spa + Retreat, where all you have to do is decide how you want to be pampered. Choose from a full-body treatment, massage, skin care, or a mani-pedi in one of 13 treatment rooms, a hydro-therapy room for Vichy shower treatments, a relaxation room, a nail therapy room with zero gravity chairs, and more.

The Brauntex Performing Arts Theatre provides a platform for diverse entertainment that advocates for the cultivation of heritage, education, and culture, making it the heart and soul of culture and art that has made Texas rich in meaning and memory. Grab your friends and family and head over to check out the Jazz, Rock-n-roll, and country music musicians of your choice. Check out the treasured performances of Elvis, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the Polar Express Experience. Take a virtual tour and then make reservations for an experience that will leave you singing for more.

The Gruene Music & Wine Festival has become a multi-day celebration, not only of Texas and Americana music but also a celebration of wine made right here in the Lone Star State. Enjoy the music, food, and crafts with German and New World Wines in the quaint little town of Gruene. Remember to taste the specialty beers on tap.