Yeehaw Getaway

The Perfect Dude Ranches for Channeling Your Inner Texan

Spend a weekend feeling like you're the star of a Western movie.

02/07/2025 By Geneva Diaz and Sofia Gonzalez

A Houston Story

That Time A Would-Be Cattle Baron Lost Everything

A century ago, our editor's great grandfather went to bed a rich man, and woke up having to start over again.

06/09/2020 By Dianna Wray

That Pink Foyer Tho

On the Market: The Happiest Little Glenbrook Ranch

This midcentury modern charmer is full of life.

01/13/2020 By Abby Ledoux

Home on the Range

On the Market: A Rustic Ranch With Its Very Own Pond

This Columbus estate was crafted from 200-year-old barns from upstate New York.

11/13/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Get Along

Get Your Cowboy on at a Texas Dude Ranch

Rediscover your roots on a hayride, catching lightning bugs or simply toasting some s'mores.

07/05/2016 By Bill Wiatrak

This Must Be the Place

Freedom Place: Once a Summer Camp, Now a Home for Healing

When Freedom Place opened its doors in 2012, it was Texas’s first residential treatment center for domestic children who are victims of sex trafficking.

03/31/2016 By Roxanna Asgarian

Cute Overload

Kidding Around at Blue Heron Farm

Celebrate Easter with baby goats and cheese.

03/21/2016 By Jenna K. White

Open Road

City Texan, Meet Country Texan

When the urge to play cowboy strikes, it’s time to visit the Mayan Dude Ranch in Bandera.

03/30/2015 By Sarah Rufca Nielsen