Best of Texas Hill Country
Relaxing Views & Wineries Nearby
Places where you can grab a drink and a bite in gorgeous settings, just 10 or so minutes away.
Just 5 minutes drive from the house, this place feels like your own backyard but with gorgeous views, an amazing selection of beer, a couple of food trucks and… Llamas!
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The Shady Llama
18325 Ranch Rd 12Just 5 minutes drive from the house, this place feels like your own backyard but with gorgeous views, an amazing selection of beer, a couple of food trucks and… Llamas!
Skip the wine tasting. Instead come for a cheese board or simply buy a bottle of wine and enjoy it, picnic style with a view. It’s easy to relax here for hours.
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Driftwood Estate Winery
4001 Elder Hill RdSkip the wine tasting. Instead come for a cheese board or simply buy a bottle of wine and enjoy it, picnic style with a view. It’s easy to relax here for hours.
Just a great place to hang out outside with a glass of wine.
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Bell Springs Winery
3700 Bell Springs RdJust a great place to hang out outside with a glass of wine.
Limestone Terrace Vineyard
101 Rocky Meadow LnSolaro Estate Winery
13111 Silver Creek RdSome of the best wine in Hill Country.
Breweries not to miss
Hill country breweries you can’t skip.
Even if Beer is not your thing, these are gorgeous ranches and great places for Kids too.
Spectacular beer, including barrel aged, in a beautiful setting. The food is great too.
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Vista Brewing
13551 FM150 WSpectacular beer, including barrel aged, in a beautiful setting. The food is great too.
Another farmhouse brewery, their beers are funky but fantastic.
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Roughhouse Brewing
680 Oakwood LoopAnother farmhouse brewery, their beers are funky but fantastic.
Probably our favorite brewery in Texas (along with Vista). Feels like a brewery Disneyland
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Jester King
13187 Fitzhugh RdProbably our favorite brewery in Texas (along with Vista). Feels like a brewery Disneyland
Food scene
A few food places worth a visit while you're around. Note that the breweries also usually have good food choices.
Classic Italian American, in a beautiful vineyard. Pairs well with a visit to Vista Breewing. Top trick: order to go, and sit in the tables outside!
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Trattoria Lisina
13308 FM150 WClassic Italian American, in a beautiful vineyard. Pairs well with a visit to Vista Breewing. Top trick: order to go, and sit in the tables outside!
In Wimberley, great for Brunch, Lunch or Dinner, and in a beautiful setting by the Creek.
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The Leaning Pear
111 River RdIn Wimberley, great for Brunch, Lunch or Dinner, and in a beautiful setting by the Creek.
Water Activities
Unmissable water activities in the area
We love this place. Just be sure to book ahead for availability.
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Blue Hole Regional Park
333 Blue Hole LnWe love this place. Just be sure to book ahead for availability.
Jacobs Well
The source of the Blue Hole, also nice for a short hike.
Absolutely incredible, also needs to be booked ahead.
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Hamilton Pool Naturschutzgebiet
24300 Hamilton Pool RdAbsolutely incredible, also needs to be booked ahead.
Even when other swimming holes are booked, you can always come to Cypress Falls - and it’s a blast!
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Cypress Falls Swimming Hole
50 Marina CirEven when other swimming holes are booked, you can always come to Cypress Falls - and it’s a blast!
Fun and Family activities
Crazy golf, disc golf, pickle ball and a beer bar make this a really fun place with family or a large group.
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Dreamland Dripping Springs
2770 U.S. 290Crazy golf, disc golf, pickle ball and a beer bar make this a really fun place with family or a large group.
ONLY RUNS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. An enormous community vintage market, very much fun to visit. It's lively, has live music, and be sure to get there early to find parking.
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Wimberley Markt Tage
601 FM2325ONLY RUNS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. An enormous community vintage market, very much fun to visit. It's lively, has live music, and be sure to get there early to find parking.
Well, this is a bit of a crazy, weird place. In a beautiful setting by the Blanco river is Pioneer Town - a full reconstruction of a Wild West town. Great with Kids, and the people running the Cowboy Museum (in the middle of the town) are fantastic.
Cowboy Museum
333 Wayside DriveWell, this is a bit of a crazy, weird place. In a beautiful setting by the Blanco river is Pioneer Town - a full reconstruction of a Wild West town. Great with Kids, and the people running the Cowboy Museum (in the middle of the town) are fantastic.
Downtown Wimberley
Wimberley is a quaint little village, and you can't miss at least spending a morning there walking around the Square.
The first Saturday of every month is Wimberley Market Days - if you're around, make sure to stop there early!
This is a shop not to miss in Dowtown Wimberley. Whenever we walk in and smell the palo santo, we just immediately feel great. And maybe tempted to get a plant or two.
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Ceremony Botanical Studio
14000 Ranch Rd 12This is a shop not to miss in Dowtown Wimberley. Whenever we walk in and smell the palo santo, we just immediately feel great. And maybe tempted to get a plant or two.
It's a Diner. True. But the location is perfect, and sometimes all you need is a big stack of Pancakes, or Chicken and Waffles.
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Wimberley Cafe
101-A Wimberley SquareIt's a Diner. True. But the location is perfect, and sometimes all you need is a big stack of Pancakes, or Chicken and Waffles.
Cypress Creek Lavender
A cute, quaint little shop specializing in Lavender products.
A little Wine Bar with a lovely shared patio, and really good wines by the Glass.
Social On The Square
A little Wine Bar with a lovely shared patio, and really good wines by the Glass.
Downtown Dripping Springs
Just over 15 minutes away, Dripping Springs has a different vibe to Wimberley. It's main road, Mercer Street, still has a frontier town feel and is worth a visit. MOST SHOPS ARE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS.
Mazama Coffee Co
301 Mercer StGreat coffee, lovely patio.
Acopon Brewing Co.
211 W Mercer StBritish-inspired beers, including Cask and Real Ale.
A lovely bar in what used to be a Barbershop. Great beer selection, and often with Live Music.
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The Barber Shop
207 W Mercer StA lovely bar in what used to be a Barbershop. Great beer selection, and often with Live Music.
Vintage Soul
302 Mercer StOne of the many shops around Mercer Street worth checking out.