Things to Do on Vacation in the Texas Hill Country
Guests enjoy coming to stay at Star of Texas Bed & Breakfast, so they can relax and enjoy time with each other and experience our small town. Others want to tour the Texas Hill Country Wine Trail and visit attractions nearby. We have limited shopping, but we do have great local restaurants and antique shops.
To plan your stay and see events in Brownwood, Visit Brownwood.
These are some favorite places we want you to experience:
Culinary Taste Treats
- The Turtle Restaurant & Enoteca – Slow food restaurant and wine bar in downtown Brownwood.
- Lucille & Mable’s upscale restaurant with great steaks. reservations required for evening. 325-430-0979
- Humphrey Pete’s – Known for great steaks and baby back ribs.
- The Runaway Train – Old train dining car and serving great burgers and shakes.
- Steve’s Market & Deli – A fun, eclectic deli downtown with great sandwiches and soups.
- Up In Smoke BBQ great food, and a meat market too.
- Underwood’s Cafeteria – Buffet-style barbeque and fixin’s.
- Pioneer Tap House serving Texas craft beers and wines in Downtown
- CJ’s Cigar Lounge serving spirits and great cigars in Downtown
- Spirit of Texas Winery – Local winery with lots of fun events to enjoy.
- Wedding Oak Winery in San Saba, great winery just a short drive away.
- Brennan Vineyards in Comanche, winery close by with award-winning wines too.
- 10 Mile Wine Bar
- Cultural Experiences
- Brownwood Art Association – Art shows throughout the year.
- Lyric Theatre – Plays with mostly local talent offered year round.
- The Genealogy and Local History section of the Brownwood Public Library & other great museums for the history lovers.
- Intermission Bookshop Downtown, local own bookshop
Outdoors Adventures
- Shockey Stables – Wonderful folks offering horseback riding about 1 hour away.
- Lake Brownwood State Park – Trails, birding and fishing
- Regency Suspension Bridge – Last bridge in Texas of its kind.
- Gorman Falls at Colorado Bend State Park – Amazing trail and waterfall in wet weather.
- The Hideout Golf Club
- Bayou Kayak Rentals 325-642-4951 – Book ahead to paddle Pecan Bayou.
Trails to Follow in our Area