Great Places to Visit in Texas

Texas Roadhouse
The Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain is known for their delicious menu items that include juicy steaks, ribs, and ice cold beer. The first Texas Roadhouse to open its doors was on February 17, 1993 by Kent Taylor in Clarksville, Indiana. There are currently 235 roadhouse locations in 43 states and the company plans to open several new locations throughout the upcoming years. (2007, Taylor).

Blue Bell Creamery
The Brenham Creamery Company started their business in Brenham, Texas and opened their doors to the public in 1907. The company changed their name to Blue Bell Creamery in 1930 in honor of the Texas state flower. Blue Bell ice cream is currently sold in 17 states with 50 different flavors to choose from. The company prides itself on quality ice cream and is ranked one of the top three best selling ice creams in the country. (2007, Blue Bell Creamery).

Texas World Speedway
The Texas World Speedway was originally built in 1969 and is one of seven super speedways with a span of two miles or greater in the United States. The track is located on an estimated 600 acres on Highway 6. The racetrack went through a remodel in 1991 with new pavement and additional features added to better convenience visitors. Mario Andretti set a Guinness Book record on the Texas World Speedway in 1973 at a speed of 214.158 MPH. The record was held for 12 years. Presently the track is utilized for Indy car, stock car, truck, motorcycle, sport car, and other races. (2002, Conole).
Texas Renaissance Festival
The Texas Renaissance Festival is one of the largest 16th Century based festivals since 1974. The festival comes around once a year for 8 weekends from October to November in Plantersville, Texas. The festival attracts individuals and families of all ages with several exciting activities, meals, and demonstrations. The festival focuses on 16th Century era and portrays what it might have been like for people hundreds of years ago. (2007, Texas Ren Fest).

San Antonio Riverwalk
The San Antonio Riverwalk is famous for its gorgeous landscaped waterfront stretching 2 ½ miles. The riverwalk is a famous tourist attraction lined with five star hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, and businesses. The present day beautiful attraction was not always in the best of shape. A terrible flood in September of 1921 hit the Paseo Del Rio and polluted the water. In the 1930's an architect named Robert H. H. Hugman designed a plan in which would conserve the river and return it to its natural beauty. In 1969 the Paseo Del Rio Association proposed a plan to continue preserving and maintaining the beauty of the riverwalk for everyone to enjoy. (2007, Riverwalk).

References
Blue Bell Creamery. (2007). History. Blue Bell Ice Cream. Retrieved April 15, 2007 from http://www.bluebell.com
Conole, R. (2002). Track History. Texas World Speedway. Retrieved April 15, 2007 from http://texasworldspeedway.com
Riverwalk. (2007). History. San Antonio Riverwalk. Retrieved April 15, 2007 from http://www.sanantonioriverwalk.com
Taylor, K. (2007). Texas Roadhouse: About Us. Texas Roadhouse. Retrieved April 15, 2007 from http://www.texasroadhouse.com
Texas Ren Fest. (2007). History. Texas Renaissance Festival. Retrieved April 15, 2007 from http://www.texrenfest.com