| Twenty one things off the top of my head that | | | | town ? |
| make Wimberley unlike anywhere else in Texas. | | | | 11) Wimberley Pie Company - Man o man you |
| 1) Blanco River- it meanders through the town | | | | have never seen so many pies. In fourteen years |
| and all around. swimming, kayaking,and hanging out | | | | I have sampled most of them. Try the cherry |
| are recommended.If you want to spend the | | | | but then again just choose your favorite, they |
| weekend find a b and B on the river and enjoy. | | | | are all delicious. |
| 2) the hills- they surround the Wimberley valley | | | | 12) Cypress Creek - When you cross over the |
| and offer spectacular views from above and | | | | bridge at the square..that is cypress Creek. |
| below. | | | | Absolutely beautiful. Probably the most |
| 3) the Corral theatre- an outdoor walk-in movie | | | | photographed spot in Wimberley. |
| theatre. much like the old drive in's but you sit in | | | | 13) Gourmet Tamale Kitchen - Without a doubt |
| old rockers, under the stars. nothing better on a | | | | the healthiest, best tasting tamales I have ever |
| summer night.it has been here for decades.Bring a | | | | eaten. I once saw a woman from Ohio fill a cooler |
| cold bottle of wine if you like.You know when its | | | | to ship back home. |
| time for the movie, always at dusk. | | | | 14) Wimberley Pie Social - In April. Serious pie |
| 4) Market Days- Second largest outdoor market | | | | competition with locals vieing for the blue ribbon. It |
| in texas with over 400 vendors. First saturday of | | | | is a hoot.great small town atmosphere without |
| the month March through December.You have | | | | the huge crowds. |
| never seen so much stuff from junk to arts and | | | | 15) Wimberley Brewing Company - Opened in Feb. |
| crafts. Come early if you are a serious | | | | of 09 by former San Francisco 49erand longtime |
| looker.Seriously this is a lot of fun. I rarely miss | | | | Wimberlyite Bruce Collie. They make their own |
| one. | | | | and they meet Reinheitsgebot (the German |
| 5) Jacobs Well - Where cypress Creek originates. | | | | brewing brewing purity laws).If you love beer do |
| eight divers through the years have gone down | | | | not miss this stop. |
| and never come back. favorite place for the local | | | | 16) Butterfly Days - Third saturday in April. Watch |
| kids to swim for years. cold and | | | | the release of hundreds of butterfly's to help |
| refreshing.Discovered in 1850's by Wimberley | | | | populate their new home in Wimberley. Lots of |
| settlers but the Comanche knew of it long before. | | | | fun things for the kids like face painting, games, |
| 6) Susanna's Kitchen - located in a church where | | | | entertainers and you should see the joy on their |
| locals like Alejandro Escoveda, Willis Alan Ramsey | | | | faces. This is a really unique event.Bring the |
| and Ray Wylie Hubbard bless us to small, intimate | | | | children or grand kids. |
| concerts when they are not doing the Letterman | | | | 17) Wimberley Glass Works - you talk about |
| or Leno shows. Smoke and alcohol free. Enjoy | | | | some beautiful works of art. They have |
| tamales, pie and coffee. | | | | demonstrations throughout the day where you |
| 7) Blue Hole - beautiful swimming spot on cypress | | | | can watch them blow glass. very cool. |
| creek with huge Cypress trees lining the bank. | | | | 18) Spring - As in wildflowers,Bluebonnets,Texas |
| Great place to have a picnic and swing off the | | | | Paintbrush,Indian Blanket,Greenthread, Winecup |
| ropes into the cool, clear water. | | | | and on and on. Come to Wimberley in the spring it |
| 8) Shakespeare Under The Stars - The only | | | | is beautiful. |
| acredited high school shakespeare program in | | | | 19) Austin - Oh yes, Wimberley is so close to my |
| America, kids come from all over the state to | | | | favorite city. forty minutes down a country road |
| participate in everything from costume design to | | | | and your watching the Longhorns play ball, eating |
| set building and of course acting. July 27 - August | | | | at a great restaurant or enjoying a concert. |
| 9 at the outdoor Emilyann theatre | | | | Teas's finest hill country town right next door to |
| 9) Mt. Baldie - 219 steps to he top. Incredible | | | | it's most celebrated city. |
| views of the Wimberley Valley and beyond. Catch | | | | 20) Salt Lick BBQ - OK so technically that would |
| a sunset. Bring water and sneakers and of course | | | | be Driftwood but you are just 10 minutes away |
| your camera. | | | | from some of the best BBQ in America. |
| 10) Wimberley square - Lots of really unique | | | | 21) November through March - Sixty something |
| items.Check out the Blue Willow and have a beer | | | | degrees and the sun is usually shining. The climate |
| at Inoz. It is hard to survive in this town if you | | | | is better nowhere else this time of year. What |
| are not unique.I know.. all tourist towns have a | | | | more needs to be said. |
| square but hey how many folks live in a tourist | | | | |