New Braunfels Guides

Local guides written by people who live here — rivers, music, food, and family fun.

Things to Do in New Braunfels: The Local Guide

Outdoors · Family · Live Music

Things to Do in New Braunfels: The Local Guide

New Braunfels sits at the meeting point of two spring-fed rivers, halfway between San Antonio and Austin, with German roots that go back to 1845. That mix — river town, dance-ha…

New Braunfels with Kids: The Family Guide

Family · Free Fun

New Braunfels with Kids: The Family Guide

New Braunfels might be the best family town in Texas: two swimmable rivers, a legendary waterpark, a drive-through safari, a real cave, and a children's museum — all within twen…

The Gruene Historic District Guide

Live Music · Food & Drink

The Gruene Historic District Guide

Gruene was a company cotton town in the 1870s, went quiet after the boll weevil and the Depression, and was rediscovered nearly intact a century later. Today it is the most atmo…

Comal River Tubing: Everything You Need to Know

Outdoors

Comal River Tubing: Everything You Need to Know

The Comal is often called the shortest major river in Texas — about two and a half miles from the Comal Springs to where it joins the Guadalupe — and nearly all of it is floatab…

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