What a unique restroom experience. It was fairly clean inside and well up kept. Doodooing the…read morebusiness here wasn't as odd as I thought considering you have a clear view of the outside. Very cool. Definitely coming back.

Unique stop. There is something weird about going to the bathroom and seeing everything around you,…read morebut pretty cool. It was air conditioned which was nice. They were relatively clean considering it is a public restroom. Sadly one smelled really bad like smoke. It was worthwhile to make the stop. Kids played a game of chess right next to the bathroom.

Not only is the town itself (about one street) picturesque, but so are the surrounding areas. Lots…read moreof farm land and wooded quite streets. Worth stopping on the road to Tyler or Dallas.

Ben Wheeler is a great place to spend a relaxing day. The shops are unique, restaurants are…read morefabulous, and the people are always super friendly. Stroll around the town on the paths and walkways and enjoy the day. It's a walk back in time to a simpler life.

Great classes for all ages within the area. Can't wait to join and learn more! Thank you for…read moreoffering your knowledge to the people of Wood County.

From the owner: MLOTA is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization. Our purpose is to promote and encourage an interest…read morein all art forms; while providing a place for artists to learn, share their talents and display their work. Currently we offer Guilds and Classes in the following Media: Fiber Arts, Line Dancing, Drawing & Painting, Quilting, Woodcarving, Woodburning, Writing, Stained Glass, Mosaic . We invite you to join us by becoming a member or attending one of our shows which are free and open to the public. Beginners are always welcome !

Had a great time at both the July 4th and Christmas festivals. Lots of food and rink vendors as…read morewell as souvenirs and crafts vendors. Very much family fun with great entertainment.

I always enjoy myself when I make the trip to Festival Plaza. Well except for holiday in Dixie. I…read moredon't like that one too much. Parking can be a hassle but I always get lucky and get a spot on commerce. That was the case - twice this week. Just a blocks walk. The Revel might be my favorite, followed by Mudbug Madness. Again- not a fan of Dixie.

I traveled here for a half marathon and it was a charming experience. It's a small town with some…read moresimple, but pretty parks and prairie lands in and around. The organizer seemed intrigued that I was (formerly) from New York and had come all the way there. The spread afterwards was nice too so I'd recommend the Run the Rail if you're so inclined. Apparently the area was settled when it was still the Republic of Texas (read: a separate country) and an easterner (presumably from Massachusetts) named it. They then moved the town a few miles north when a big railroad was built, this is now New Boston. Boston was renamed Old Boston and hence the local adage of "Three Bostons."

Are you over 50 and hate big cities, traffic, lots of people, then New Boston is for you. This is…read morewhat small town Texas is all about. There is not a lot of young people here but the older people seem to enjoy the place.

I've come to the city of Kilgore, Texas many times to visit family members…read more Everyone I encountered were friendly, and this being a small town, I think it was known that I was from out of town. The Main Street that goes through town is Highway 259, and in the small downtown area is the World's Richest Acre Park along with Jack Ryan's Steak and Chophouse, which is probably the nicest restaurant in town. You will see plenty of Oil Derrick's throughout this part of town, which represents the oil boom in the 1930s. A nice small town in East Texas!!

Visit Kilgores downtown has amazing food if you look in the right places and amazing eventsread more

Hidden treasure full of history and fun. Step back in time to a slower pace, fun and great food and…read moreshops. It has a little something for everyone. Trails, antiques, history, landscapes and everybody's glad to see you. Limited hours and days if sine businesses so make sure you check first. A myst is stopping by the visitors center to get your bearings and maps. Two great places with public restrooms. never know you might see Big Foot too. Easy to find just look for the train trestle ( lit up every night). Great day or even a few days to visit. Catch all the tours to have some great food.

Too cute! This is a town that is going through a revival of sorts. There are numerous places going…read moreto, General stores, fudge shops, restaurants, etc. It is an extremely haunted place, since much of it was the Wild West, complete with men, brothels and guns, and laden with alcohol and testosterone. It's a place of safety, of charm and of history.

Did you know??? Fun facts from Atlas Obscura- When Jetson's…read morehome comes to fruition. Fewer than a hundred of Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's sci-fi-inspired Futuro Houses were ever produced, and now fewer than 50 remain, making the odd spaceship vacation home crumbling away in a Royse City, Texas field more sought after than it would appear.   Designed in the late 1960s, the prefabricated Futuro Houses were meant to be a cheap, durable, and stylish little dwelling that could be placed in any environment. Made of fiberglass and plastic, the homes could be broken down into 16 individual pieces and bolted together wherever the owner wanted, from a snowy mountainside to a sunny beach. Unfortunately, the space age design may have been a bit too ahead of its time for most communities, which along with an oil shortage, cut the future of these bulbous vacation shacks short.  Almost from the installation of the first Futuro house in Suuronen's native Finland, locals seemed to decry the strangely shaped buildings. While almost a hundred of the pieces were created and placed around the world from America to New Zealand, a number of them were shot down by zoning laws, or demolished. The oil crisis in the 1970s made the use of plastic prohibitive and production of the houses was stopped. Despite the objections of some, architecture aficionados took to the buildings and were able to preserve many of them, while those without protection simply fell into ruin. The Futuro House sitting in Royse City is unfortunately one of the latter. The interior has been gutted and is now covered in graffiti. The exterior has weather and stained with age, although as of late 2014, it seems to have received a fresh coat of bright orange paint. The inside however is still a mess. A far cry from the Futuro Houses which are well-preserved in private collections around the world, this vacation ship looks like it has crash-landed, but can still be located on Highway 276, approximately six miles east of Rockwall, Texas.

This is a rare site to see! We happened to see a green futuro house years ago driving around…read moreLivingston Illinois, never expected to see one here near the Dallas area! There's only 100 of these futuro homes in the world! Originally designed to be a ski chalet. Wish that it wasn't vandalized. The orange color is a little faded and worn but the structure was all there. The little door was opened but we didn't climb in. What a fun little adventure in the area!

John James Culbertson was born in Cincinnati and moved to Paris. According to the nearby marker, he…read morewas instrumental in building the first Paris cotton mill around 1884. He built a small cottonseed oil empire through the Paris Oil and Cotton Company, later known as Southland Cotton Oil Company. After Paris was ravaged by fire in 1916, John and Emily Culbertson were among leading citizens who rebuilt the city. Held in high esteem by the people of Paris, the Culbertsons gave many public spaces, monuments and works of art to the city and several local institutions. One of those is this fountain of imported Carrara marble on the city's central plaza. The fountain was built between 1924-1927 and was constructed with imported Italian Cararra marble. It's absolutely beautiful and worth a stop if you are in Paris to see the Eiffel Tower. [Review 714 of 2024 - 476 in Texas - 21745 overall]

Beautiful fountain in the middle of historic town square, downtown Paris, TX. There are little…read moreeateries & antique shops to explore, as well as brews, wine, and specialty shops!

Cross Lake is an 8,575-acre man-made lake built in 1926 that is around 13.4 square miles. The lake…read moreis the primary water source for the City of Shreveport and is also used for many recreational activities such as boating, fishing and hunting. One of the original lakes created by the Great Raft on the Red River, Cross was completely drained by the second removal of the logjam in 1875. It was recreated for use as a water supply reservoir in 1926 when a dam was constructed at the neck of Cross Bayou. In 1989, a 1.6 mile bridge across the lake was opened. Crossing over it is impressive although taking pictures nearly impossible in a moving vehicle. I still feel like a wide eyed awestruck child going over it.

Cross Lake is a reservoir for the City of Shreveport, LA …read more.. Covers some 8K+ acres... If you're traveling on I-220 around the Shreveport-Bossier metro area then you'll hit this bridge depending on if your travels take you through Caddo Parish... Nothing special about the bridge itself cause it's simply an interstate concrete bridge...Well let me take that back, you'll notice you tend to cant(lean) toward the middle as you drive over the bridge...This is due to a hazardous materials feature they built into it...If a tanker hauling liquid was to wreck and spill it's contents the liquid is supposed to run to the center of the bridge and then drain into a retention pond at the east end of the bridge, thus protecting the water supply for Shreveport... But the other cool aspect is the views to your left if your heading West (or vice versa if you're heading East)....You can look across the lake and see the skyline of downtown Shreveport and the casinos and it's a pretty cool sight...not to mention the pleasure boaters, water skiers and sail boats you can see at certain times of the week/year... That's about all there is to say about it...it's just a cool experience in general...