All roads lead from Houston in this entertaining and informative set of driving tours through southeast Texas.
Here are six "auto trails:" that will take you away from the bustling Bayou City to the fascinating small towns and peaceful countryside of southeastern Texas. Whether you make each drive a day's trip or an inexpensive weekend holiday, you will come back refreshed and informed by your journey.
Clear directions and a good map of each route accompany Myra McIlvain's lively tales of the history of the area. She points the way to historic houses, art galleries and museums, unusual features of the landscape, restored hotels and good eating places, antique shops and artists' studios, and other hidden treasures of the southeast Texas countryside.
The trails sweep from Orange in the east to Shiner in the west and from Navasota and Anderson in the north to historic Indianola in the south. Tours radiate from Houston but may be joined at any point along the way.