TEXAS (KAMR/KCIT) – The Lone Star State is not only large enough to house tropical beach destinations and frigid expansive mesas, but welcomes millions of visitors and newcomers alike each year with its wildlife, industry, and culture. However, whether they’ve decided to visit Texas to watch the stars or get lost in its lively population centers, every visitor will also need to decide where to rest their head at the end of the day.
Luckily, Texas has plenty of space and history to go around and has communities in every region ready to offer unique overnight accommodations different from the usual hotel-chain fare.
Texas Brazos Trail Region
Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site
About 30 miles southeast of College Station, the Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site consists of six acres in Anderson, the county seat of Grimes County. As described by the Texas State Historical Association, the Fanthorp Inn was built in the 1830s by land speculator Henry Fanthorp and remodeled in 1850. The site is the only authentically restored stagecoach inn of the 1850s in Texas, and has hosted guests including Sam Houston, Anson Jones, and Robert E. Lee. After the state acquired the site, the inn was opened to guests in the mid-1980s.