Where to Eat, Shop, and Groove in Gruene
Come for the famous dance hall, stay for the outdoor adventures, charming boutiques, and local wine in this river-fringed Central Texas town.
April 12, 2021
Spend a spring day toobing on the adjacent Guadalupe and Comal rivers.
Courtesy of Rockin R River Rides
The wooden planks squeaked under my new pair of Old Gringo boots and instantly I understood: to visit Gruene Hall and walk in the footsteps of countless legends who have performed on its stage is to experience a little piece of Texas magic.
It’s been nearly twenty years since I first trekked to Texas’s oldest dance hall to sing “Carry On” at the top of my lungs with Pat Green, a gaggle of girlfriends, and hundreds of strangers, in a night so memorable that Gruene Hall is still impressed upon my heart.