Updated: 2 p.m. Sept. 15, 2021
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The first Margaritaville Resort in Texas opened last summer in Montgomery on Lake Conroe. The highly anticipated 186-acre resort features a splash of dining concepts and recreational activities, including a water park, an 18-hole golf course, a swim-up pool bar and boat rentals.
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Fostoria, a former sawmill town near Cleveland, Texas is listed as a Texas Ghost Town on Texasexcapes.com.
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Spanning 150 acres of beachfront property, the Bolivar Beach Club & RV resort will offer a new way to glamp in style. Slated to open in November, the development will feature 207 concrete sites with full hookups, food truck park, grocery store, cabanas, pool with a swim up bar, a luxury bathhouse, laundry facility and fitness center.
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The Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland can make you forget you live in Texas. This temple is dedicated to Meenakshi, the goddess of marriage. The temple hosts cultural events and has a vegetarian cafeteria, and welcomes visitors.
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Rosenberg leaned into its history with trails with the Railroad Museum. The Rosenburg Railroad Museum provides information on Fort Bend’s railroad history.
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Baseball legend and former Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan is featured prominently in an exhibit and in a statue in front of the Alvin Historical Museum.
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Banana Bend Beach Park is a beach located on San Jacinto River in Highlands.
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The Lanier Theological Library  specializes in Archaeology, Biblical Studies, Church History, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Egyptology, Linguistics, and Theology. It is located at 14130 Hargrave Road, Houston in northwest Houston.
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The Bayou Wildlife Zoo is an open range zoo in Alvin that features hundreds of animals in addition to a petting zoo and pony rides.
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Former Bellaire bowling alley, the Palace Social, was revitalized and reopened this summer.
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The Lake Houston Wilderness Park in New Caney, provides a greenspace outlet for local residents.
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Courtesy of the National Museum of Funeral History.
The National Museum of Funeral History, which is located in Spring, contains a collection of artifacts and relics that aim to “educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care.”
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Every year around the end of September through October, Old McDonald’s Farm on FM 1960 in Atascocita opens a seasonal pumpkin patch at the front of their large, outdoor center.
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Porter is home to the Emerald Lake Naturist Resort and RV Park, which features lake-based events for Houston area nudists.
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The Armand Bayou Nature Center is a 2,500-acre wilderness preserve in Pasadena. The nature center is one of the largest urban wilderness preserves in the U.S.
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Big Rivers Waterpark features waterslides, aerial adventures and dry attractions. It is located in East Montgomery County. 
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Platforms, rope bridges and many other obstacles are available to be conquered at Texas TreeVentures in The Woodlands.
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