GOLIAD — Standing among the centuries-old walls, it’s easy to get lost in imagination at Goliad’s Presidio La Bahia.

The Nave Museum sits ceremoniously on the corner of Moody and Commercial streets in downtown Victoria.

Junk sounds worthless, but, at Junktoria, refurbishers like Michelle Wagner show that it’s possible to turn junk into gold.

HALLETTSVILLE – The thick wooden island with a butcher-block top situated behind the counter of Novosad’s BBQ & Sausage Market in Hallettsville has seen a lot of briskets, pork ribs and sausage during the past 60 years.

CUERO – The shelves of the middle room of Crafty Chics are lined with hundreds of paints of all colors, glitter, glue, stencils, paintbrushes, markers, stamps and more.

REFUGIO – When people walk into High-Falutin, a hip, fashionable boutique tucked off U.S. 77, it’s not rare that they feel the store is out of place in a quaint, small town.

Football coaches’ opinions on 7on7 range from full-fledged endorsements to downright contempt.

Ten years ago, Kurt Pratka decided to give handmade wooden cutting boards to his friends and family for Christmas.

When you walk in the door of Yummy Finds, the heart behind the operation is clear.

GOLIAD — Mediocrity isn’t on the menu at Goliad’s Mustang Cantina.

On a warm summer afternoon, the inside of Las Palmas Mexican Bar & Grill is cool. Frozen margaritas are poured, chips with queso abound and fresh Mexican dishes come out of the kitchen piping hot.

PORT LAVACA – There are several ways to tell whether your pizza is authentic Italian.

On a hot July afternoon, kids ran, jumped and bounced in the air conditioning at Hang Time trampoline park.

PORT LAVACA – Teenagers who work at the Twin Dolphins Theater don’t have a point-of-sale system that will tell them how much a customer who orders a large popcorn and Coke owes.

Jami Hewankorn, 38, of Victoria, listened to music through her earbuds as she scampered down from the grassy bank at Grover’s Bend to Pebble Beach.

REFUGIO – The first thing people notice when entering the Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Parish are the intricate, gleaming stained-glass windows.

PORT LAVACA – When O’Neil and Sons Brewing Company opened in what looked like a garage off Half League Road, it quickly developed a cult following.

CUERO – Those looking to discover what life was like for 19th century Texans should consider visiting the Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum.

Honey perfume. Henry Fonda. Love and peace. Sheer bliss. Royal gold. White lightnin’. Sunsprite. And Joseph’s coat.

ROCKPORT – More than two years after Hurricane Harvey devastated Rockport, the town has made huge strides in rebuilding.

ROCKPORT – Billy Jack Williams always orders the same sandwich at Pink Octopus Cafe.

YORKTOWN – If you find yourself driving into the Crossroads through Yorktown on SH 72 during lunch and dinner, you’ll find 5D Steakhouse and Lounge packed with customers.

GANADO – Ganado is a Spanish word meaning a herd of cattle. On the fourth Saturday of each month, it could also be used to describe the way people flock to the town’s farmers market.

EDNA – James Harris made Edna’s Brackenridge Park his home for almost a year in 2019.

Carrie and Chelsea Lacy embraced each other after a Black and White summer basketball championship win over Mumphord’s BBQ in late June at the District Event Center.

INEZ – Tucked a few blocks off U.S. 59 in Inez, The Bomb Diggity is growing in popularity.

Andrea Cudin, owner of Lira Rossa Artisan Cheese, places fresh, homemade cheeses made from original Italian recipes in the refrigerator in a small building on the Four E Dairy in Moulton.

Flying among the concrete inclines and steel railings, the occasionally airborne skateboarders and BMX riders were in a place of zen at the Victoria Skate Park.

Nationally competitive speed skaters flocked to Victoria’s Skateworld, where Rolling Thunder, a speed skating team, would practice.

BEEVILLE – Gabi Kroschk does not cut corners.

As you walk past the main entrance of the Texas Zoo, an animal might greet you along with a zoo employee.

Despite the occasional spring shower, a group of friends were enjoying an evening of warm conversation, cold beer and boiled crawfish at an outdoor food truck garden in Victoria.

As you travel through the Crossroads, you will see new businesses and attractions popping up.

Cuero resident Becky Dromgoole walked with her husband on a hot Friday afternoon last summer and watched as their two daughters rushed toward the go-kart track at Outlaw Pass Family Fun Center.