Gonzales, Texas is a historic town on the Independence Trail.  Not only did it have the Jail Museum and the Gonzales Food Market, it also had beautiful homes and an interesting museum. Be still my heart!  Isn’t this the most gorgeous courthouse!  The red brick with white limestone trim was built in 1896.  It is […]

When the clerk at the hotel in Victoria heard we were headed to Gonzales, he said we HAD to eat at the Food Market in downtown Gonzales.  “The best sausage I have ever eaten,” he proclaimed.  Yea!  We love recommendations. There it was – right on the historic square of Gonzales, Texas.  We could smell […]

One of the most unusual museums we have ever visited was the Old Jail Museum in Gonzales, Texas.  This jail was built in 1887, and it was used until 1975 – unbelievable. The Chamber of Commerce and the Gonzales Visitor Center are located on the ground floor of the Old Jail Museum.  We went to […]