Beer, burgers, bad luck, and light bulbs, this may sound like an odd combination of words that start with the letter b, but that’s exactly what this week’s episode of The Texas Bucket List is made of.

We start our weekly travels out in West Texas, where we find the most remote brewery in the continental United States. With a wide variety of exceptional thirst quenching beers, the Big Bend Brewing Company is truly one heck of a find.

Next we sink our teeth into a burger with a flavor profile the size of Texas at the Orchard Lounge in McAllen. The Concha Burger is sure to excite every taste bud in your mouth, and leave you ready to pack your bags for a trip to the Valley.

Finally we stop in at a historic part of the Fort Worth Stockyards were we not only learn a little about what was once the sight of the third largest stockyards in the nation, but have some light shed on the light bulb that’s been burning for 108 years and the bad luck wedding dress.

So, brace yourself to have a ball as we bounce around the lone star state finding some of the stops that make it bigger and better than any other in this week’s episode of The Texas Bucket List.

This week on The Texas Bucket List we slip into our dancing shoes, loosen our belts for a gut busting burger made with bodacious beef, and grab a front row seat at a theatrical production dedicated to all things Texas.

First we find ourselves tapping our feet in La Lomita Park to the Sunday treat of Conjunto music played by Pepe Maldonado. The sound of South Texas comes together and resonates off the walls of La Lomita. Built in 2000 by Pepe, this dance hall fills a lifelong dream and serves as McAllen’s Luckenbach according to Pepe.

Next we shuffle off to Groesbeck where we sink our teeth into one heck of a burger. Billy B’s Sale Barn Café serves as a gathering place for the community of Groesbeck, and turns out about 12 hundred burgers in a four day week. As Sherriff Wilson of Groesbeck pointed out, when the Sherriff gives his seal of approval to a restaurant, you know the food is good!

We end this week with a show, or a Fandangle to be more exact, in Albany. This show has been a Texas tradition since 1937, and is full of Texas spirit, history, pride and musical numbers. The Fort Griffin Fandangle has been teaching Shackleford County history to many generations, and shows no sign of slowing down any time soon.

So get ready to boogie, feast, and experience theatrics Texas style. Don’t go kickin’ the bucket, because this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

This week on The Texas Bucket List we fill up at a stop on Route 66 that’s helped travelers keep going 1936, sink our teeth into a hamburger you might be surprised to find on the border, and catch up with a band that’s been around since 1860.

Our first stop might leave you thinking you’re in Cars Land at a Disney theme park, because Tower Station in Shamrock Texas served as inspiration for the filling station in the Cars move. This Texas gem located just 15 miles from the Oklahoma border has a history you wont want to miss learning about.

At the other end of the state, we find ourselves in downtown Brownsville where we eat a burger so good, people cross the boarder daily to refuel on them. You won’t find tacos at Rutledge Burger, but you will find some darn good burgers.

We end this weeks travels in Boerne where we enjoy music with deep Texas roots and German lineage preformed every other Tuesday in June and July. As the Boerne Village Band starts playing the crowed starts swaying as the sun goes down in Central Texas.

So fill up your tank, put on your dancing shoes, and get ready to eat one heck of a burger in this weeks episode of The Texas Bucket List.

On the 100th episode of The Texas Bucket List we’re stopping at a watering hole in College Station with a unique dedication to service, a general store serving up one heck of a burger, and a tramway with a view so fantastic you’ll have to see it to believe it.

Our first stop is in Aggieland, where there is no shortage of veteran appreciation. At The West End Elixer Company, this town’s military pride is amplified. Owned and operated by a Marine veteran, this watering hole tends to serve as a welcoming place for veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. These guys are not only serving up exceptional service and appreciation, but their drinks are artistically made, too.

The burger of the week comes with a side of community bonding at The Kenney Store. This joint is best known for its atmosphere and down home cooking, so just imagine how delicious this burger will be! To our surprise, they serve us a burger you probably haven’t eaten in your mama’s kitchen, but boy was it good. The spinach artichoke burger is a taste of heaven between two buns, and the people sharing the room with you at The Kenney Store are top notch.

This 100th episode of The Texas Bucket List comes to a close in El Paso, where we hop onto a tramway built in 1959. The views from the Wyler Aeriel Tramway are truly breath taking. With a simple four minute ride over half a mile on a gondola we find ourselves at the top of the summit that overlooks the West Texas town of El Paso and more! From here we can see just how blessed we truly are to call ourselves Texans.

Hippity, hoppity this week’s episode of The Texas Bucket List is almost underway! Join us as we hop along the bunny trail to a store in San Antonio supplying all you’re Fiesta and party needs, a hamburger joint serving snow cones and burgers like snow bunny else, and a company that’s been weaving baskets ready to fill with goodies since 1919.

First, we find ourselves in San Antonio where we get into the Fiesta spirit at a party supply store that’s been a source of fun for almost 70 years. Amols’ has it all from paper flowers to sombreros, and you can’t help feeling happy while surrounded by the bright colors and sounds of Fiesta in Amols’.

Next we hop along to a burger joint called Snow Bunny Cones in Bay City. The burgers here are made with a secret seasoning and served with a special blessing. The family running Snow Bunny Cones has a faith that runs deep, and a snow cone recipe with a sour twist you’ll have to see to believe.

We end this week singing a tisket a tasket at the Texas Basket Company where we learn how the pros weave various colors and shapes of wooden baskets. Whether holding eggs, fruit, candy, or wine these baskets are a Texas treasure used to share goodies all over the world.

So, be sure to kick off you’re Easter festivities right by tuning into this week’s episode of The Texas Bucket List.

This week on The Texas Bucket List we’re feasting with our eyes in a botanical garden in Orange, our hearts and stomachs at a burger joint in Dallas, and our patriotic minds in La Porte on Battleship Texas.

As we travel through the Shangri la Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange we feel connected to both nature and our swampy neighbors next door. We’re reminded just how beautiful nature can be, even if it houses a few alligators and snakes.

Our next stop is Wingfield’s, a burger joint using a scientifically calculated burger assembly method in Dallas. Owned by a former biology teacher and one of his former students, Wingfield’s earned a spot on the top 100 burgers in Big D. The story behind these burgers will warm your heart, and the passion with which they’re made will leave your stomach full and your mouth turned up in a grin.

We finish our weekly travels on Battleship Texas in La Porte. This over 100-year-old Texas gem truly embodies the spirit of Texas as the last surviving US battleship to have fought in both world wars. A tour through the ship leaves us fired up about Texas, US, and world history.

There are more stops in Texas than any Texan can say grace over, but these are three you won’t want to miss. So, join us this week as we enjoy these Lone Star State treasures.

This week on The Texas Bucket List we’re sure to bowl a strike, join a rascally club while we grub, and catch new fishing friends in beautiful Texas town on the coast.

We start this weeks travels in Arlington where we pin down the history of bowling and meet some professional bowling coaches who work with Olympic bowlers from around the globe.  The International Bowling Museum truly has a little something for everyone, and teaches us the link between the Egyptians, beer, and modern Olympians.

In Lubbock we find it hard not to join the He-Man-Woman-Hater burger club at a restaurant craftily named, Spanky’s.  One bite of the He-Man-Woman-Hater burger will have us all singing, ‘I’ve got a burger. I’ve got a burger. Hey, hey, hey!’

We end our travels in Port Mansfield, a friendly fishing community that time forgot. Here we catch a plethora of fish, eat our fresh catch in one of Port Mansfield’s four restaurants, and form new friendships that will last a lifetime.

So don’t go kicking the bucket. We’ve got some Lone Star State treasures in this weeks episode you won’t want to miss.