Wine enthusiasts in the New Braunfels area love Dry Comal Creek Vineyards for its expansive wine selection, comfortable tasting room, and its Texas Hill Country backdrop. This unique vineyard is one of the only producers of Black Spanish wine from Texas to California, and it makes its own core wines that include both white and red options, port wines, and sparkling wines in a variety of sweetness levels.

The tasting room is completely unpretentious and often a howling good time, and the knowledgeable tour guides won’t even bat an eyelid if you spill on the floor. Tasting fees vary based on the type of wines that you’d like to try, and there are also complete vineyard tours that enable guests to see how the entire winemaking process works. Best of all, Dry Comal Creek Vineyards offers an annual Grape Stomp where guests can compete in stomping grapes to make their very own wine!

Dry Comal Creek Vineyards
1741 Herbelin Road
New Braunfels, TX 78132
(830) 885-4076
www.drycomalcreek.com
www.yelp.com/biz/dry-comal-creek-vineyards-new-braunfels

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Housed in a barn-style building made of rustic limestone and surrounded by the area's native landscape, Gristmill River Restaurant is a truly authentic Texas dining experience. This stunning, upscale steakhouse features both indoor and outdoor dining rooms, a spacious bar, and a shaded beer garden that can accommodate any party.

Once you finally get over how beautiful the setting is, you'll likely be equally amazed at Gristmill River’s expansive menu. Appetizers like homemade queso dip and fried onion rings are ideal for sharing, while soups and salads whet your appetite for what's to come. The menu includes sandwiches and burgers for lunchtime dining, while expertly prepared entrees like steaks, fried chicken, and fresh fish with your choice of sides are perfect for dinner. From the rustic ambiance to the traditionally Texas food options, Gristmill River Restaurant is a beloved area tradition.

Gristmill River Restaurant is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The eatery offers extended hours during the summer months.

Gristmill River Restaurant
1287 Gruene Rd
New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830) 625-0684
www.gristmillrestaurant.com
www.yelp.com/biz/gristmill-river-restaurant-new-braunfels

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If you’re addicted to puzzles, you’ve probably already tried all of the jigsaw puzzles, Rubik’s cubes, word games, and logic problems that you can get your hands on. If you’re tired of your usual puzzles and want something new, tour puzzles are a fun and exciting alterative.

Tour puzzles use one token that represents a traveler.
The token is you, the person attempting to solve the puzzle, or you may have numerous different tokens that you must control. These are the objects that move around the board.

There is usually a designated beginning and end to a tour puzzle.
The player starts at the starting line and attempts to make it to the finish, and there are sometimes certain items to retrieve along the way. Some tour puzzles have special rules at different points in the puzzle.

Tour puzzles come in a variety of forms.
Mazes and labyrinths require the player to navigate through a series of confusing twists and turns without crossing the walls or borders. A knight’s tour uses a chessboard and attempts to visit every square at least once, and logic mazes are mazes with special rules and requirements for completing them.

To learn more about tour puzzles and to find out where to play them, visit here.

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