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The Daytripper.

The Daytripper

This six-time Emmy Award-winning travel series centers on one-day adventures exploring the food, culture and history of Texas towns. From Abilene to Wimberley, host Chet Garner covers well-known landmarks as well as obscure dives and hideaways all throughout the Lone Star state. Some destinations include the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg; Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth; a mountaintop classroom in Alpine, Texas; Big Bend National Park; and a visit to the oldest deli in Texas.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Fri, 5/8 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Kyle, TX

Pie for breakfast; Frito pie; playing disc golf at a strange course; swimming in the Blanco River; the history of Kyle, Texas.

Sat, 5/9 at 10:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

Day trips around Texas.

Sat, 5/9 at 5:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

Day trips around Texas.

Sun, 5/10 at 10:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

Day trips around Texas.

Fri, 5/15 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Canton, TX

Shopping at the World's Largest Flea Market at Canton's First Monday Trade Days; driving through an East Texas safari park; historic renovations in Canton, Texas.

Fri, 5/15 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Canton, TX

Shopping at the World's Largest Flea Market at Canton's First Monday Trade Days; driving through an East Texas safari park; historic renovations in Canton, Texas.

Fri, 5/15 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Canton, TX

Shopping at the World's Largest Flea Market at Canton's First Monday Trade Days; driving through an East Texas safari park; historic renovations in Canton, Texas.

Fri, 5/22 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Brownwood, TX

Viewing historic structures at Lake Brownwood State Park; touring a jail; driving a tiny train at a railroad museum; cafeteria-style barbecue at Underwood's Bar-B-Q; having a steak at a renovated bank.

Fri, 5/22 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Brownwood, TX

Viewing historic structures at Lake Brownwood State Park; touring a jail; driving a tiny train at a railroad museum; cafeteria-style barbecue at Underwood's Bar-B-Q; having a steak at a renovated bank.