A tour of Madisonville, Texas (small town Texas trip)

Описание: Madisonville is a small texas town with a population above 4,000 people. It's located about 150 miles south of Dallas and about 100 miles north of Houston. The town was founded in the mid 1800s and it was named after James Madison, the fourth president of the U.S. It's known as the mushroom capital of Texas because there is a Monterey Mushroom facility there and they have a yearly Texas Mushroom Festival, with the 23rd one coming up in October.

Experience a day filled with fun, food, and festivities, as we highlight the unique charm and spirit of Madisonville and mushrooms.

They are proud of their Buc-ees, which is a convenience store known for clean restrooms and a long line of gas pumps. They actually had one of the earlier Buc-ee’s locations, going all the way back to 2009, when it was the biggest Buc-ees as the time.

The town has a small town community feel where everyone knows everyone. They know each others business. And they are big on the local high school basketball and football games, and the biggest news come from the obituaries or when a tornado comes around.

They do have a downtown square, which is the footage shown in this video. The square surrounds the Courthouse building, which is relatively recent as small town Texas courthouses go, going back to 1970 since the previous one was lost due to a fire.

The downtown square has some interesting storefronts, shopping, vintage stores, real estate, investing, you know some practical small town things including a pawn shop, as well as some restaurants. Walker's Cafe is really population and they're known for their peach cobbler and sweet tea. I ended up finding some food at Lalo’s Mexican Grill. Texas Legends Steakhouse has live music in their bar, called Legends After Dark and I actually played a gig there about two years ago. After walking around I got back on the road to Houston. Good times.

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