Brenham. Blue Bell Ice Cream Capital of Texas. Historic National Register downtown boasts eight wonderful restaurants and over 50 great shops. Spend some time relaxing on one of the downtown benches with a Blue Bell Ice Cream cone. Visit two wineries in Brenham, Antique Rose Emporium is famous for its eight acres of display gardens and the wide variety of antique roses and plants for sale. Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park is the "Birthplace of Texas" Tour Independence Hall, the state of the art museum and visit the park with great playground equipment. Go out to the airport and dine in the Southern Flyer Restaurant where the waitresses wear poodle skirts, there are jukeboxes at each table and the food is homemade with the best malts ever! Visit the monastery of St. Clare where the nuns raise miniature horses to support themselves. There are always some cute baby horses grazing in the pasture! Spend a few days in the Brenham area-you won't run out of things to do. Visit: www.BrenhamTexas.com for more info about the area.