About New Braunfels
On a summer day you’ll find streets packed with tourist and tubers, bakery and boutique lovers, live music fans and much more. The well known German beer festival, Wurstfest, is also held each fall in New Braunfels. The city has grown and flourished for years as a great “mid-point” city between Austin and San Antonio.
Here are some other great additional “fun facts” about New Braunfels:
- It is the Birthplace of Gebhardt Chili Powder, the building now operates as a saloon
- Headquarters to New Braunfels Smokehouse, sold nationwide
- Home to Gruene Hall, the oldest continually operated dancehall in Texas
- Home to Naegelin’s Bakery, Texas’ oldest bakery
- Features the nation’s shortest navigable river, the Comal River
- Boasts the 2nd Best Oktoberfest in the Nation, Wurstfest, (per USA Today)
- Has been named as the best location for river tubing, and is home to two of the best rivers in America
- Home to the Oldest Continually Operating Hardware Store in Texas, Henne Hardware
- Oldest Children’s Parade in the U.S., the Kindermaskenball Parade
- Holds the Largest County Fair in Texas, the Comal County Fair & Rodeo
- Home to the nation’s southernmost Trout Fishery
- Schlitterbahn’s Flagship Waterpark & Resort was “born” in New Braunfels, rated as the World’s Best Waterpark, 18 years running
- Has the most clubs & organizations, per capita, in the nation
- Boasts two of the largest movie screens in Texas, at the Stars & Stripes Drive-In
- Home to the second largest restaurant in Texas, the Gristmill