About New Braunfels
As this once “small town” community continues to grow, New Braunfels has become a “hot spot” for those who commute to and from both the Austin and San Antonio metroplex areas. The area offers superb, recognized schools, a plethora of shopping and dining, live music, history and culture like no other along with the ability to feel like you are in the country without being too far outside the city.
On a summer day you’ll find streets packed with tourist and tubers, bakery and boutique lovers, live music fans and much more. New Braunfels is home to two of the best rivers in America, and has been named as the best location for river tubing. 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.
Fun facts about New Braunfels:
- Home to Gruene Hall, the oldest continually operated dancehall in Texas, and Naegelin’s Bakery, Texas’ oldest bakery
- Features the nation’s shortest navigable river, the Comal River
- Holds the Largest County Fair in Texas, the Comal County Fair & Rodeo
- 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