Why plan a visit to small-town Burton, population 297?

Article by: Melinda Faubion

When you crave a place of all things ‘real’.

Not one chain store or restaurant for miles. Small, friendly shops offer thoughtfully curated wares. Home cooked meals proudly served in locally owned eating establishments.

When you need to unplug and unwind.

Charming lodging options are sprinkled around this

quaint town — each one offering a little bit of homespun goodness. If you want a hotel chain, you’ll need to look somewhere else. Innkeepers in Burton will greet you with a warm smile and sweet surroundings.

When you want to reconnect with nature.

Just step outside and breath it in. Take a walk throughout the town and marvel at the pace of small town Texas. You’ll see or hear Percy, the town peacock making his rounds. Or, the mooing of cattle in nearby fields. Or, stroll through the tree covered nature walk , just a block off the main street.

When experiencing Texas history is inspiring.

Tour a National Historic Landmark in the Burton Farmer’s gin … the Smithsonian Institution considers this gin one of the best preserved and most complex in the nation. Or, take a self guided audio tour and see where stagecoaches made their stop between Houston and San Antonio; where the longest operating Texaco station existed; a local cobbler’s shop and home from 1920; the Knittel Homestead - an 1870s Victorian mansion. See, hear, experience over 35 different sites and stories in this amazing, yet unassuming small Texas town.

When doing nothing feels like doing everything.

Grab a cup of deliciously roasted and brewed coffee from the local coffee shop in the morning or your favorite adult beverage from one of the local watering holes in the evening. Pull up a chair on the porch and watch the world go by at your leisure. The chirp of crickets and frogs along with an occasional flash of a lightning bug will remind you that life is good … especially in Burton, Texas.

Burton, Texas may not be for everybody … just for those wanting to escape the noise, the

crowds, the stress of big city living … even if it’s just for a few days.

Taken with the genuine soul of the area

Melinda Faubion and her family first visited Burton during the Cotton Gin Festival almost 35 year ago. She was taken with the genuine soul of the area and regularly planned visits until finding a piece of land to purchase. Eventually, they built their forever home on that land and put down roots. Today, her grandchildren spend summers with grandma and grandpa ‘on the family farm’  … continuing the tradition of love for Burton.