• Introduction
• 1. Catch a Baseball Game in Boston
• 2. Cook in Napa
• 3. Drink Beer in Bavaria
• 4. Golf in Ponte Vedra Beach
• 5. Off-Road in Death Valley
• 6. Party in Las Vegas
• 7. Play Cowboy in Lajitas
• 8. Spa in Chicago
• 9. Sport Fish in Panama
• 10. Surf in Sydney

Play Cowboy in Lajitas

Nestled between Big Bend National Park to the west and the Rio Grande to the south, the rugged landscape of small-town Lajitas, Texas can inspire even the slickest city slicker to don a ten-gallon hat, pack a pistol, and settle in for a heated game of poker with his pals. The best place to coral your inner cowboy is at the Lajitas Resort’s Badlands Hotel, which recreates a Wild West frontier town complete with tumbling tumbleweeds and a rickety boardwalk, albeit with modern comforts and amenities. Don’t leave without trying to drink the town’s local celebrity – a beer-swilling goat – under the table (you’ll find Clay Henry guzzling longnecks at The Trading Post).

Book It: The 25,000-acre Lajitas Resort offers a two-night "So You Wanna Be a Cowboy" package for $390/night. Learn how to shoot the guns that won the West at Greasewood Flats, Lajitas’ cowboy action shooting range, and enjoy a trail ride or 'cutting horse' instruction with one of the Lajitas’ equestrian staff. Daily breakfast and deluxe lodging are also included.

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