Chet Garner
Director
The Daytripper (2009)
Season 15
Texas is BIG! Exploring it ain’t no small vacation - it’s a lifetime endeavor. But that’s exactly why we’re here. From the well-known landmarks to the completely obscure dives and hideaways, we explore every corner of the Lone Star State. We hope we'll inspire you to head out on your own Texas-sized adventures.
Released Oct. 18, 2009
Episode 30 min
2+
Genres: Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.texas, imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.travel-show, mdblist.has-trailer
Watch Providers: PBS
Production Companies: Hogaboom Road
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S15E1 - Austin, TX: 40 Acres
Chet explores the University of Texas campus and surrounding longhorn favorites. He visits the LBJ Presidential Library and Blanton Museum of Art. He dines on a beloved burger from "Dirty's" and eats at the oldest beer garden in America.
Oct. 5, 2024, midnight
S15E2 - Menard, TX
Chet visits the ruins of an abandoned Spanish Fort and the US's Fort McKavett to learn about the battle for the frontier. He swims in the San Saba River and fuels up at a local bakery run by three teenage sisters.
Oct. 12, 2024, midnight
S15E3 - Denison, TX
Chet visits the birthplace of US President Eisenhower and explores its expansive Main Street. He learns about the man who saved the European wine industry and visits a local distillery making Cognac in his honor. He swims in Lake Texoma and fills his belly with country catfish.
Oct. 19, 2024, midnight
S15E4 - Eastland/Cisco, TX
Chet visits a town made famous by "Old Rip" the horny toad who lived 31 years trapped in the courthouse wall. He eats at a local meat market and beloved Tex-Mex establishment. He hikes the spooky ruins of an abandoned zoo, learns about the "Santa Clause Killer," and visits the first Hilton hotel.
Oct. 26, 2024, midnight
S15E5 - Karnes County, TX
Chet explores Texas Polish Country by traveling around Karnes County. He visits Panna Maria, the oldest Polish settlement in America and gets educated at their state-of-the-art Heritage Center. He eats authentic Polish sausage at Pollok’s Market in Falls City and mesquite-fired steak in Kennedy. He also experiments with Kool-Aid Pickles on a snow cone.
Feb. 1, 2025, midnight
S15E6 - Bulverde, TX
Just north of San Antonio, Chet finds a scratch-bakery making delectable breakfast items. He partakes in some traditional 9-pin bowling, paddles the Guadalupe River, and visits a distillery before eating a PB-J Burger.
Feb. 8, 2025, midnight
S15E7 - Plano, TX
Chet explores a town in the midst of DFW. He eats at a butcher shop making delicious bison burgers and takes a trail ride across the TV-famous Southfork Ranch. He swings through the trees on an urban ropes course and stuffs himself at a modern food-court before finishing the day trying a new sport - fowling.
Feb. 15, 2025, midnight
S15E8 - Jasper, TX
Chet heads to East Texas to experience its history and beauty. He dines at a New Orleans inspired bistro and partakes in a 40-year-old country buffet tradition. He hikes through the piney woods and visits an abandoned sawmill.
Feb. 22, 2025, midnight
S15E9 - Hutto, TX
Welcome to Hutto, a place where a runaway circus hippo became a town legend, and every corner is packed with comfort food, quirky history, and unexpected adventure,
May 3, 2025, midnight
S15E10 - Mexia, TX
Chet visits the home of songwriting legend Cindy Walker, eats a three-pig sandwich and fried catfish while enjoying this charming town.
May 10, 2025, midnight
S15E11 - Katy, TX
Chet heads to this Houston suburb for a festival of foods! Venezuelan pastries, Viet-Cajun crawfish, and South African street food. He operates an excavator at a local theme park and enjoys a "rice lager" under the historic rice silos.
May 17, 2025, midnight
S15E12 - Coleman, TX
Chet explores this town built on the cattle trail. A 100-year-old soda fountain, a wicked candle shop, and an olive oil company are highlights.
May 24, 2025, midnight
S15E13 - Paris, TX
Chet heads to the frenchy-est town in Texas to visit the Eiffel Tower with a cowboy hat, eat crepes, drink wine, and learn some history. He bikes the Tour de Paris rails-to-trails project and makes bagels with a local baker.
May 31, 2025, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Oct. 18, 2009
Last Air Date: Oct. 30, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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