Round Top, TX

united states

Round Top is a tiny hill country town in Fayette County, about 75 miles from both Houston and Austin via US 290. Take FM 237 south from the highway to reach the community of 105 residents. The rolling oak-covered hills along the Colorado River valley make for scenic driving on the area's farm-to-market roads. Round Top hosts the internationally famous Round Top Music Festival twice yearly, turning this quiet hamlet into a classical music mecca.