Madison County, the World Mushroom Capital of East Texas, not only boasts an in-door swimming pool at the Best Western Motel, but is also home of The Woodbine; a nationally acclaimed bed and breakfast inn with award winning dining supervised by Chef Susan Warmuth. Entrees which would run thirty dollars upward in houston are less than ten dollars for lunch. It is also a nice place to stay if it isn't full with landmen who can usually be found in the downstairs lounge after 6:00.
Breakfast at the drug store across from the courthouse is the place to meet local landowners who gather there every morning for coffee.
A state law makes it a crime to wear boots in Madisonville if you don't own cattle. So stick with the Doc Martens or else carry a picture of your favorite heffer with your brand clearly visible.
Nacogdoches County.
Sleep at the Hampton but relax at the Fredonia seems to be the general concensus. One old Scout claims that he could learn more in one night at the Fredonia than in a week of crawling thru high grass with binoculars and dumpster diving at RV parks.