🏠 About New Braunfels
New Braunfels sits 90 minutes south of Round Rock at the junction of IH-35 and the Hill Country, where the spring-fed Comal River and the Guadalupe River converge to create the river recreation capital of Central Texas.
Gruene Historic District anchors the cultural identity of New Braunfels with Gruene Hall (Texas's oldest dance hall), antique shops, and the casual Hill Country character that differentiates it from the commercial bustle along IH-35. Schlitterbahn Waterpark, one of the most celebrated water parks in the world, draws millions of visitors annually.
The German heritage runs deep — New Braunfels was settled by German immigrants in 1845, and the Wurstfest sausage festival each fall is a genuine cultural institution rather than a marketing invention.