Scenic drive winding through cedar canyons and hills between San Marcos and Wimberly, Texas on the way to Devil’s Backbone Tavern via Purgatory Road. Image by Cami Perriraz (Click image for Google map)Omens abound on Purgatory Road outside Fischer, Texas on the way to Devil’s Backbone Tavern. Image by Cami Perriraz
What better time to take a #totallytexasroadtrip down Purgatory Road to the Devil’s Backbone Tavern in the tiny community of Fischer. Tucked away in the oak and cedar canyons between San Marcos and Wimberly sits an unassuming structure immortalized in song and legend. Word has it the place is haunted by civil war soldiers, cowboys and assorted local folk who just didn’t want to go home. Find out all about Devil’s Backbone Tavern by clicking or tapping the link below, or better still take a #totallytexasroadtrip and check it out in person. Tell them you heard about them here on TotallyTexasGifts.com.
Steeped in Texas lore and memorialized in song, Devil’s Backbone Tavern has the stuff of legends. Image by Cami Perriraz
Sitting on the edge of the Devil’s Backbone fault line dividing the Edwards Plateau from the Coastal Planes, they have a spectacular view of the canyons. I’ll share those photos in a future post. There was so much to see in the Devil’s Backbone Tavern itself, I decided to focus this entire post on it alone.
The Devil’s sport is shuffleboard at Devil’s Backbone Tavern. Don’t be deceived by its mild demeanor, friction burns baby. Image by Cami Perriraz
I took several photos of the dollars on the ceiling. I was fascinated with them. The oldest one I found was 1968. If you go, see if you can find an older one and let me know @totallytexasgifts on Instagram.
Giving the Devil his due at Devil’s Backbone Tavern in Fischer, TX. Image by Cami Perriraz
Love the jukebox, enough said.
When the music’s not live at Devil’s Backbone Tavern, the Devil’s Music Box is ready to be fired up. The best of that Devil music, Rock and Roll, Outlaw Country and whatever else lights our fire. Image by Cami PerrirazThe stump is primed, the floor is sanded, time to fire up the amps and go to church! Join the Devil’s Revival on Sundays 1 – 4 pm at Devil’s Backbone Tavern, Fischer, TX Image by Cami Perriraz
With its authentic honky-tonk vibe, the Devil’s Backbone Tavern has long been a favorite of singer-songwriter folks. Check out Todd Snider’s The Ballad of the Devil’s Backbone Tavern. And just look at that dance hall. I tell ya what.
Dance with the Devil all night long in this huge dance hall at Devil’s Backbone Tavern in Fischer, TX. Image by Cami PerrirazThis ruby-red chandelier resides in the bar at Devil’s Backbone Tavern and casts a devilish glow over patrons of the bar both living and dead.You only smoke when you’re on fire (or outside) at Devil’s Backbone Tavern and when the music’s hot, you just might be (on fire that is). Image by Cami PerrirazLucky Lady Hangover Cure – you just never know what the devil you will find at Devil’s Backbone Tavern in Fischer, TXThe regulars, past and present, are saving your seat at Devil’s Backbone Tavern in Fischer, TX. “Y’all come on back now, we’ll be here waiting for ya.” Image by Cami Perriraz
