Greetings from Round Top, Texas

Guideposts Video: Inspiring True Stories

MM: Hello, Guideposts, and welcome to Round Top, Texas. My name is Mark Massey. I’m the Mayor of Round Top, population 90. Welcome to this small town here in central Texas. We’re located between Houston and Austin. It’s a small town, but there are a lot of things that happen here year-round.

We’re most famous for our spring and fall antique shows, which span about 20 miles long, brings in over 100,000 people during that two-week span. And during the show over 6,000 dealers come to the Round Top area, and bring all kinds of finds and wares and treasures, From an antique fork to classic cars, estate jewelry and fine art.

TRS: Hi Guideposts, I’m Tara Royer Steele from Royer’s Pie Haven here in Round Top, Texas. We are located in Henkel Square, and have been here for 10 years. Our pies, though, have been in Round Top for 34 years at our cafe right across the street. But here at the Pie Haven, we have savory pies, pie shakes, coffee.

But oh man, we’re known for our pies. And my favorite is the Sweet and Salty, which is a dense fudgey brownie with caramel and sea salt, and of course heated up with ice cream. Everyone loves the Texas Trash. It’s got pretzels, chocolate chips, caramel, coconut, and graham crackers. Junk Berry, it’s all the junk. We named it after our friends the Junk Gypsies. And we had all this extra fruit and we’re like, “What do we do with it?” So you throw it in a pie pan. Apples, peaches, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blueberries. And top it with a sour cream topping. It’s the best, and we can’t wait to serve you guys.

JS: Hey, Guideposts, I’m Jolie Sykes. And I, along with my sister, run Junk Gypsy here in Round Top, Texas. We started this business over 20 years ago, really out of a love for junk and being on the road and working with family.

Because junk is our true love, we wanted to build what we like to call a “Sanctuary of Junk.” And we think there’s something for everyone here, From old stuff to new stuff. It’s a mixture of all the things that we love.