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Spotlight on: Cabela’s
Cabela’s opened its new store in Buda in June amid predictions that it could draw 3.5 million annual visitors to the area, nearly 900 times the city’s population. The store is expected to become one of the largest tourist attractions in Texas, possibly eclipsing the Alamo.
In addition to the seemingly endless inventory of hunting, fishing and other outdoors merchandise, the “World’s Foremost Outfitter” features a meeting room with a capacity for 100 people. The room can be divided into two rooms. The store charges a nominal $75 per day for the use of one room and $150 for the combined space. Cabela’s caters special events from an in-store restaurant that offers a diverse menu featuring anything from traditional fare to exotic game dishes.
Other unique attractions that add to the store’s popularity include a 60,000-gallon walk-through aquarium, a 40-foot-tall replica mountain complete with running waterfalls and streams and wild game mounts, wildlife dioramas, an indoor archery range and an art gallery.
Cabela’s opening sparked significant growth in the area by creating 500 new jobs and prompting announcements of new hotels and restaurants.
Store hours are Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Visit www.cabelas.com or call 512-295-1100 for additional information.
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