This guide was updated in July 2016. Round Top, though all of 640 acres (and with an official population that hovers somewhere around ninety souls), is hardly just a blip on the map. You’ve likely gotten wind of the world-renowned antiques shopping event that happens here every spring and fall, but as I’ve outlined in my February 2015 column, the best time to experience Round Top’s charms may just be when the circus isn’t in town.SEE + DOWhat to do when you’re not antiquing . . . In the seventies, as several recurring antiques shows were beginning to take root in the area, the seeds were also being sown for another one of the town’s cultural landmarks: the Round Top Festival Institute, a musical performance…The post Trip Guide: Round Top appeared first on Texas Monthly.