Bastrop is just one of several travel-worthy destinations in the Lost Pines district. Just 13 miles east of Bastrop you’ll come to Smithville. The house at the corner of Northeast Eighth and Olive is familiar to anyone who has seen Hope Floats [http: /www.imdb.com/title/tt0119313/], the film which launched Smithville’s reputation as a great place to make movies. In recent years, everything from arthouse films to The Tree of Life [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/], starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn and directed by Terrence Mallick, have been filmed in town, and the locals have stories aplenty about moviemaking. (The tree in the Tree of Life house on Burleson, for instance, was trucked in from five miles away, in an intricate, complicated operation.) Pocket’s Grille [https://www.pocketsgrille.com/], a favorite local restaurant, serves as an unofficial museum to Smithville-filmed movies, with posters, scripts, and memorabilia displayed on the walls.