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The Great American Road Trip: Texas Edition
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items I've lost count of how many times I've been to Texas, but my love for the Lone Star State just keeps growing! Even after all those trips, my Texas bucket list is still huge. Here are the exact spots I’m dying to check out next!
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113 million years ago, just south of Fort Worth is where hundreds of dinosaurs used the nearby Paluxy River bed as a pedestrian highway. Their footprints were captured in thick mud that hardened over time, leaving an abundance of tracks and trails th...
Dinosaur Valley State Park
This park is about an hour south of Glen Rose, TX where Columbian mammoths roamed thousands of years ago. The fossil specimens here represent the nation's first and only recorded evidence of a nursery herd of ice age Columbian mammoths!
Waco Mammoth National Monument
This is the perfect location to go outside and look up! Texas’ big ole sky, which stretches vast, deep, and dark was made for stargazing!
McDonald Observatory
Seven of the Texas's 3,000 documented caves are here San Antonio! These are largest commercial caverns in Texas!
Natural Bridge Caverns
No trip to Houston would be complete without a visit to NASA's Houston Space Center!
NASA Space Center Houston
Located in Galveston, TX is an educational amusement park complete with an aquarium, indoor rainforest, seaside ropes course and outdoor zip line! Lots of things for the whole family to do!
Moody Gardens
Located along the Gulf of America is 34 miles of pristine white beaches that are ranked #1 in “Best Beaches of Texas”. There's lots to do on South Padre Island including, kiteboarding, paddle boarding, deep-sea fishing, dolphin watching, sunset cruis...
South Padre Island
This museum in Edinburg has artifacts and exhibits that cover prehistoric times all the way up to 20th-century Texas. Including the formation of the nearby Rio Grande, industrialization-era locomotives and a 100-year-old jail that's now part of the m...
Museum of South Texas History: Edinburg
No road trip through Texas would be complete without making a stop at one of the 35 Buc-ee's locations located throughout Texas! It's as if a gift shop and a gas station had a baby. It's literally so fun!
Buc-ees
As a horsewoman, the AQHA is on my list of places to visit in Amarillo, TX honoring the history of America's Quarter Horses!
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum
The Alamo is a must see when you hit San Antonio! Did you know they even have gardens?
The Alamo
Located San Antonio, TX - just 15 miniutes from The Alamo is the "Queen of the Missions", the largest of the missions and was almost fully restored to its original design back in the 1930s. As a Cali girl, I love the mission experience!
Mission San José
If you love to shop, hit the largest luxury outlet mall in Texas! It has 145 luxury and name brand stores.
San Marcos Outlet Mall
The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district in Fort Worth, Texas, known for its cowboy heritage and lively atmosphere. It was once a major livestock market and is now a popular tourist destination featuring shops, restaurants, entertainment venu...
Fort Worth Stockyards
There's a ton of things to do here from dude ranches, Saturday afternoon "gunfights", nightly music, shopping and places to eat!
Bandera - Cowboy Capital of the World
This museum is dedicated to honoring and celebrating women who have shaped the American West. The museum was established in 1975 and features western exhibits, a research library, and a rare photography collection!
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
The Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive leads to the ruins of Sam Nail Ranch, now home to desert wildlife. The Santa Elena Canyon, carved by the Rio Grande, features steep limestone cliffs. Langford Hot Springs, near the Mexican border, has pictographs and the...
Big Bend National Park