Texas Travel

We traveled to Austin in November 2018, then visited Fort Worth, and Dallas in April 2023. In April 2024, we spent time in Hill Country and San Antonio. Click the links to read about all our travels in detail and see photos of our adventures. Below, you'll find links to our recommendations for where to go, what to eat, and where to stay in each city.

Austin

What to do:

• Texas State Capitol (free!) 
• Texas Capitol Visitor Center (free!)
• Bullock Texas State History Museum
• LBJ Presidential Library
• Texas Memorial Museum 
• Harry Ransom Center (free!)
• Blanton Museum of Art
• The Real Austin Tour
• HOPE Outdoor Gallery (free!)
• Urban Adventure Quest Downtown
• Urban Adventure Quest Austin Trails
• Congress Avenue Bridge (free!) 
• Lone Star Riverboat 

Where to eat:

• Loro
• The Carillon
• Quattro Gatti
• Salt Lick BBQ
• Moonshine Grill
• 15th Street Cafe
• ZEN 
• Aussie's Grill and Beach Bar

Where to stay: 

• Embassy Suites Austin Downtown
• DoubleTree Austin

Fort Worth

What to do:

• Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District (free!) 
• Fort Worth Stockyards Urban Adventure Quest  

Where to eat:

• Biscuit Bar

Dallas

What to do:

• Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum  
• Dealey Plaza (free!)
• Sixth Floor Museum
• Big D Fun Tours
• Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Where to eat:

• Via Real
• Braum's
• The Henry   

Hill Country

What to do:

• National Museum of the Pacific War
• Lyndon B. Johnson National Historic Park (free!)
• Texas Rangers Heritage Center (free!)
• Wildseed Farms (free!)

Where to eat:

• Altstadt Brewery
• Auslander
• Hill Country Donuts and Kolaches

Where to stay:

• Firefly Resort

San Antonio

What to do: 

• San Antonio Zoo
• Old Town Trolley
• The Alamo
• River Walk (free!)
• Urban Adventure Quest

Where to eat:

• Crockett Tavern

Austin 2018 (affiliate link)

Dallas - Fort Worth 2023 (affiliate link)

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Can't travel to Texas any time soon? Check out our virtual trip to The Lone Star State through Little Passports. Then try a craft inspired by Texas. Click on the link below the photo to go to the tutorial.

    
* Bluebonnet Card (state flower) * Pretzel Monarch Butterflies (state insect) * Chipboard Cowboy Boot *

    

* Texas Heart Magnet * Monarch Caterpillar * Mockingbird Nest (state bird) *

     

* Handprint Monarch Butterfly * Puzzle Piece Monarch Butterfly * Monarch Butterfly

* Northern Mockingbird Window Cling *