Places to See in Texas
A great list of things to do and places to see when you visit Texas (Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and El Paso).
- Tour the Capital building in Austin, TX
- Attend the SXSW festival in Austin (March, each year)
- Remember the Alamo! Don’t forget to visit site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836
- The Driskill Hotel built in 1886, and located in Austin, was finished before the construction of the Capitol building
- Catch a Texas Longhorns football game in Austin
- Tour the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin
- Visit The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, TX
- Or catch the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Lewisville, TX
- The Harry Ransom Center has vast collections of art, books, film, and photography
- The Austin Museum of Art is Austin’s primary community art museum and recently it merged with Arthouse
- See a museum
- Learn the story of Texas at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
- The Blanton Museum of Art reatures American and contemporary art, Latin art, European paintings, prints, and drawings
- Don’t miss the Texas Memorial Museum at the Texas Natural Science Center
- Head to the beach in Galviston
- Get out and tour the Space Center Houston
- The Texas State Fair is the largest state fair in the U.S., by attendance
- Take a river cruise with Vanishing Texas River Cruise
- See the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi
- Go on a river cruise in San Antonio on the world-famous River Walk
- Get a hot dog and great coffee in Austin
- Tour the Edison Museum in Beaumont
- See the Mustangs of Las Colinas in Irving
- Check out this list of Things to Do in Dallas With Kids
- Try these 17 Texas Barbecue Joints!
