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Texas road trips
Routes we'd drive with our own families — mapped day by day, with where to eat and sleep along the way.

3 days · ≈ 250 miles
Hill Country Wine & Swimming Holes
Spring-fed water, granite domes and dance halls.

3 days · ≈ 600 miles
Big Bend & Marfa Dark Skies
The darkest skies in the lower 48 and art in the desert.

3 days · ≈ 450 miles
Gulf Coast Beach Hop
Turtles, ferries and fried shrimp down the coast.

3 days · ≈ 700 miles
Space & Tech Trail
From Mission Control to the Starship pad.

3 days · ≈ 400 miles
DFW to Palo Duro Canyon
Cowtown, art museums and the Grand Canyon of Texas.

3 days · ≈ 650 miles
Missions to the Piney Woods
Spanish missions, border heritage and cypress bayous.
Where to stay
Places to stay near San Antonio
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