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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.

Hill Country Wine & Swimming Holes

3 days · ≈ 250 miles

Hill Country Wine & Swimming Holes

Spring-fed water, granite domes and dance halls.

Big Bend & Marfa Dark Skies

3 days · ≈ 600 miles

Big Bend & Marfa Dark Skies

The darkest skies in the lower 48 and art in the desert.

Gulf Coast Beach Hop

3 days · ≈ 450 miles

Gulf Coast Beach Hop

Turtles, ferries and fried shrimp down the coast.

Space & Tech Trail

3 days · ≈ 700 miles

Space & Tech Trail

From Mission Control to the Starship pad.

DFW to Palo Duro Canyon

3 days · ≈ 400 miles

DFW to Palo Duro Canyon

Cowtown, art museums and the Grand Canyon of Texas.

Missions to the Piney Woods

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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