North Texas · Town guide
Frisco
Sports capital of the northern suburbs.
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Hill Country · Nature
Hamilton Pool Preserve
A collapsed grotto with a 50-foot waterfall spilling into a jade-green pool, a short walk from the trailhead.
Hill Country · Nature
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
A pink granite dome rising 425 feet above the Hill Country — an easy summit with a sky that goes on forever.
Hill Country · Country & Small Towns
Fredericksburg
German heritage, peach stands, Main Street shops and a wine trail that stretches down Highway 290.
Hill Country · Music & Culture
Gruene Hall
Texas's oldest continually operating dance hall, with worn wood floors and live music most nights.
Hill Country · Tech & Space
Austin Tech Corridor & Giga Texas
From Tesla's Gigafactory on the Colorado River to the startups of East Austin, the capital is where Texas builds what's next.
Hill Country · City
Austin Live Music & South Congress
The Live Music Capital, with honky-tonks, food trucks and the Congress Avenue bats at sunset.
West Texas · Nature
Big Bend National Park
Desert, river and mountains in one park — the Chisos range, Santa Elena Canyon and the darkest skies in Texas.
West Texas · Music & Culture
Marfa
A high-desert town of minimalist art, open skies and the mysterious Marfa Lights.
West Texas · Tech & Space
McDonald Observatory
Research telescopes atop Mount Locke and public star parties under some of the darkest skies in North America.
West Texas · Nature
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Peak — the top of Texas at 8,751 feet — rising from an ancient fossil reef.
West Texas · Nature
Balmorhea State Park
The world's largest spring-fed swimming pool — crystal-clear, 72 degrees and full of tiny desert fish.
Panhandle Plains · Nature
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
The 'Grand Canyon of Texas' — 120 miles of red-rock walls and the iconic Lighthouse hoodoo.
North Texas · History
Fort Worth Stockyards
Brick streets, twice-daily longhorn cattle drives, rodeo on Friday nights and Billy Bob's honky-tonk.
North Texas · City
Dallas Arts District & Klyde Warren Park
The largest contiguous arts district in the country, joined to a deck park full of food trucks and free events.
North Texas · Indoor Fun
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Five floors of dinosaurs, robotics, engineering labs and space exhibits — a perfect hot-day or rainy-day escape.
North Texas · Music & Culture
Fort Worth Cultural District
The Kimbell, the Modern, the Amon Carter and the National Cowgirl Museum within walking distance.
North Texas · Indoor Fun
Grapevine & Arlington Entertainment
Stadium tours, theme parks, aquariums and indoor water parks between Dallas and Fort Worth.
South Texas · History
San Antonio Missions
The Alamo plus four 18th-century missions linked by the River Walk's Mission Reach — a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
South Texas · History
The Alamo
Founded in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero, the Alamo is where about 200 defenders held out for 13 days in 1836 — the shrine of Texas liberty.
South Texas · Tech & Space
Starbase & Boca Chica
SpaceX's Starship launch site on the Gulf — rockets on the pad beside wild beaches and wildlife refuges.
South Texas · Beaches
South Padre Island
Warm Gulf water, sea turtle rescue, birding boardwalks and a front-row seat to Starship launches.
South Texas · History
Laredo & the Rio Grande
Seven flags of history, the San Agustín plaza and border food traditions you won't find anywhere else.
Gulf Coast · Tech & Space
Space Center Houston
NASA Johnson Space Center's visitor center — historic Mission Control, a Saturn V and the tram tour behind the gates.
Gulf Coast · City
Houston Museum District
Nineteen museums around Hermann Park, from natural science to the Children's Museum.
Gulf Coast · Beaches
Padre Island National Seashore
The longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in the world — dunes, shorebirds and sea turtle releases.
Gulf Coast · Beaches
Port Aransas
A laid-back island town reached by a free ferry, with fishing piers, golf carts and fresh Gulf seafood.
Piney Woods · Nature
Caddo Lake State Park
A maze of bayous and cypress trees draped in Spanish moss, best explored by canoe.
Small towns & city guides
Places worth making the destination
Courthouse squares, growing communities and hometown favorites with complete guides for eating, playing and staying awhile.
North Texas · Town guide
McKinney
A brick square that keeps its small-town heart.
North Texas · Town guide
Celina
Farm-town roots, fast-growing future.
Hill Country · Town guide
Georgetown
The most beautiful town square in Texas, they say.
Hill Country · Town guide
New Braunfels
German heritage on two spring-fed rivers.
Hill Country · Town guide
San Marcos
Crystal-clear springs and a college-town spirit.
Hill Country · Town guide
Kyle
The pie capital of Texas, growing fast.
Gulf Coast · Town guide
Conroe
Lake life on the edge of the Piney Woods.
Gulf Coast · Town guide
Katy
Rice-farm roots and Saturday markets.
Hill Country · Town guide
Bastrop
Lost Pines and new tech campuses.
South Texas · Town guide
San Antonio
A 300-year-old city built around a river and a mission.
Hill Country · Town guide
Bandera
The Cowboy Capital of the World.
Hill Country · Town guide
Boerne
The Hill Country's German heart, thirty minutes from San Antonio.
Hill Country · Town guide
Dripping Springs
The gateway town to the western Hill Country.
Hill Country · Town guide
Wimberley
Cypress Creek swimming and a square that still feels like a village.
Gulf Coast · Town guide
Galveston
A Victorian island city that has weathered everything.
Gulf Coast · Town guide
Corpus Christi
The Texas coast's family beach and bayfront.
South Texas · Town guide
McAllen
The border city of markets, winter birds and Valley kitchens.
South Texas · Town guide
Victoria
A prairie courthouse town an hour from three coasts.
West Texas · Town guide
El Paso
A desert city of mountains, missions and green chile.
Panhandle Plains · Town guide
Amarillo
The Panhandle's big-sky base camp.
Panhandle Plains · Town guide
Lubbock
Cotton, ranching and Texas's oldest wine country.
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