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The Ultimate Texas Travel Collection-4 Guides+MAPS
Do You Want To Travel To Texas But Don't Know Where To Start Or Which is THE Best Place to Visit?
Then You Really NEED This Collection of 4 Texas Travel Guides with Helpful Maps, Contact Information and Travel Directions.
More than 700 Pages of PURE Content. Here is just the tip of the iceberg.
1 THE BEST OF TEXAS 5
1 The Best Luxury & Historic
Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2 The Best Bed & Breakfasts
& Boutique Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
3 The Best Hotel Bargains . . . . . . . . . . . .8
4 The Best Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
5 The Best Texan Dining. . . . . . . . . . . . .10
6 The Best Lone Star Experiences . . . .11
7 The Best Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
8 The Best Shopping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
9 The Best Places for Boot-
Scootin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
10 The Best of Natural Texas . . . . . . . . . .15
11 The Best Historical Attractions. . . . .16
12 The Best Family Adventures . . . . . . .17
13 The Best of Texas Online . . . . . . . . . .18
2 TEXAS IN DEPTH 20
1 Texas Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
2 Looking Back at Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Glossry: How to Talk Like a Texan . . . . 22
3 Texas in Pop Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
4 Eating & Drinking in Texas. . . . . . . . .33
3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO TEXAS 35
1 Visitor Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
2 Entry Requirements & Customs . . . .35
Cut to the Front of the Airport
Security Line as a Registered
Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3 When to Go. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Texas Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4 Getting There & Getting
Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
5 Money & Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Texas: Gateway to Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . 48
6 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
7 Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
8 Specialized Travel Resources . . . . . .50
9 Sustainable Tourism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Its Easy Being Green . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
The Complete Travel Resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
10 Packages for the Independent
Traveler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56iv
CO N T E N T S T E X A S
11 Escorted General-Interest Tours . . . .56
12 Special-Interest Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
13 Planning Your Trip Online . . . . . . . . .59
14 Staying Connected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
15 Tips on Accommodations . . . . . . . . .62
4 SUGGESTED ITINERARIES IN TEXAS 63
1 The Regions in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
2 Texas in 1 Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
3 Texas in 2 Weeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
4 Texas for Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
5 Exploring the Texas-Mexico
Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
5 DALLASFORT WORTH 74
1 Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
2 Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
The Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . . . . 79
Fast Facts: Dallas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Family-Friendly Hotels in DFW . . . . . . 93
Family-Friendly Restaurants in
Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Picnic Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Downtown Dallass Outdoor
Sculpture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
3 Arlington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
4 Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Grapevine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
The Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . . .124
Fast Facts: Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Family-Friendly Restaurants in
Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Christmas in the Stockyards. . . . . . . .141
The Grapevine Vintage Railroad . . . .143
6 HOUSTON & EAST TEXAS 155
1 Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
The Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . . .159
2 Getting Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Fast Facts: Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
3 Where to Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Family-Friendly Hotels. . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
4 Where to Dine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Houston Dining Landmark
Rebuilding After Ike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Fast Food a la Houston . . . . . . . . . . . .182
Family-Friendly Restaurants. . . . . . . .187
5 Seeing the Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
6 Sports & Outdoor Activities . . . . . 199
7 Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
8 Houston After Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
9 Side Trips to East Texas . . . . . . . . . . 206
Race Relations in East Texas. . . . . . . .208
Texas State Railroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
7 THE TEXAS GULF COAST 212
1 Galveston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Hurricane Ike & Aftermath . . . . . . . . .216
The Storm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
2 Brazosport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Birding Along the Texas Coast. . . . . .222
Texass Most Deserted Beach . . . . . . .225v
CO N T E N T S T E X A S
3 Corpus Christi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
4 Rockport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Whooping Cranes: Back from
the Brink of Extinction . . . . . . . . . . . . .233
5 Port Aransas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
6 Padre Island National
Seashore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
The Race to Save the Sea Turtles . . . .243
7 South Padre Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Face to Face with a Sea Turtle. . . . . .249
8 SAN ANTONIO 253
1 Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
The Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . . .256
2 Getting Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Fast Facts: San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . .259
3 Where to Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Family-Friendly Hotels. . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
4 Where to Dine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Family-Friendly Restaurants. . . . . . . .279
Local Favorites: Taquerías . . . . . . . . . .280
5 Seeing the Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
6 Sports & Outdoor Activities . . . . . 288
7 Shopping in San Antonio . . . . . . . 289
8 San Antonio After Dark. . . . . . . . . . 292
Conjunto: An American Classic . . . .294
9 Hill Country Side Trips from
San Antonio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
A Taste of Alsace in Texas. . . . . . . . . . .297
9 AUSTIN 300
1 Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
The Neighborhoods in Brief . . . . . . . .302
2 Getting Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Fast Facts: Austin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
3 Where to Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
It Pays to Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Family-Friendly Hotels. . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
4 Where to Dine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Family-Friendly Restaurants. . . . . . . .324
5 Seeing the Sights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Going Batty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .328
6 Staying Active. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
7 Shopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
First Thursdays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
8 Austin After Dark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
9 Hill Country Side Trips from
Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
10 WEST TEXAS 347
1 El Paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Fast Facts: El Paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
2 Small Towns of Central West
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Marfas Mystery Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . .370
Gallery Hopping in the Big Bend . . . .372
3 Midland-Odessa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
4 San Angelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
5 Del Rio & Amistad National
Recreation Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384vi
CO N T E N T S T E X A S
11 BIG BEND & GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARKS 389
1 Big Bend National Park . . . . . . . . . . 389
2 Guadalupe Mountains
National Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
3 A Side Trip to Carlsbad Caverns
National Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
12 THE PANHANDLE PLAINS 416
1 Amarillo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Unanticipated Rewards . . . . . . . . . . . .422
2 Canyon & Palo Duro Canyon
State Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Old Route 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430
3 Lubbock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
A Different Kind of Texas Tea . . . . . . .437
APPENDIX: FAST FACTS, TOLL-FREE NUMBERS
& WEBSITES 443
1 Fast Facts: Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 2 Toll-Free Numbers & Websites . . . 450
INDEX 4 54vii L I S T O F M A P S
The Texas Gulf Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Galveston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Corpus Christi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
South Padre Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
South-Central Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Greater San Antonio
Accommodations,
Dining & Attractions . . . . . . . . . . 262
Central San Antonio
Accommodations,
Dining & Attractions . . . . . . . . . . 265
Greater Austin Accommodations,
Dining & Attractions . . . . . . . . . . 308
Central Austin Accommodations,
Dining & Attractions . . . . . . . . . . 311
West Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
El Paso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Big Bend National Park . . . . . . . . . . 391
Guadalupe Mountains
National Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Carlsbad Caverns
National Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
The Panhandle Plains . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Amarillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Lubbock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Texas Driving Times
& Distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
The Regions in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
The Best of Texas in 1 Week . . . . . . . 68
The Best of Texas in 2 Weeks . . . . . . 70
Texas for Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Exploring the Texas-Mexico
Border. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
DallasFort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Downtown & Deep Ellum
Accommodations, Dining
& Attractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Uptown & Oak Lawn
Accommodations
& Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Fort Worth Stockyards National
Historic District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Downtown Fort Worth . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fort Worth Cultural District . . . . . . 130
Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Central Houston
Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Central Houston Dining
& Attractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
East Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
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