Things to do across Texas

Official tourism guide to Corpus Christi, Texas, covering Gulf Coast beaches, hotels, and attractions.

Official visitor bureau for Amarillo, gateway to Route 66 and the Texas Panhandle.

The largest aquarium in Texas, focused on Gulf Coast marine life and wildlife conservation, on the Corpus Christi bayfront.

Official visitor bureau for Odessa, Texas, with trip-planning guides and info on West Texas attractions.

Outdoor park with over 150 life-sized dinosaur sculptures plus a fossil dig, gem mine and mini train.

See the world's largest collection of restored American windmills across 28 acres in Lubbock.

Interactive science museum and planetarium in Amarillo with hands-on exhibits for all ages.

East Texas railroad town with a visitor center in a restored century-old depot, gateway to the Texas State Railroad.

A family-owned museum in Amarillo showcasing more than 100 restored classic and vintage cars and trucks.

Guided walking tours through a show cave known for its dense, delicate crystal formations.

The official visitor center for San Angelo, Texas, along the Concho River Riverwalk.

Professional orchestra performing classical concerts at the Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center.

A Gulf Coast wildlife refuge where you drive a 16-mile tour loop and climb observation towers to look for whooping cranes and alligators.

A West Texas state park built around a huge spring-fed pool where you can swim, snorkel and scuba dive in clear desert water.

Hike desert, mountain and river canyon trails where the Rio Grande bends along the Mexican border.

Walk into a Panhandle pasture to see ten Cadillacs buried nose-down in a row, and add your own spray paint to the layers.

Take a guided tour of large installations by Donald Judd, Dan Flavin and other artists on a former Army post in Marfa.

Hike to the top of a 425-foot pink granite dome in the Hill Country and stay after dark for stargazing.

Hike to Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, and explore canyons cut into an ancient Permian fossil reef.

Take a guided tour past Quarter Horses, Santa Gertrudis cattle and historic buildings on an 825,000-acre working ranch.

A roadside viewing area on U.S. 90 east of Marfa where you scan the dark desert horizon after sunset for the Marfa Mystery Lights.

Drive, camp and beachcomb along about 65 miles of undeveloped Gulf beach, and watch sea turtle hatchling releases in summer.

Hike, bike or ride horseback past the red-rock layers of the Texas Panhandle's big canyon, out to the Lighthouse formation.

Pull over on a lonely stretch of US-90 to see a sealed Prada storefront sculpture standing alone in the desert.

Order a hand-cut steak in a western-themed dining hall off I-40, or watch someone take on the 72-ounce steak challenge.

Walk the flight deck of a World War II aircraft carrier on Corpus Christi Bay and explore the ship on self-guided tours.