Attractions
IconicThe Alamo
FreeTexas' most hallowed ground, the 1836 battle site and 300-year-old mission at the heart of downtown.
San Antonio, TX
State · USA
Things to do in Texas
The cities and regions we cover across Texas, and the places worth the afternoon in each. See what is around you now, or pick a guide.
Inside Texas
Pick a part of Texas
Each guide has its own map, its own picks and a day Fun can plan for you.
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San Antonio
Where the River Walk meets three centuries of history
Texas
Dallas–Fort Worth
Big-city arts and real-deal cowboys, thirty miles apart
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Houston & Galveston
Mission Control, museum districts, and an island of Victorian charm
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Austin
Live music, barbecue lines, and a million bats at sunset
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Abilene
Frontier history and a storybook sculpture trail in West Texas
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Ark-La-Tex
Where Louisiana's Piney Woods meet East Texas
Texas
Brazos Trail Region
College towns, ranch history and a presidential library in central Texas
Texas
More of Texas
Aquariums, dinosaurs and windmills across Texas
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Top picks across Texas
Sightseeing
IconicFort Worth Stockyards National Historic District
FreeTwice-daily longhorn cattle drives down Exchange Avenue in a real 19th-century cattle town.
Fort Worth, TX
Attractions
IconicSpace Center Houston
$25–$50The official visitor center of NASA's Johnson Space Center, home to Mission Control and real spacecraft.
Houston, TX
Sightseeing
IconicTexas State Capitol
FreeAustin's pink-granite capitol dome stands taller than the US Capitol, and free tours run daily.
Austin, TX
Sightseeing
Local GemAbilene
FreeWest Texas city 150 miles west of Dallas-Fort Worth, promoted by its Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Abilene, TX
Sightseeing
Local GemTyler
FreeThe official visitor bureau for Tyler, Texas, guiding travelers to its rose gardens, museums, shopping and events.
Tyler, TX
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