Amble Texas

Real places all over Texas, from Austin's bats and Hill Country dance halls to Big Bend country, the Gulf Coast and the Piney Woods.

Texas is big enough to feel like several states, with things to do from Austin, Houston and Fort Worth to Galveston, Waco, Lubbock and Big Bend country. Walk Galveston's Strand, taste history at the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, meet dinosaurs at Texas Tech or drive the River Road along the Rio Grande. Distances are long, so map the drive first.

4 date and adventure ideas in Texas

Mission 24 · Seawall Blvd, Galveston

Galveston's Strand and Pleasure Pier

Galveston's Strand and Pleasure Pier. Watch taffy pulled, then ride a coaster over the Gulf.

Date or adventureHalf day$20-60 Mission 36 · Downtown Waco

Dr Pepper Museum

Dr Pepper Museum in Waco. See where the soda was born, then share a float at the soda fountain.

Date or adventure1-3 hoursUnder $20 Mission 39 · Big Bend Ranch State Park, Lajitas to Presidio

The River Road along the Rio Grande

River Road (FM 170) from Lajitas. Drive along the Rio Grande through Big Bend Ranch.

Date or adventureHalf dayFree Mission 61 · Texas Tech campus, Lubbock

Dinosaurs at Texas Tech

Museum of Texas Tech in Lubbock. Go on a free dinosaur hunt and find the biggest skeleton.

Adventure1-3 hoursFree