Places to Explore In Texas

Discover the best places to explore in Texas with curated recommendations from our travel experts.

Austin

Austin is a boomtown of culture and creativity. It's a hub for music, comedy, and filmmaking, as well as a favorite foodie destination. For the...

  • 135 Restaurants
  • 49 Hotels
  • 194 Things To Do

Big Bend National Park

Cradled in the southwestern elbow of Texas, the 801,163 acres of Big Bend National Park hang suspended above the deserts of northern Mexico. From the...

  • 7 Restaurants
  • 16 Hotels
  • 38 Things To Do

Dallas and Fort Worth

Dallas and Fort Worth, separated by 30 miles of suburbs, aren't exactly twin cities—they're more like cousins who squabble more than they get along. Their...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 24 Things To Do

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park is a study in extremes: it has mountaintop forests but also rocky canyons, arid desert, and a stream that winds through...

  • 0 Restaurants
  • 0 Hotels
  • 23 Things To Do

Houston and Galveston

Sprawling, brash, friendly, and prosperous, Houston is arguably Texas's most cosmopolitan city. The forceful, wildcatter temperament that transformed what was once a swamp near the...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 19 Things To Do

San Antonio

Wake up in the Alamo City with the scent of huevos rancheros in the air, the sound of mariachis, and the sight of barges winding...

  • 82 Restaurants
  • 31 Hotels
  • 101 Things To Do

South Texas and the Coast

This corner of Texas is too often ignored by the state and the nation because it lacks the sprawling metropolises that anchor other areas of...

  • 5 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 8 Things To Do

The Hill Country

You can't go many places in Texas without seeing or hearing the phrase "Texas is a State of Mind." If Texas is indeed a state...

  • 79 Restaurants
  • 32 Hotels
  • 112 Things To Do

Waco

Sitting smack dab between Austin and Dallas, Waco sometimes gets a bad rap for being a biggish small town with a bit of a collegiate...

  • 5 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 18 Things To Do

West Texas and the Panhandle

As soon as visitors set their soles on the dry-as-the-Sahara soil of West Texas, they'll realize they've entered a completely different world. Remote from urban...

  • 11 Restaurants
  • 10 Hotels
  • 34 Things To Do

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Shopping 119

Nightlife 142

Performing Arts 61

Restaurants 325

Hotels 148
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