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Route 90 along the Texas border.

I'm going to drive Rt 90 along the border and would like some sugestion on what to see, where to stay and the history of this part of the great state of Texas.

Highway 90 is a long, lonely road with a few interesting things to see along the way. From San Antonio, the first town is Castroville, which is a sister city with Alsace, France. It has some historical markers and neat French restaurants. The next few little towns don't have much there, except for speed traps. Hondo, D'Hanis, Sabinal, Knippa... Uvalde is a neat town. It's the birthplace of John Nance Garner. There are some historical markers and things to see. The courthouse is pretty, too. Fort Clark Springs/Brackettville is next, and the old fort has now been turned into a resort. It is supposed to be a great place to stay, and has a nice restaurant and museum. The Alamo Village movie set is neat to see. Del Rio wil be the next town, and it's the biggest one along your way. The Whitehead Memorial Museum is a definite must-see if you're into the region's history. There are several good hotels there; my favorite is the La Siesta fight on Avenue F/90. I think it is a Best Western these days. Big rooms, good location. Eat at Don Marcelino's at least once while you're in Del Rio. As you head west, stop at the Lake Amistad Dam and see the visitors' center. It's very informative to read about the lake and dam's construction. Comstock is the next little town,a nd it's not much more than a gas station. Seminole Canyon State Park has an excellent visitors' center, and you can learn a LOT about the local history here, too. The tours of the indian pictographs are worth the long walk. Langtry is next, and it's all about Judge Roy Bean. The little park is neat, and you can have your picture taken on the porch of his old courthouse/bar. That's as far west as I have been! Have a good trip!

We just did this route last April. We came in from the west at Van Horn and took a side trip to Fort Davis National Historic Site. We spent the night at Davis Mountain State park campground. (Sorry but we always camp so I'm not going to be of much help in places to stay) Other than Davis Mt. this area is FLAT. We didn't have time to drive all around the mountain but we hear it's worth it. At Marfa we left Hwy 90 to take Hwy 67 south down to Presido and drive Hwy 170 along the Rio Grande. This was a very scenic route into Big Bend National Park. If you have the time I would suggest doing this area. We picked up Hwy 90 at Marathon and headed east. It was late April and the prickley pear cactus were in bloom everywhere. We got to Langtry just before the Judge Roy Beam Visitor Center was closing. It's a nice place to spend an hour. On the east side of the Peco's river is a scenic vista point worth taking. We spent the night at Seminole Canyon State Historical Park campground but didn't have time to do the scheduled ranger hike to the ruins the next morning. We saw cactus until we hit Del Rio and then it turned into a massive display of different wild flowers all way to Louisiana. We spent some time in San Antonio at the Alamo and walking along the river on the River Walk. We even ate dinner at a little cafe over looking the river. It was really nice. Utahtea

Thank you both for such thoroughly discribing Rt 90. It's going to be a big help. Thanks again.