Things to Do in Texas
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School-Age Kids
SeaWorld San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
The really big show has a really big star named Shamu. The killer whale leaps, breaches, and casts trainers into the air as part of a choreographed musical...
Amusement Park
Dallas Heritage Village
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
A collection of historic structures from around Dallas — from pioneer cabins to luxurious mansions and more. ...
History Museum
Special Collection
Moody Gardens
Houston, Texas
The word "gardens" doesn't do this place justice -- it's more like a jungle. Thriving beneath a glass pyramid is a fully enclosed rainforest, home to waterfalls, "Mayan ruins," overgrown greenery, and hundreds of free-roaming critters....
Science & Nature Museum
Scenic Landmark
Aquarium
Zoo
Park
Texas Souvenirs Unlimited
Houston, Texas
It's not easy finding sweatshirts in Houston, probably because it's hot as blazes at certain times of the year, making fleece a bit impractical. ...
Shopping Mall
Umlauf Sculpture Garden
Austin, Texas
Kids at this tranquil spot might think they're taking a garden-variety nature tour. But the outdoor museum is really a stellar introduction to art. Spread across six wooded acres...
Art Museum
Garden
Water Wall
Houston, Texas
It's manmade and in the middle of the city, but this towering cascade of water (it literally is a wall of water) is surprisingly like an oasis -- the thundering sound of water and the temple-like structure have a calming, almost hypnotic effect....
Roadside Landmark
Dallas World Aquarium
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Children enter a world unlike their own at the Dallas World Aquarium....
Sightseeing Tour
Roadside Landmark
Park
Bats at Ann Richards Congress Avenue Bridge
Austin, Texas
Sure, New York earns top honors for having the most people. But for most bats in an urban area that prize goes to Austin. It may seem like a dubious...
Scenic Landmark
Park
Barton Springs
Austin, Texas
Austin-ites know Barton Springs as the preferred local swimming hole. Its billing as a natural-spring-fed pool may lead some to believe the water's warm. It's not. At...
Swimming
The Beer Can House
Houston, Texas
It might look like a recycling project gone wild, but it wasn't environmental concerns that led the late John Milkovisch to side his house entirely in beer cans. ...
Special Collection
Roadside Landmark
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