Things to Do in Texas
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Battleship Texas
Houston, Texas
Turn the corner into this state park, and the grey behemoth appears like a giant ghost: an enormous battleship bearing the weight of 36 years of war service. ...
Historical Landmark
History Museum
Billy Bob's Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Billy Bob's offers plenty of fun for all ages from the live bull riding to dancing to up-and-coming bands. ...
Dance Instruction
Live Music Venue
Restaurant
Galveston Segway
Houston, Texas
First stop on the 30-minute Alley Tour: the long, flat Galveston pier. "Go play!" says the tour guide, and participants take off, enthusiastically driving the gizmos while learning to get the hang of them. ...
Sightseeing Tour
Ghost Tours of Galveston
Houston, Texas
Scary stories, spectral visions, the pirate Jean Lafitte -- they're all part of the Ghost Tours of Galveston experience. Colorful guide Dash Beardsley, a vision in black with a long coat sweeping behind him, leads the group....
Ghost Tour
Zilker Metropolitan Park
Austin, Texas
Austin's 351-acre park is a favorite among little kids, a place where the much-loved miniature train ride is a local rite of passage. Tours on the adorable and...
Train
Hiking
Park
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
Central Market
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
A grocery store that's anything but the usual, Central Market offers families the chance to grab-and-go from a huge case of take-out....
Take-Out
Specialty Food Store
American
Greek
Italian
Cypress Valley Canopy Tours
Austin, Texas
Sky bridges, zip lines, and Tarzan swings at this Texas treetop tour are a daring kid's fantasy. Spanning the branches of Bald Cypress trees, the unique eco-adventures -- one of...
Hiking
Fair Park
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Fair Park is a cornucopia of small museums and buildings housed in the largest collection of Art Deco buildings in the country...
Special Collection
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Planetarium
Historical Landmark
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island
Houston, Texas
Just about every name here contains some ominous yet fully descriptive word like "blaster," "cliffhanger," or "tempest," all of which will ring like music in kids' ears. Galveston is a billion degrees in summer....
Theme Park
Water Park
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