Anybody from Texas?

cloudymeatballs12

Headed to Texas in June to see George Strait, and was wondering. Where should we go? I mean, we plan on going to Austin, but where should we go? What are must sees and dos? I also, was curious, are there any places where I can see cowboys ? LOL, call me crazy but when I head south I expect to see some, and I just do not. I end up a little disappointed. I like wanna see things.

hutchsl

Where is the concert? Texas is a large state. You mention Austin so I am guessing the concert is near there.

Austin: 6th street at night for the music, Barton Springs if you have never been swimming in a spring,

Between Austin and San Antonio is New Braunfels and Gruene: Grene Hall has more local muscians, rafting if there is water in the river, Luckenbach

San Antonio: Cowboys Dance Hall (free country and western dance classes, Bull riding, country music with large dance floor), Missions, Riverwalk

hutchsl

Ok just looked up tour dates for King George. The only June engagement I see is in Arlington TX near Dallas (about 4 hrs from Austin and further from SA).

So in Arlington there is also a cowboys dance hall, but I have not been to that one. http://www.cowboysdancehall.com/Arlington/ Sorry but I have not spent time in Dallas area. Just driven through but did notice the Stockyards. http://www.fortworthstockyards.org/Attractions.aspx

cloudymeatballs

Thank you! Ya we will be seeing him in Arlington. We were planning on staying about 5 days total and driving to Austin for the day/night. Definitely wanna see Austin though. And for sure, we will be dancing somewhere at a country bar!!! xo

GilliC

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NavyBlue143

Real cowboys are few and far between here these days. I'm sure there are some dude ranches around here, but personally I can't recommend any. Now if you're wanting touristy things to do in Texas, I live in Dallas, so here's a few suggestions:

1) Texas Ranger museum, which is in Waco, in between Austin and Dallas.

2) There is some kind of rodeo in Fort Worth almost every week, usually at the Will Rodgers Coliseum..

3) There's always the Book Depository where supposedly JFKs assasin was standing. That's in Dallas.

4) Six flags theme park, Ranger stadium, and Hurricane Harbor are all in Arlington around cowboys stadium.

5) Glen Rose dinosaur or wildlife park. Glen Rose is about an hour south of Dallas. Has a large variety of fossils discovered in the area.

6) We have a pretty decent theater and concert selection between Fort Worth Bass Hall and the many Dallas venues.

7) If you're feeling super adventurous, there are lots of "haunted" places in the area. And north of Fort Worth there is a cemetary that claims an alien is buried there. Most of it is nonsense, but I will say I have had several strange incidents driving the back roads at night. But on a less creepy note, there are some ghost towns around. The closest I am aware of is just south of Fort Worth, called Thurber.

8) There's tons of museums in Dallas and Austin. Those are the cultural hubs in Texas.

cloudymeatballs

Thank you! We fly into Dallas, and plan on driving that day to either San Antonio or Austin and staying the day. Night in Austin on 6th definitely... Show is Saturday and we do want to go see a Rangers game, or maybe basketball. Still up in the air. Haunted places, that would be cool.. I have no interest in any museums while there. lol And we have 6flags and that here, so no prob with that.. Thanks again ladies. I cannot wait!

amandatim1021

My husband use to live in Dallas, so we spent a lot of time in the area. Outside of Dallas is Grapevine, fun to hit a winery and walk around the small town. Fort Worth we always thought was fun to walk around, and there's Billy Bobs- a big bar that has bands etc. on the drive to Austin, stop at the Czech Stop, little place (you'll see signs) to grab a baked good- place is always packed. And on the way to San Antonio from Austin, check out the Natural Bridge Caverns- i won't too interested in going but I was glad we did!

erollis

I hear if you stop at the Czech Stop and buy baked goods late enough in the day you may get a discount or free baked goods. Never have tried this myself. Did stop briefly in grapevine once and it's picturesque. Full of small shops and places to eat. Bit of history there too.

As for Austin:

The South congress bats are always there. One way to see them is from a boat on the lake.

Stubbs BBQ is pretty good. There is a bar (apart of Stubbs downstairs) where you can hear the bands that play at Stubbs venue but not see them. There is always live music someplace in Austin. Just have to look.

There is shopping on South Congress.

You can walk the state Capitol grounds just about any time.

Magnolia cafe is also on South congress along with many other places to eat.

For clubs and bars you want the warehouse district and 6th street area.

I'm a fan of Alamo Draft House. They have all sorts of movie events and regular movie screenings.

You also have Zilker Park and Zilker pool. The pool is fed by a spring making it cold.

Inner space caverns is on the north east side of the Austin area. It's off of 35 and a good stop. Across the road (hopefully it's still there) is a candle shop where they hand make candles.

New Braunfels:

Has Schlitterbahn. It is the best water park IMO. It's also massive in size. It's a river fed water park making it unique.

San Antonio:

Has the mission trail. But that's more of a museum/history thing. Still very interesting tho.

The river-walk is nice. Check to see if there are any events or festivals when you go.

Natural Bridge Caverns is another nice cave exploring stop.

There are plenty of breweries, distilleries, and wineries in Texas.