Saturday, January 05, 2019

Texas Gulf Coast-a winter itinerary

Texas Gulf Coast


Dec 24
Arrive in Austin.
Austin Hindu temple
Stay in Austin

Dec 25
Tour Austin & Hill Country
Austin:
  • State Capitol
  • Congress Avenue
    • Bullock Texas State History Museum
    • South Congress Avenue: bats from under a bridge
    • Live music
  • Hill Country Flyer steam train from Austin to Burnet
Hill Country
  • Bandera Dude Ranches

Stay in San Antonio

Dec 26
San Antonio:
  • The Alamo
  • River Walk
    • Cruise along canal
Stay in Brownsville

Dec 27
  • World Birding Center, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State park
  • Padre Island National Seashore
    • Sea Turtle, Inc.
  • King Ranch
  • Port Isabel Lighthouse
  • Gladys Porter Zoo, Brownsville
  • Sabal Palm Audubon Center & wildlife sanctuary: 7 AM-5 PM, self-guided trails
  • Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Hondo
  • La Borde House, Rio Grande City
  • Oblate Mission, McAllen
  • Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo: Tours daily 8 AM-4 PM.
  • Ramsey Nature Park
  • Harlingen
  • Costumes of the Americas
  • Historic Brownsville Museum
  • Brownsville Heritage Complex
Stay in Corpus Christie

Dec 28
  • Mustang Island
  • Texas State Aquarium
  • USS Lexington Museum
  • Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
  • Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi
  • Texas Zoo, Victoria
  • Bayfront Art & Sciences Park
  • Corpus Christi Museum of Science & History
  • Texas State museum of Asian cultures
  • Corpus Christie beach
  • Magee Beach
  • Ferry to Port Aransas
  • Matagorda Bay Nature Park, kayak tours
Stay in Corpus Christie

Dec 29
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge: view whooping cranes in winter, water activities
Drive from Corpus Christie to Galveston

Drive back to Houston
Dec 30-Jan 2

Skipping

Austin
  • Rainey Street
  • Magnolia Market
  • Waco mammoth Site
  • Dr.Pepper museum
  • Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park
  • Driskill Hotel
  • Lyndon B Johnson library & museum
  • Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower center
  • Continental Club
  • Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon
  • Veracruz All Natural: tacos
  • Ann & Roy Butler Hike & Bike trail & boardwalk, Lady bird lake, downtown
  • Mexic-Arte Museum
  • Museum of the weird
  • Lone Star Riverboard or Capital Cruises for bat watching tours
  • Blanton Museum of Art
  • Neill-Cochran House
  • O’Henry museum
  • French Legation museum
  • Driskill Hotel
  • Elisabet Ney Museum
  • Texas Quitl Museum, La Grange
  • Mt.Bonnell
Hill Country
  • Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
  • Lyndon B Johnson (LBJ) National Historical Park near Fredericksburg
  • River activities (Paddling/tubing) on Frio River
  • Fredericksburg
  • Luckenbach
  • Caverns of Sonora
  • Natural Bridge Caverns
  • Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
  • Cascade Caverns
  • Longhorn Cavern State Park
  • Riverside Nature center
  • Hill country museum
  • Exotic Wildlife associate at Ingram near Kerrville
  • Stonehedge replica in Hunt
  • Apple picking in Love Creek Orchards
New Braunsfels
  • Gruene Hall dance hall close to San Antonio (also other dance halls near Austin & San Antonio)
  • Gruene Historic Districk
  • Guadalupe River-family float
  • Schlitterbahn Waterpark
San Marcos
  • San Marcos River-Tubing
  • Meadows Center for Water & the Environment: Glass-bottom boats
  • Wonder World: Train ride, wildlife park, petting zoo
San Antonio (Skipping)
  • Children’s museum
  • Seminole Canyon state park
  • Missions National Historical Park
  • Spanish Governor’s palace
  • San Fernando Cathedral
  • Splashtown
  • Lost Maples State Natural Area
  • Ripley’s believe it or not museum
  • Brackenridge Park
  • Casa Navarro State Historic Site & Museum
  • San Fernando Cathedral
  • King Williams District
  • Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum
  • Aztech Theater
  • Zoo & Aquarium
  • Museum of Art

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