Texas Travel

We traveled to Austin, Texas in November 2018, then visited Fort Worth and Dallas in April 2023. Read all about our time in Austin, Fort Worth, and Dallas and the great places we went. Below, you'll find links to our recommendations for where to go, what to eat, and where to stay in each city.

Austin

What to do:

• Texas State Capitol (free!) 
• Texas Capitol Visitor Center (free!)
• Bullock Texas State History Museum
• LBJ Presidential Library
• Texas Memorial Museum 
• Harry Ransom Center (free!)
• Blanton Museum of Art
• The Real Austin Tour
• HOPE Outdoor Gallery (free!)
• Urban Adventure Quest Downtown
• Congress Avenue Bridge (free!)

Where to eat:

• Loro
• The Carillon
• Quattro Gatti
• Salt Lick BBQ
• Moonshine Grill
• 15th Street Cafe 
• ZEN 

Where to stay: 

• DoubleTree Austin 

Fort Worth

What to do:

• Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District (free!) 
• Fort Worth Stockyards Urban Adventure Quest  

Where to eat:

• Biscuit Bar

Dallas

What to do:

• Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum  
• Dealey Plaza (free!)
• Sixth Floor Museum
• Big D Fun Tours
• Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Where to eat:

• Via Real
• Braum's
• The Henry   

Austin 2018 (affiliate link)

Dallas - Fort Worth 2023 (affiliate link)

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Can't travel to Texas any time soon? Check out our virtual trip to The Lone Star State through Little Passports. Then try a craft inspired by Texas. Click on the link below the photo to go to the tutorial.

    
* Bluebonnet Card (state flower) * Pretzel Monarch Butterflies (state insect) * Chipboard Cowboy Boot *

     

* Handprint Monarch Butterfly * Puzzle Piece Monarch Butterfly * Monarch Butterfly

    

* Monarch Caterpillar * Mockingbird Nest (state bird) *