Texas Destinations
In-depth guides with real prices, honest opinions, and the insider knowledge that comes from calling Texas home.
Central Texas
The heart of the Lone Star State — Austin's live music, San Antonio's River Walk, and small-town charm along I-35.
Austin
Live music on every corner, breakfast tacos that will ruin all future breakfast tacos, and a tech boom that has made it one of the fastest-changing cities in America
From $50/day
Bryan-College Station
Aggieland Spirit
From $35/day
Georgetown
Most Beautiful Town Square in Texas
From $35/day
Killeen
Gateway to Fort Cavazos
From $30/day
New Braunfels
German Heritage and River Fun
From $40/day
Round Rock
Sports and Family Fun Hub
From $40/day
San Antonio
The River Walk, the Alamo, the best puffy tacos in the state, and a Mexican-American cultural heritage that runs deeper here than anywhere else in Texas
From $45/day
San Marcos
Float the Crystal-Clear River
From $35/day
Temple-Belton
Lakes and Small-Town Charm
From $35/day
Waco
Heart of Texas Heritage
From $40/day
Hill Country
Rolling hills, wildflowers, wineries, and swimming holes — the soul of Texas.
Bandera
Cowboy Capital of the World
From $50/day
Boerne
Small-Town Sophistication
From $50/day
Dripping Springs
Gateway to the Hill Country
From $45/day
Enchanted Rock
Sacred Pink Granite Dome
From $25/day
Fredericksburg
German settlers built this Hill Country town in 1846 and left behind excellent sausage, Oktoberfest, and the foundation for one of Texas's best wine regions
From $60/day
Johnson City
LBJ Country
From $35/day
Kerrville
Heart of the Hills
From $35/day
Luckenbach
Legendary Tiny Texas Town
From $25/day
Marble Falls
Highland Lakes Gateway
From $40/day
Wimberley
Jewel of the Hill Country
From $45/day
Gulf Coast
Beaches, seafood, and coastal charm from Galveston to South Padre Island.
Corpus Christi
Gateway to Padre Island National Seashore — 70 miles of undeveloped barrier island, an aircraft carrier museum, and some of the best windsurfing in the country
From $45/day
Galveston
Texas's Victorian beach town on a barrier island — Pleasure Pier, the Strand's historic district, fresh Gulf seafood, and the most accessible beach from Houston
From $50/day
Houston
NASA's Mission Control, the most ethnically diverse city in America, a world-class museum district, and a Vietnamese food scene that would make Saigon jealous
From $50/day
Matagorda
Wild and Unspoiled Coast
From $25/day
Port Aransas
The Real Texas Beach Town
From $40/day
Port Isabel
Gateway to South Padre
From $30/day
Rockport-Fulton
Artists and Birders Paradise
From $35/day
South Padre Island
The southernmost point of Texas — spring break legend, excellent birding at the World Birding Center, and the most Caribbean-blue water the Gulf Coast produces
From $50/day
Surfside Beach
Relaxed Beach Vibes Near Houston
From $30/day
North Texas
Big D energy, Fort Worth's Stockyards, and charming small towns north of the Metroplex.
Dallas
The arts district is legitimately world-class, the food scene has finally caught up with the ambition, and the Cowboys still play like they own the whole state
From $55/day
Denton
College Town Cool
From $30/day
Fort Worth
The real cowboy city — a working stockyards district, the finest American Western art collection on earth, and a cultural scene that Dallas can't quite match
From $45/day
Glen Rose
Dinosaur Valley and Safari Country
From $35/day
Granbury
Historic Square on the Lake
From $35/day
Grapevine
Christmas Capital of Texas
From $40/day
McKinney
Historic Charm North of Dallas
From $35/day
West Texas
Big Bend, Marfa, and the vast desert frontier — where Texas feels truly wild.
Abilene
Storybook Capital of America
From $30/day
Alpine
Gateway to West Texas
From $40/day
Big Bend
A million-acre national park where the Chihuahuan Desert meets the Rio Grande, the Milky Way is so bright it casts shadows, and the nearest cell signal is an hour away
From $35/day
El Paso
Where Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico converge in a border city of real binational character — Juarez is a walk across the bridge, and the green chile is outstanding
From $40/day
Guadalupe Mountains
Highest Point in Texas
From $25/day
Marfa
A West Texas high desert town of 2,000 people with more art per capita than most cities — Donald Judd's permanent installations are alone worth the 5-hour drive from Austin
From $50/day
Midland-Odessa
Oil Patch Heritage
From $35/day
Terlingua
Ghost Town Revival
From $30/day
South Texas
Border culture, King Ranch country, and the warmth of the Rio Grande Valley.
Brownsville
Southernmost City in Texas
From $35/day
Del Rio
Lake Amistad and Border Culture
From $30/day
Eagle Pass
Fort Duncan and Border Heritage
From $25/day
Kingsville
Home of King Ranch
From $30/day
Laredo
Gateway to Mexico
From $30/day
McAllen
Heart of the Rio Grande Valley
From $35/day
East Texas
Bayou country, haunted towns, and cypress-draped lakes.
Piney Woods
Tall pines, rose gardens, and the oldest towns in Texas.
Panhandle
Palo Duro Canyon, Route 66, and the wide-open plains of the Texas Panhandle.
Amarillo
Gateway to Palo Duro Canyon
From $35/day
Canyon
Panhandle Plains History
From $25/day
Lubbock
Buddy Holly's hometown on the Llano Estacado, Texas Tech country, and the surprising center of a growing Caprock Canyon wine region nobody outside Texas knows about
From $35/day
Palo Duro Canyon
The Grand Canyon of Texas — 120 miles long, 800 feet deep, completely unexpected in the Panhandle plains, and home to the Texas outdoor musical every summer
From $25/day
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