Monday, February 7, 2011

Popular Vacation Spots in Texas

A holiday in Texas can make you glad. Nice weather, residents and a variety of cultures makes it popular. Although it is impossible to travel all the sites in a single day, some spots should be covered as follows:

Houston

This city is popular and has many types of attractions like family, education and friendly. Some are:

* Water Wall: It is a u-shaped fountain, which is 64 foot tall, surrounded by oak trees and spread across 3 acres and is the photographic site. It is a nice place for family picnic, children's enjoyment or a nap.

* The Buffalo Bayou: This is a popular attraction in Houston, which is not so photographic one, but is striking place for outdoorsman. It has a channel with bridges, walkways, skyline view, canoeing, hiking, biking and kayaking trails and parks.

* Holocaust Museum: It honors Holocaust survivors of Houston. Their stories are displayed through their belongings, photos and writings. Lately, a rail car built by German in 1942, similar to the one, which is used for carrying Jews from their dwelling places to the camps, have been added to the museum. A visitor could gaze into the 26.5-feet-long car and imagine about it with many people going towards the unimaginable thing.

San Antonio

It has historical and contemporary entertainment places. It has Alamo mission, which was once the battle place of an important battle of Texas Revolution. It has daily tours free of cost and has preserved the building of 19th century. It has River Walk featuring restaurants, shops and hotels along the river, San Antonio. Gondolas and flatbed boats take passengers to various sites across the Paseo del Rio.

Austin

Austin is a capital of Texas and has live music. Large music festivals like City Limits and South by Southwest festivals take place here. It also has historical places and geological surprises like Barton spring, which is a sequence of natural springs flowing into pools made by humans.

Tickets comprises of the major cost in a trip. If we can get cheap tickets it will help us to make a trip in budget. You can read more about budget travel in my articles.

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  1. Hello Friends,

    A holiday in Texas can make you glad. Nice weather, residents and a variety of cultures makes it popular. This city is popular and has many types of attractions like family, education and friendly. Thanks a lot...

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