Texas
As a 7th generation Texas, I have spent my entire life exploring this state. While we may not have a lot of public lands, the number of things to do in this state is just about endless, from outdoor activities to museums. We have it all!
Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, Texas

Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin was established in 1955 and is 26 acres of beautiful topography. We went in February, ...
Visiting Fort Lancaster and the Wild West

Fort Lancaster has to be one of the coolest places we stopped at during our 2016 Road Trip. It is ...
Visiting San Antonio: Your Guide to San Antonio by a Tourist

Due to us living only 2.5 hours from San Antonio I expect this guide of places to see, do, eat, ...
Sierra Blanca, Texas | Old West Texas Town & Joining of Railroads

I'm not sure what made me want to stop in the town of Sierra Blanca on our way back from ...
Old Fort Stockton, Texas

On our way to Guadalupe Mountains National Park, we stopped at Fort Stockton, Texas to tour Old Fort Stockton, an ...
Van Horn, Texas

Texans are known for their love of high school football. It's bigger than the NFL down here y'all! I mean, ...
Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi Texas

As part of our 2016 Texas Road Trip, we decided to head to Corpus Christi. This decision was mostly for ...
San Antonio River Walk

The first time I visited the San Antonio River Walk was back in 2002 and honestly, I don't remember much, ...
Drury Inn & Suites Riverwalk | San Antonio Hotel Review

During our second visit to San Antonio's famous River Walk, we decided to stay at Drury Inn & Suites Riverwalk ...
Mission Espada in San Antonio

Mission Espada is one of five missions located in San Antonio along the San Antonio River. It is also the ...
Mission San Jose || The Best Preserved of the San Antonio Missions

Mission San Jose is my favorite San Antonio Mission. Sure the Alamo is the most famous, but Mission San Jose ...
Visiting Mission San Juan in San Antonio.

The San Juan Mission is one of San Antonio's five missions located along the San Antonio River. Originally located in ...
Mission Concepcion in San Antonio Texas | The Oldest Original Stone Church in the U.S.

While we were in San Antonio for Christmas we decided to check out all the Missions along San Antonio's Mission ...
USS Lexington Floating Museum aka The Blue Ghost in Corpus Christi

I love naval ships and the USS Lexington has to be my favorite so far. I have had a fascination ...
Haunted Adventure in San Antonio, Texas

Don't get all excited, this isn't a ghost tour! We didn't go on a ghost hunting adventure. I have no ...
Visiting the Alamo in San Antonio; It’s a Big Deal Y’all

I was born and raised in Texas, so the Alamo is a huge deal. It wasn't until I was about ...
Tomb Rider 3D & Free Arcade in San Antonio

The first time we visited San Antonio I passed the Tomb Rider 3D attraction up due to thinking it was ...
Ripley’s Believe It or Not | San Antonio Texas

We love visiting San Antonio and this past Christmas we took the kids for their first stay on the Riverwalk ...
Hunting Zombies Together | Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks | San Antonio Texas

For the second year in a row, we headed down to San Antonio a couple of days before Christmas to ...
Rainforest Cafe in San Antonio || Dining for the entire family!

On our first trip to San Antonio in 2015, I realized there was a Rain Forest Cafe on the River ...