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Texas Tourist Attractions
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Texas Tourist Attractions
Tourist attractions in Texas - Theme Parks, Tours, Museums, National Parks, Historic Sites & More!
Below is a list of attractions in Texas to help you plan a Texas Vacation! Find detailed information on the Texas tourist attraction entries by clicking on their links. Narrow your search by selecting from a specific Texas attraction category on the left hand menu.
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You can use WeGoPlaces.com to plan your Texas vacation itinerary! To begin, select from our list of Texas tourist attractions, activities, accommodations, events, restaurants or Texas vacation & visitor information entries. Click the "Add" button to add individual entries to your online Texas vacation itinerary.
Explore All Of Texas's Regions
You can find Texas tourist attractions and activities in all of Texas's regions: Amarillo, Arlington, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Ft Worth, Galveston, Houston, Irving, Killeen, Laredo, Lubbock, Odessa, Plano, San Antonio, South Padre Island, Waco and Other.
Featured Texas Tourist Attractions and Activities
Please visit our Texas featured listings - AC/DC at Don Haskins Center, Jay-Z at United Spirit Arena, Jay-Z at Don Haskins Center, Darius Rucker at Selena Auditorium, Willie Nelson at Grand Opera House, Megadeth at Sunken Gardens, Kelly Clarkson at Ford Park, Willie Nelson at Willie's Place Theater, Cross Canadian Ragweed at Billy Bob's, Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium, Ron White at Julie Rogers Theatre, Monster Jam at Alamodome, Monster Jam at Reliant Stadium and NBA All Star Game at Dallas Cowboys New Stadium.
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American Memorial Park
National Park
Category: Saipan National Park in Texas
Description of this Texas Attraction: American Memorial Park honors the American and Marianas people who gave their lives during the Marianas Campaign of World War II. Over 5000 names are inscribed on a memorial which was dedicated June 15, 1994, during the 50th anniversary of the Invasion of Saipan. The Memorial rests at the park's Court of Honor and Flag Circle, where the U.S. flag proudly flies 24 hours a day, surrounded by the flags of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard. As a "living memorial", the park offers activities, such as baseball, bicycling, running, tennis, picnicking, and swimming, enjoyed over half a century ago by American service men and women. Within the 133-acre boundary are beaches, sports fields, picnic sites, boat marinas, playgrounds, walkways, and a 30-acre wetland and mangrove forest.
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Celebration Station Entertainment Center
Indoor & Outdoor Entertainment Complex
Category: Mesquite Theme Park near Plano, Texas
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Description of this Plano area Attraction: Celebration Station offers a variety of attractions that include; Go-Karts, Bumper Boats, Batting Cages, Miniature Golf, Paintball, Laser Tag, Video Arcade, Pool Tables, and Restaurant.
We have private meeting space with full audio/ visual capabilities, and can cater groups of 15-3000 for company meetings, summer picnics, and more....
We also host birthday parties and walk-in traffic. You can visit our website at www.celebrationstation.com for additional information on the facility.
Visit our website for current specials and offers at www.celebrationstation.com
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Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens & Nature Center
Stunning floral gardens plus native trails, natural wetlands
Category: Corpus Christi Nature in Texas
Description of this Corpus Christi Attraction: One of the Corpus Christi region's five major visitor attractions and leading nature tourism destination. 180 acres along Oso Creek offers colorful exotic floral exhibits plus vast conserved areas of native habitat & natural wetlands. Floral exhibits include: Orchid House, Exhibit House, Plumeria Collection, Rose Garden & Pavilion, Sensory Garden, Hibiscus Garden, Arid Garden, Hummingbird Garden, landscape demo beds. "Walk on the Wildside" features shaded Bird & Butterfly Trail, Birding Tower, Palapa Grande on Gator Lake, Wetlands Awareness Boardwalk. A Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail site. Member of American Association of Botanical Gardens & Arboreta; American Horticulture Society (Reciprocal Garden Program).
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
National Park
Category: Fort Davis National Park near Odessa, Texas
Description of this Odessa area Attraction: Set in the rugged beauty of the Davis Mountains of west Texas, Fort Davis is one of America's best surviving examples of an Indian Wars' frontier military post in the Southwest. From 1854 to 1891, Fort Davis was strategically located to protect emigrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons on the Trans-Pecos portion of the San Antonio-El Paso Road and the Chihuahua Trail, and to control activities on the southern stem of the Great Comanche War Trail and Mescalero Apache war trails. Fort Davis is important in understanding the presence of African Americans in the West and in the frontier military because the 24th and 25th U.S. Infantry and the 9th and 10th U.S. Cavalry, all-black regiments established after the Civil War, were stationed at the post.
Today, twenty-four roofed buildings and over 100 ruins and foundations are part of Fort Davis National Historic Site. Five of the historic buildings have been refurnished to the 1880s, making it easy for visitors to envision themselves being at the fort at the height of its development.
Fort Davis National Historic Site was authorized as a unit of the National Park System in 1961.
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
National Park
Category: Salt Flat National Park in Texas
Description of this Texas Attraction: Rising from the desert, this mountain mass contains portions of the world's most extensive and significant Permian limestone fossil reef. Also featured are a tremendous earth fault, lofty peaks, unusual flora and fauna, and a colorful record of the past. Guadalupe Peak, highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet; El Capitan, a massive limestone formation; McKittrick Canyon, with its unique flora and fauna; and the "Bowl", located in a high country conifer forest, are significant park features.
While scenic driving in the park is limited to one 4X4 road, there are over 80 miles of trails that offer a wide range of opportunities for exploring. Other available activities include: backpacking, camping and wildlife viewing. Visitors may also see ruins of a stage station, or visit the Frijole Ranch History Museum (open intermittently).
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Houston Symphony
Houston's world-class orchestra
Category: Houston Concert in Texas
Description of this Houston Attraction: Founded in 1913 by Miss Ima Hogg, the Houston Symphony is one of the oldest performing arts organizations in Texas. In the decades since its founding, the Houston Symphony has grown into one of the country's major orchestras with a full complement of concert, recording and touring activities.
Each year the Houston Symphony performs approximately 170 concerts for more than 350,000 Houstonians. The season includes classical concerts; the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pops at JOnes Hall series; the Weatherford Family Concerts series; holiday concerts; the Chevron Fiesta Sinfonica Familiar and the Houston Chronicle Dollar Concert; a summer series at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and free performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Education and outreach are vital to this orchestra: 40,000 students from public, private, parochial and home schools attend Discoverer and Lollipop concerts and every summer the orchestra tours the region with 15 free Sounds Like Fun! concerts reaching 13,000 Houstonians. The Houston Symphony Community Connections program takes musicians into the community individually or in ensembles to perform more than 200 events, reaching approximately 15,000 people, each season.
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Houston Zoo
The Zoo's 55 acres are home to more than 4,500 animals
Category: Houston Zoo in Texas
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Description of this Houston Attraction: Founded in 1922, the Houston Zoo is an exciting recreational destination and a unique educational resource serving 1.5 million guests annually. Set in a lush 55-acre landscape, the Zoo is home to more than 4,500 exotic animals representing more than 800 species. The Zoo's exhibits include Asian elephants, African lions, tigers, giraffes, okapi (forest giraffe),and spectacled bears. Stand out exhibits include the award winning Natural Encounters Building, the McGovern Children’s Zoo, Wortham World of Primates which features more than 70 great apes and monkeys, the Tropical Bird House with more than 80 birds in its free-flight rainforest aviary, and the Reptile House which is home to one of the most complete collections of venomous snakes in North America. Check the Plan Your Day kiosk when you arrive for the daily schedule of more than 20 interactive keeper chats and presentations.
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Lone Star Flight Museum
Flying collection of historic WWII aircraft.
Category: Galveston Museum in Texas
Description of this Galveston Attraction: Galveston is home to one of the premier aviation museums in the country. The internationally recognized Lone Star Flight Museum contains an award winning collection of over 40 historically significant aircraft expertly maintained to flying standards, and is the largest of its type under one roof in the Southern United States. Most of the aircraft are from the WWII era to include fighters, bombers, liaison, trainer and executive planes.
The Lone Star Flight Museum is also home to the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Recognized by the Texas Legislature, the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame honors the heroes and pioneers of Texas aviation. Housed in the Hall of Fame’s Education Center are displays presenting each inductee’s experiences and contributions to aviation. From barnstormers to moonwalkers and war heroes to entrepreneurs, the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame has it all. Other rotating and permanent educational exhibits designed to increase knowledge, interest, and portray the impact of aviation on today’s world are found in the Education Center.
Museum aircraft participate in over 25 aviation events and air show across the country each year. A few notable aircraft in the collection includes the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell, P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning, F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, F8F Bearcat, SBD Dauntless and a British MkXVI Spitfire.
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Lone Star Flight Museum
Flying WWII aviation museum home to 40+ historic aircraft.
Category: Galveston Museum in Texas
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Description of this Galveston Attraction: Galveston is home to one of the premier aviation museums in the country. The internationally recognized Lone Star Flight Museum contains an award winning collection of over 40 historically significant aircraft expertly maintained to flying standards, and is the largest of its type under one roof in the Southern United States. A few notable aircraft in the collection include the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-25 Mitchell, P-47 Thunderbolt, F4U Corsair, F6F Hellcat, Supermarine Spitfire, SBD Dauntless and a newly restored Hawker Hurricane.
Warbird flights are now available in the B-17, B-25, PT-17 Stearman and the T-6 Texan! Prices range from $225 to $425, flights occur about once a month during the regular flight season and gift certificates are available.
The key ingredient that distinguishes the Lone Star Flight Museum from other aviation museums is that the airplanes are still alive. A visit to our flight line during flight operations is the perfect way to experience the sights, sounds and smells of America’s airpower heritage. Imagine a WWII airfield with hundreds of bombers or fighters as they prepare for another mission. Today, only few airworthy examples remain of these historic machines that defended freedom across the globe.
The Lone Star Flight Museum is also home to the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Recognized by the Texas Legislature, the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame honors the heroes and pioneers of aviation. Housed in the Hall of Fame’s Education Center are 57 displays presenting each inductee’s experiences and contributions to aviation. Other rotating and permanent educational exhibits designed to increase knowledge, interest, and portray the impact of aviation on today’s world are found in the Education Center.
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Museum of Western Art
Dedicated to preservation of the Old West through art
Category: Kerrville Museum in Texas
Description of this Texas Attraction: The Museum of Western Art is dedicated to preservation of the American heritage as expressed through art and artifacts that capture the spirit of individual courage, character and achievement. It is a showcase for Western art and artists, past and present, and provides art and history education for all ages, focusing on the American West.
In a manner of speaking, the museum is an architectural work of art in its own right. Its unique design was initiated by distinguished Texas architect O'Neil Ford who was renowned for establishing the guiding principles of Southwestern style architecture.
Featuring heavy timbers and rugged retaining walls of stacked limestone, the building's exterior resembles a fortressed hacienda. Heroic and life-size bronzes dot the landscape of the outer grounds. Inside the 14,000 square foot facility, boveda ceilings give visitors a glimpse of artisan work rarely seen today. Floors of end cut mesquite wood and Saltillo tile are polished to a warm glow, complementing the Western artwork displayed in the galleries. In 2004, the new Masel S. Quinn Pavilion of the Western Art Academy was completed and made ready for use in the museum's art education program.
The Museum of Western Art opened on April 23, 1983, and was first known as the Cowboy Artists of America Museum. In the years since, hundreds of thousands of visitors have walked the museum galleries and have seen the West brought to life through the artwork on display. The hardworking cowboys, the Native Americans, women of the West, settlers, mountain men and others are featured through various themed exhibits. Through other displays, the history of famous ranches as well as other diverse aspects of our Western heritage are shared with an ever-widening audience. In addition, area educators, students, writers, as well as the public make frequent use of the museum's 5,000 volume Western art and history library.
In preserving and promoting the heritage of the American West, the museum is committed to exhibiting the very finest artwork including art created by today's best known Western artists as well periodic exhibits featuring famous masters of the past. The museum's goal is to authentically represent the life of the West, in both its historic and contemporary context. This rich cultural heritage is also shared through the display of artifacts from the era, and ongoing Western art and history education programs.
Finally, in all that it does, the museum serves as a bridge between the past and the present, insuring that the legacy of the American West will be preserved for the future. We invite our guests to be part of that mission. Experience the West as it was and as it is at the Museum of Western Art. . ."where the legend lives!
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River Legacy Living Science Center and River Legacy Parks
Nature Center and Park
Category: Arlington Nature in Texas
Description of this Arlington Attraction: The 12,000-square-foot River Legacy Living Science Center houses a variety of hands-on interactive exhibits, terrariums and aquariums, and a gift shop, as well as a variety of educational programs for children ages 3 to 8th grade. The center also serves as the gateway to River Legacy Parks, a 1,300-acre oasis along the Trinity River that includes 8 miles of paved hiking and biking trails, a 3-mile mountain bike trail, numerous nature paths, river overlooks, playground, picnic areas and pavilions. Plans are underway to add canoe launches and a wetland-area boardwalk in 2008.
The Science Center and the park are funded by a unique public/private partnership between the city of Arlington and the nonprofit River Legacy Foundation.
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San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
National Park
Category: San Antonio National Park in Texas
Description of this San Antonio Attraction: Four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries, are preserved here. They include Missions San Jose, San Juan, Espada, and Concepcion. The park, containing many cultural sites along with some natural areas, was established in 1978. The park covers about 819 acres.
*********************************** Volunteer Opportunity, now through November 2004
Archeological Dig at Mission Concepcin
Have you ever wanted to participate in an archeological excavation? Here is your opportunity to learn from professional archeologists, while helping in the preservation of historic 18th century ruins. Volunteers will be given an overview and training. No experience or tools are necessary. Teenagers are welcome; parent/guardian must sign volunteer form before work starts.
Digs will be every Tuesday and Thursday during September, October, and November (except 11/11 and 11/25) from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Regular volunteer days will continue on the second Saturday of each month. Mission Concepcin is located at 807 Mission Road.
For more information, visit UTSA's Center for Archeological Research web page (link is to the left). Or call 210.534.1540 for last minute updates.
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