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What do my wife & I have to go see while in Texas?

OstrichSaK

OstrichSaK

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My wife and I are going to Texas for our anniversary and have never been. We'll be flying into DFW & staying the night there. Then the next day we'll be in San Antonio with plans to see the Alamo (my buddy told me about an old hotel nearby we needed to find) and the Riverwalk. We'll be staying in SA that night. Then it's onto Gruene which is a historic district and we'll be staying in nearby New Braunfels that night. The next day it's on to Austin where we will be staying that night. Then, the next morning it's back to DFW where we will have a couple hours before heading to the airport and flying back home.

So, what is it we have to see while we're there? We were going to spend a day at Schlitterbahn but then we found out it was going to cost us like $120 for two people plus it may not be worth it since the rivers that supply the place are running low. What are some eating holes we simply can't miss out on? I'm talking Man v Food type places that you see on TV and want to book a trip there just to eat what you see on the TV. We're big fans of BBQ and the like.

So, any tips hints or ideas?
 
OstrichSaK said:
My wife and I are going to Texas for our anniversary and have never been.

So, what is it we have to see while we're there? We were going to spend a day at Schlitterbahn but then we found out it was going to cost us like $120 for two people plus it may not be worth it since the rivers that supply the place are running low. What are some eating holes we simply can't miss out on? I'm talking Man v Food type places that you see on TV and want to book a trip there just to eat what you see on the TV. We're big fans of BBQ and the like.

So, any tips hints or ideas?
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Look for,FREEBIRDS®,it's a burrito speciaty chain in TX. Make sure you try one of their delicious "POT BROWNIES" for dessert.
No, TX. hasn't relaxed their controlled substance laws, the "POT BROWNIES" are baked in a miniature cast iron skillet shaped pan/pot, hence the name. Still yummy, nevertheless.

I've got friends in San Antonio, I'll get their 2¢ in the A.M. & follow up later today.
 
OstrichSaK said:
My wife and I are going to Texas for our anniversary and have never been. We'll be flying into DFW & staying the night there. Then the next day we'll be in San Antonio with plans to see the Alamo (my buddy told me about an old hotel nearby we needed to find) and the Riverwalk. We'll be staying in SA that night.

So, what is it we have to see while we're there?

So, any tips hints or ideas?
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No trip to San Antonio would be complete w/o a visit to the TOILET SEAT ART MUSEUM. (For real, see GOOGLE).
 
Texas BBQ is some of the best. Unless you want to make the trip north to Kansas City which really is the best.
 
In San Antonio, visit the river walk, the zoo, the Japanese Sunken Gardens, and Brekenridge Park. Oh, and if you get the chance, the Tower of the Americas has a rotating restaurant that's really good too.
 
This bridge just opened up in Dallas a few months ago. What's funny about the bridge is it goes from a somewhat uptown environment to the ghetto, so if it's late in the day, don't drive too far into the west side of that bridge unless you're looking for some authentic food.

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Once in Austin, if you drive maybe 20-30 miles south, there's a "Smitty's barbecue with BBQ that will practically melt in your mouth. Smitty's Market

Also, while you're in Dallas, if you head down Spur 360 (near the airport) and go west on I-30, you'll see Jerry-land, Six Flags over Texas, and home of the Texas Rangers, although it doesn't sound like you're going to spend too much time in the Dallas area.



A.Nonymous said:
Unless you want to make the trip north to Kansas City which really is the best.
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I've never been a fan of BBQ that requires sauce to taste good, and never been a fan of sweet tasting BBQ sauce. I like my BBQ to have a smokey taste and moist enough to not require any BBQ sauce at all.
 
I touched base with the wife at lunch today to see what all she had planned in addition to the advice I've gotten from several forums and so far we're planning to get into DFW late at night so we're staying near the airport.

We get up the next morning and head to San Antonio and will stop at Round Rock Doughnuts just off of I35 since we were told he HAD to. Once in SA we plan to see the Alamo, Menger Hotel and some of the old missions and historic sights around that immediate area depending on what kind of time we have. That night we may rent some river bikes or take some sort of river walk tour of SA. I forget which one she said but something about we need to bring watersocks if we do the river bikes. That one sounds like a lot of fun to me. This is our anniversary so we'll probably choose someplace decent for dinner and I think I've got a list to select from here. Just need to decide where.

The next morning we'll get up and head to Gruene (possibly after stopping at LuLu's in SA to split the 3lb cinnamon roll I saw on Man vs Food lol) where we will check out the historic district and then do a river float (probably Guadalupe unless the Comal has more water) as opposed to Schlitterbahn that we initially wanted to do. We will eat at the GristMill sometime that day/night. We're then staying in New Braunfels that night.

The next morning we'll head to Austin. I've heard lots of good people talk about 6th street, Salt Lick, Rudy's, Art's Rib House & Amy's Ice Cream so those are in the list somewhere for this day... maybe. We'll probably check out the capital while we're there as well. We also were told to check out the bats under Congress Bridge so that may be something we do near dusk before dinner or something. Edit: Just found out the bats aren't there yet this season. We still need to book a room for this night in Austin and I plan to check out Driskill based on a tip. If it's too 'spensive we'll probably have to find some roach motel on the West side of the fancy new bridge. lol Edit: I just booked us a room in Austin so we're set there now too. This will be our last night in TX as our flight out is the next night.

The next morning we'll get up and head to Dallas. I want to see the School Book Depository/Grassy Knoll and 6th story museum and other JFK related locations. I want to eat at Dick's while in Dallas because I've heard good things about this place for years. Sounds like a raucous atmosphere with some decent 'que. Our flight back to lovely Colorado is around 4:00 so it's likely we'll have to head to the airport shortly after getting lunch so maybe we can hit a couple quick sights before we go wheels up.

So far that's a rough outline of our itinerary. There are some meals left out and some places I'm debating on going to so we may plug those in here and there depending on what we feel like and where we are. All I know is when we travel we go out of our way to avoid chain restaurants or anything we can just eat when we're back home unless we're on a long trip somewhere.

I know that's a LOT to do in only a few days but I think we'll get a lot out of this trip and get to see most of what we want to see. I would really like to spend some time in Fredericksburg based on what I've heard but I just don't see it happening on this trip. I hope to go to Houston with a buddy for a hog hunt sooner than later so I can get some places out of the way whenever we go to that part of Texas but for now at least I feel like our tour of central TX will be pretty fun even though it will be lots of driving sprinkled throughout. The worst part will be the first morning when we make the Fort Worth to San Antonio trek but the rest of the legs will be broken up into daily segments on the way back up North.
 
TxGoat said:
I've never been a fan of BBQ that requires sauce to taste good, and never been a fan of sweet tasting BBQ sauce. I like my BBQ to have a smokey taste and moist enough to not require any BBQ sauce at all.
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Good BBQ is when the sauce and the meat become one. The meld together. You can eat the meat separately and it melts in your mouth. Or you can eat the sauce on it's own and it's awesome. Put them together and it's like a party in your mouth.
 
Not sure of when you going, or if this is too late but....
IF you get close to Glen Rose, and the Dinosaur Valley State Park...ask directions to Loco Coyote Grill...BEST BBQ in Texas, prefer a burger? The Jack Daniels burger has 1/2 pound of beef, fried pickle,s onion rings and nearly a half pound of brisket ....all between the buns...then a mountain of frys... Its on a county road (cr 1004?) ask, you will find!
 
Looks like you're not going to get close to the panhandle, where all the good stuff is. (Cadillac Ranch is a must-see.) But when in the San Antonio area, drop by New Braunfels for sure!
 
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