Finagler 6853 Life Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Can't get to where we want to in Florida to escape the cold and snow of Wisconsin, so how about Texas? We, wife, SIL &BIL (they are a matched set) will lose our original air fare when we got COVIDed out in January of 2020. So to use it instead of losing it, we are talking about the hill country of Texas near Fredericksburg to stay and just tour around. We would be flying in and out of Austin. Could do San Antonio. Have no preferences to either. Any recommendations on must see, really interesting to see, types of places in those areas? We are open to suggestions. Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 remember their city motto is: "Keep Austin Weird" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 San Antonio: The Alamo, River Walk. Fredericksburg: Plenty of German restaurants, Cimarron Firearms. Lots more stuff to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Waco is a cool town, great restaurants and it has the Texas Ranger Museum and the Dr. Pepper Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: San Antonio: The Alamo, River Walk. Fredericksburg: Plenty of German restaurants, Cimarron Firearms. Lots more stuff to do. Yup... I'd take San Antone over Austin. And don't forget The Alamo! But if ya pick Austin, you could get a picture with Stevie Ray's statue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg is worth the entire trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 When you are driving around watch out for deer. I rode a bicycle in that area a lot and in one hundred mile stretch passed 32 dead deer. It look like they routinely cross the road jumping fences but if they get hit while crossing they can’t make the jump and die on the side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack, SASS #20451 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Austin ??? NO NO NO. The most liberal city in the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Skip Austin ! Jabez Cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 Hill country is fun. The LBJ Ranch tour is interesting; National Museum of the Pacific War is a must; winery tours; Buzzie's Bar-B-Que in Kerrville is real good Texas BBQ; and much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 Austin is just a pass through. Use the airport and get out of town. Great suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 It's too bad there's so many people here who can't stand to be in the same place as anybody who isn't just like them. I can see not wanting to live there, but to not even want to go there? Doesn't make sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Austin... A tiny swimming pool of idiocy blue, in a sea of common-sense countryfied red. Part of the problem is the 48,000 student population at the University of Texas. Traffic is pretty heavy, and brutal. I hope you have GPS in your vehicle. Get on-line, and see what is going on there, and where to go. There's: bar-b-que, Tex-Mex food, honky-tonks, boot scootin', the capital building, Barton Springs, the bats under the bridge, and more. Visiting Austin is like dying. Once is enough. Once you are done with Austin, head for Fredericksburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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