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Texas vacation: road trips through the Lone Star State

From Dallas through the Hill Country to the Gulf of Mexico: real Texas journeys, recorded with TripPhoto – every route on the map, every photo right where it was taken.

Browse the trips, discover the sights from the Alamo in San Antonio to Big Bend National Park, and get ideas for your own trip through Texas.

Plan your trip through Texas

Enter start, destination, days and pace – the planner builds complete routes with drive times, visit lengths and the best sights, for families too. No sign-up; you only need an account to save.

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Family trip

Texas with kids

Texas with kids: NASA in Houston, dinosaur tracks, cowboys in Fort Worth, sea turtles on Padre Island and Big Bend – best time to go, areas with sights and tips on car seats, distances and heat.

Texas with kids

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Sample routes

Texas Hill Country: 5 days of nature, culture and good food 5 Days · 258 mi West Texas & Big Bend: 8 days of desert and starry skies 8 Days · 1,035 mi Texas with kids: 14 days of adventure 14 Days · 1,012 mi Texas classics: 10 days from Dallas to the Gulf 10 Days · 972 mi

Tours

Texas 2024 155 photos · Michael Texas 2025 47 photos · Michael

Worth seeing nearby

Guadalupe Mountains National Park Desert mountains with dramatic rock formations and deep canyons, surrounded by diverse flora and fauna of the Chihuahuan Desert. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: Leaflet, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Alamo Mission
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston One of the largest art collections in the United States brings together works spanning antiquity to the present day. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: Judson Dunn from Houston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Kimbell Art Museum A Louis Kahn-designed building with distinctive vaulted concrete galleries, opened in 1972. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Dallas Museum of Art A major art museum with an extensive collection housed in a clean-lined modern building in downtown Dallas. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: KeithJonsn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Guadalupe Peak Rising 2,667 meters above the Chihuahuan Desert, this summit is the highest point in Texas within the Guadalupe Mountains. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
George W. Bush Presidential Center This presidential library and museum documents the life and administration of George W. Bush, including a full-scale replica of the Oval Office. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: Shannon McGee from Huntsville, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Opened in 1971, this library and museum houses documents, personal artifacts and a replica Oval Office from Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: Enmanuel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Palo Duro Canyon Steep cliffs in vivid shades of red and orange run through this expansive canyon system in Texas. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Four well-preserved Spanish colonial mission complexes line the banks of the San Antonio River, protected as a national historical park since 1983. Written by Claude from Wikidata facts Foto: Liveon001 ©Travis Witt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

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