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Texas classics: 10 days from Dallas to the Gulf

Dallas → Houston · 10 Days

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The classic first trip to Texas: Dallas and Fort Worth with art, cowboys and history, then via Waco to Austin and through the Hill Country with Enchanted Rock and Fredericksburg. San Antonio brings the Alamo and the River Walk, then the route heads to the Gulf of Mexico – Corpus Christi, the beaches of Padre Island and Galveston – and ends in Houston with Space Center Houston.

About 1,600 kilometres, usually two or three stops a day. You need a rental car; spring and autumn are the best seasons.

A sample route to look at. If you copy it, your own copy lands in your plans – there you can change days, stops and order.

Stops
21
Driving
1564 km
Drive time
21 h 29 min
Sunrises
0
Sunsets
0
Car Golden hour as a tip Balanced

Numbered stops in order · golden-hour tip shown separately.

Tip: golden hour around 20:35 at Houston Museum of Natural Science (day 10)

1 Day 1

08:05 20:54 4 km · 7 min 3 h 37 min on the road
  1. 08:05
    Sunrise
  2. 09:00
    Dealey Plaza

    Foto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  3. 09:45
    Car · 2 km · 3 min
  4. 09:48
    Dallas Museum of Art

    Foto: KeithJonsn at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    A major art museum with an extensive collection housed in a clean-lined modern building in downtown Dallas.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  5. 11:48
    Car · 2 km · 4 min
  6. 11:52
    Reunion Tower

    Foto: Loadmaster (David R. Tribble) This image was made by Loadmaster (David R. Tribble). Email the author: David R. Tribble Also see my personal gallery at Google Photos, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Since 1978, this 171-meter sphere-topped tower has offered panoramic views over the Dallas skyline.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  7. 20:54
    Sunset

2 Day 2

08:06 20:57 66 km · 53 min 4 h 53 min on the road
  1. 08:06
    Sunrise
  2. 08:16
    Car · 60 km · 44 min
  3. 09:00
    Fort Worth Stockyards
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  4. 11:00
    Car · 6 km · 9 min
  5. 11:09
    Kimbell Art Museum

    Foto: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)

    A Louis Kahn-designed building with distinctive vaulted concrete galleries, opened in 1972.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  6. 20:57
    Sunset

3 Day 3

08:06 20:56 317 km · 3 h 42 min 5 h 12 min on the road
  1. 07:19
    Car · 145 km · 1 h 41 min
  2. 08:06
    Sunrise
  3. 09:00
    Waco Mammoth National Monument
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  4. 09:45
    Car · 172 km · 2 h 1 min
  5. 11:46
    Texas State Capitol
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  6. 20:56
    Sunset

4 Day 4

07:07 19:57 13 km · 23 min 3 h 53 min on the road
  1. 07:07
    Sunrise
  2. 08:51
    Car · 5 km · 9 min
  3. 09:00
    Barton Springs Pool
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  4. 10:30
    Car · 8 km · 14 min
  5. 10:44
    Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum

    Foto: Enmanuel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Opened in 1971, this library and museum houses documents, personal artifacts and a replica Oval Office from Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  6. 19:57
    Sunset

5 Day 5

07:10 20:02 195 km · 3 h 32 min 6 h 17 min on the road
  1. 06:24
    Car · 163 km · 2 h 36 min
  2. 07:10
    Sunrise
  3. 09:00
    Enchanted Rock
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  4. 09:45
    Car · 32 km · 56 min
  5. 10:41
    National Museum of the Pacific War
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  6. 20:02
    Sunset

6 Day 6

07:09 20:01 117 km · 1 h 28 min 5 h 13 min on the road
  1. 07:09
    Sunrise
  2. 07:40
    Car · 112 km · 1 h 20 min
  3. 09:00
    Alamo
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  4. 09:45
    Car · 1 km · 2 min
  5. 09:47
    San Antonio River Walk
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  6. 11:17
    Car · 4 km · 6 min
  7. 11:23
    San Antonio Missions

    Foto: Liveon001 ©Travis Witt, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Founded in 1731, this San Antonio mission features a well-preserved stone facade and simple colonial architecture.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  8. 20:01
    Sunset

7 Day 7

08:05 20:55 233 km · 2 h 35 min 8 h 35 min on the road
  1. 06:26
    Car · 232 km · 2 h 34 min
  2. 08:05
    Sunrise
  3. 09:00
    USS Lexington
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  4. 11:00
    Car · 1 km · 1 min
  5. 11:01
    Texas State Aquarium

    A Gulf Coast aquarium showcasing marine life of the Gulf of Mexico since 1990.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  6. 20:55
    Sunset

8 Day 8

08:04 20:55 66 km · 1 h 9 min 4 h 9 min on the road
  1. 07:51
    Car · 66 km · 1 h 9 min
  2. 08:04
    Sunrise
  3. 09:00
    Padre Island National Seashore (Malaquite Beach)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  4. 20:55
    Sunset

9 Day 9

07:51 20:48 510 km · 7 h 4 min 15 h 4 min on the road
  1. 02:42
    Car · 460 km · 6 h 18 min
  2. 07:51
    Sunrise
  3. 09:00
    Moody Gardens

    Glass pyramids house an aquarium, rainforest exhibit and botanical gardens at this educational attraction in Galveston.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  4. 13:00
    Car · 50 km · 46 min
  5. 13:46
    Space Center Houston

    Foto: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Opened in 1992 as the official visitor center of the Johnson Space Center, it displays spacecraft, NASA training facilities and mission artifacts.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  6. 20:48
    Sunset

10 Day 10

07:52 20:51 43 km · 38 min 4 h 38 min on the road
  1. 07:52
    Sunrise
  2. 08:24
    Car · 42 km · 36 min
  3. 09:00
    Museum of Fine Arts Houston

    Foto: Judson Dunn from Houston, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    One of the largest art collections in the United States brings together works spanning antiquity to the present day.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  4. 11:00
    Car · 1 km · 2 min
  5. 11:02
    Houston Museum of Natural Science
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  6. 20:51
    Sunset

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