Houston
- Generell info
- Old Town Spring
- Brazos Bend State Park- Alligatorsafari (with hiking/biking trail map)
- Kemah (amusement park på boardwalk)
- Omvisning og lunsj på Taste of Texas Restaurant
- Brenham m/omvisning på Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory
- Galveston m/lunch på The Strand
- Moody Gardens, Galveston
- Pleasure Pier, Galveston
- George Ranch with old houses from the area
- Down Town Houston (The tunnels under ground, and the Rice Hotel) (above/below map)
- Traders Village outlet mall
- Houston Premium Outlet Mall (ved 290/Mason)
- Sykkeltur i George Bush Park
- Houston Space Center/NASA
- Grill/piknik i Mary Jo Peckham Park (Katy north, Gardenia Ln/Ave A)
- Houston Zoo
- Houston Museum of Natural Science
- Museum of Fine Arts
- San Jacinto Monument and Battleground
- Battleship Texas (var i WW I and II)
- Texas Medical Center m/John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science
- George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, College Station (Bush den eldre, med eksakt kopi av Oval Office)
- Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville (med elektrisk stol “Old Sparkle”…)
- Holocaust Museum Houston
- Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
- Downtown Aquarium Houston
- Typhoon Texas waterpark in Katy
- Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston
- Wet’n Wild Splashtown
- Children’s Museum of Houston
- Texas Renaissance Festival (hvert år i okt/nov)
- Antique Fair in Round Top (hver høst og vår, ca 1 time vest for Houston)
- Gerald D. Hines Waterwall Park
- Houston Is…Mural
- Houston Skyline
- Jade Buddha Temple
- Historic old Katy
- Houston Ship Channel
- Rosenberg Railroad Museum
Beaches:
- Galveston http://www.galveston.com/history/ and http://www.galveston.com/whattodo/
- Galveston beaches (Jamaica beach og West beach er favoritter, og ikke så folksomme som de lengre øst ved down town) http://www.galveston.com/beachparks/
- The Strand Historic District (med mange restauranter og butikker, mellom 20th og 25th street) http://www.galveston.com/downtowntour/
- Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (amusement park) http://www.pleasurepier.com/
- Schlitterbahn Waterpark http://www.schlitterbahn.com/
- Moody Gardens på Galveston http://www.moodygardens.com/
- Surfside Beach (near Freeport, west of Galveston) http://www.surfsidetx.org/
- Matagorda Beach http://www.matagordabaytexas.com/ and http://www.lcra.org/parks/developed-parks/pages/matagorda-bay-nature-park.aspx
- Port Aransas http://portaransas.org/ og http://www.sandpiperportaransas.com/
- South Padre Island (med kanskje de beste strendene i Texas) http://enjoyspi.com/
San Antonio:
- San Antonio, (med bl a Hyatt Riverwalk Hotel) http://www.visitsanantonio.com/visitors/play/the-river-walk/index.aspx
- The Alamo http://www.thealamo.org/
- San Antonio’s Sea World: http://www.seaworld.com/sanantonio/default.aspx
- Six Flags Fiesta v/San Antonio https://www.sixflags.com/fiestatexas
Austin:
- Austin, med Capitol Building, restaurantene på 6th street og flaggermusene under Congress Bridge http://www.austintexas.org/visit/
- Mount Bonnell (stentrapp med 100 trinn til toppen)
- Bob Bullock Texas State Museum
- Zip Lost Pines (ziplining for hele familien) https://ziplostpines.com/
Hill Country (vest for Austin og San Antonio):
- Ranch: Flying L – http://www.flyingl.com/
- Dixie Dude Ranch http://www.dixieduderanch.com/
- Bandera Ranch http://www.labandera.com/
- Mayan Ranch http://www.mayanranch.com/
- Hill Country, bra hotel: Hyatt Lost Pines Resort
- Lake Travis ved Austin, bra restaurant: Oasis
- New Braunfels http://www.newbraunfels-tx.net/ or http://innewbraunfels.com/visit/
- Gruene (historic town, uttales “Green”) http://www.touringtexas.com/gruene/ and http://www.gruenetexas.com/
- Gruene Hall (dance/music venue) near New Braunfels http://gruenehall.com/
- Fredericksburg http://www.visitfredericksburgtx.com/
- Enchanted Rock, gå fottur opp på en topp (ved Fredericksburg) http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/enchanted_rock/
- Clifton, “The Norwegian Capital of Texas”, hvert år Norwegian Country Christmas Tour i desember (ligger mellom San Antonio, Dallas og Houston)
- San Marcos Outlet Mall, mellom San Antonio og Austin http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=88
- Natural Bridge Caverns, grotter med stalakitter og stalagmitter http://www.naturalbridgecaverns.com/%28S%28pt0rrv45eucqtn3zbny14s2c%29%29/Index.aspx
Dallas:
- Dallas http://www.visitdallas.com/
- State Fair of Texas, in Dallas (hvert år i sept/okt) http://bigtex.com/
- John F. Kennedy Museum and Memorial in Dallas http://www.jfk.org/
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science (in Victory Park, Dallas) http://www.perotmuseum.org/
- West End Historic District (med mange restauranter, barer og butikker, nær JFK museum) http://www.visitdallas.com/listings/West-End-Historic-District/6854/
- Dallas World Aquarium http://www.dwazoo.com/
- Reunion Tower, Wolfgang Puck restaurant Five Sixty (asiatisk restaurant i stor “kule” som går sakte rundt, 360o på en time, 560 fot opp i høyden) http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/fine-dining/3917
- Frontiers of Flight Museum http://www.flightmuseum.com/
- Forth Worth (med The Stockyards Historic District og The Cultural District) http://www.fortworth.com/
- Forth Worth Sundance Square (med underholdning, shopping og ute-restauranter) http://www.sundancesquare.com/
- Billy Bob’s Texas (world’s largest Honky Tonk, with live country music, in Forth Worth Historic District) http://billybobstexas.com/
- Grapevine Sea Life Aquarium http://www.visitsealife.com/grapevine/
- Grapevine Vintage Railroad http://www.grapevinetexasusa.com/grapevine-vintage-railroad/
- Great Wolf Lodge, badeland i Grapevine nord-vest for Dallas http://www.greatwolf.com/grapevine/waterpark
- Legoland Discovery Center http://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/dallasfw/
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing (penge-presse m/1-hour guided tour) http://moneyfactory.gov/tours/fortworthtxtours.html
- Six Flags Over Texas (den originale Six Flags amusement park, i Arlington mellom Dallas/Ft. Worth) https://www.sixflags.com/overtexas
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor (waterpark, ved Arlington) https://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharbortexas
New Orleans:
- New Orleans (med Bourbon Street, jazz at Fritzl and Preservation Hall, antikviteter på Royal Street, og bra akvarium) http://www.neworleansonline.com/
- Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub (really good Dixieland jazz!) http://www.fritzelsjazz.net/
- National World War II Museum in New Orleans (med fantastisk film laget av Tom Hanks) http://www.nationalww2museum.org/
- New Orleans Cemeteries (kirkegårder med gravene over bakken pga beliggenhet nær/under havflaten) http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/attractions/cemeteries.html
- New Orleans area Plantations (særlig anbefalt er Laura’s, Greenwood, Madewood, Nottoway, Oak Alley, samt evt. San Francisco plantation) http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/attractions/plantations.html