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Old 26th June 2018, 03:53 PM   #1
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Anyone here kind enough to advice on attractions to visit in Austin, San Antonio or Huston ?
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Old 26th June 2018, 04:30 PM   #2
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La Salle's La Belle ship excavated from Matagorda bay and in a museum in Austin- https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/la-belle/the-exhibit

Washington on the Brazos historic site- http://wheretexasbecametexas.org/ Not a lot to it but interesting if you're in the area.

Nasa space center in Houston and the Houston museum of natural science are pretty good.

San Antonio is obviously the Alamo and Mission San Jose.

Make use of tripadvisor.com to find places to eat, lodging, etc. Make sure to get some good BBQ while here.

atlasobscura.com can be a good site to find small, interesting places in your travels. https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/texas#browse

When will you be here? There are some seasonal things that might be of interest. I'm about 1.5 hours away from you, in College Station if you get in a bind and need someone to bail you out of jail. That's just next door in Texas distance.
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Thank you for the hints, Casey.
We will be around between 20th-30th September.
I am ware that you reside in College Station ... username reveals it
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The Texas renaissance festival starts Sept 29th outside of Houston. Not very historically accurate but can be a lot of fun.

www.texrenfest.com/

The Roundtop, TX antiques show should be going on then. HUGE antique market. Not much in the way of arms though.
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Pity; by the 29th we shall be riding along and up the Mississipi, in our way back to Dallas, from where we will depart .
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