10 Good Reasons to Visit Texas
15/01/2018
Texas is as varied as it is huge. From historic sites, esteemed museums and family-friendly theme parks, the Lone Star State has no shortage of things to do. Whether you’re looking for the excitement of a big-cit or you want to relax and unwind in the history and culture of a slower pace of life, there’s something for everyone in Texas. so here’s a quick guide to the top 20 attractions in Texas!
#1 The Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States)
#2 San Antonio Riverfront
The San Antonio River Walk is a city park and network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath the streets of San Antonio, Texas, United States. Lined by bars, shops, restaurants, nature, public artwork, and the five historic missions, the River Walk is an important part of the city’s urban fabric and a tourist attraction in its own right.
#3 Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Palo Duro Canyon is located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. As the second-largest canyon in the United States! Palo Duro Canyon has been named “The Grand Canyon of Texas” both for its size and for its dramatic geological features.
#4 Cadillac Ranch
Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, USA. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm. The installation front half of the Cadillac was buried in dirt ten Cadillacs nose-first in the ground. Don’t forget to bring spray paint when visiting the Cadillacs!
#5 The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is located on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building (formerly the Texas School Book Depository) in downtown Dallas, Texas, overlooking Dealey Plaza at the intersection of Elm and Houston Streets. The museum examines the life, times, death, and legacy of JFK and is located at the very spot from which Lee Harvey Oswald, according to four government investigations, shot and killed the President on November 22, 1963.
The museum’s exhibition area uses historic films, photographs, artifacts, and interpretive displays to document the events of the assassination, the reports by government investigations that followed, and the historical legacy of the tragedy. The museum is self-sufficient in funding, relying solely on donations and ticket sales. It rents the space from the County of Dallas.
#6 Buddy Holly Center
The Buddy Holly Center is a performance and visual arts center in Lubbock, Texas, dedicated to Buddy Holly as well as the music of Lubbock and West Texas more broadly.
The Museum is filled with memorabilia, artifacts, and lots of really interesting things to look at, including Buddy Holly’s glasses and first guitar! there are other sites to visit along with this museum, the Buddy Holly statue and remembrance wall, build in the ’80s, just across the road from the museum and Buddy Holly’s grave – just a short drive away. If you are going to see the grave sight its tradition to bring a guitar pick (plectrum) to place on his grave.
#7 Space Center Houston
Space Center Houston is a leading science and space learning center, the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston and a Smithsonian Affiliate museum. The center holds over 400 space artifacts, permanent and travelling exhibits, attractions, live shows and theatres dedicated to preserving the history of America’s human spaceflight program. It has a number of significant artefact galleries.
#8 Dallas Museum Of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In 1984, the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the Arts District. The museum collection is made up of more than 24,000 objects, dating from the third millennium BC to the present day.
#9 Dinosaur Valley State Park
Dinosaur Valley State Park, located just in Somervell County, Texas, is a scenic park set astride the Paluxy River. The land for the park was acquired from private owners under the State Parks Bonds Program during 1968 and opened to the public in 1972. In addition to being a state park, it is also a National Natural Landmark. This Part Features: Day-use picnic area, Group picnic pavilion with picnic tables, a fireplace, Interpretive center located in the headquarters, Outdoor amphitheatre and a Trailer dump station
#10 Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a 561 ft observation tower in Dallas, Texas and one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. A free-standing structure until the construction of an addition to the Hyatt Regency Dallas in 1998, the tower was designed by architectural firm Welton Becket & Associates.
