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Abilene: 482–487
Abilene State Park: 484
Abilene Zoo: 483
Adrian: 473
African American Museum: 42
Air Defense Artillery Museum: 394
air travel: 517
Alabama-Coushatta reservation: 295
Alamo, The: 23, 26, 28, 179–180, 181
Aldridge Sawmill: 300
Alley Theatre: 273
Amarillo Livestock Auction: 472
Amarillo Museum of Art: 471–472
American Airlines Center: 50, 51
American Museum of Agriculture: 463
American Quarter Horse Heritage Center & Museum: 471
American Wind Power Center: 463–464
Amistad National Recreation Area: 215–216
Amon Carter Museum: 71–72
amusement/theme parks: Austin and the Hill Country 140; Dallas and Fort Worth 61–62; Gulf Coast 326, 372–373; Houston and East Texas 263; Panhandle 465; San Antonio and South Texas 186–187, 189, 210–211
Angelina National Forest: 299–301
animals: 498–500
aquariums: Dallas and Fort Worth 42, 46; Gulf Coast 343, 349, 373; Houston and East Texas 257
Armand Bayou Nature Center: 266
Art Museum of South Texas: 352
arts and culture: 511–515
Ashton Villa: 330
AsiaFest: 274
Asian Cultures Museum: 351
Asia Society Texas Center: 256–257
AT&T Stadium in Arlington: 50, 61
Atalanta, The: 315
ATMs: 527
Auditorium Shores: 122
Austin: 24, 102–137; maps 102, 105
Austin and the Hill Country: 95–169; map 98
Austin City Limits Music Festival: 116–117
Austin City Limits show: 109
Austin Nature and Science Center: 122
Austin Toros (basketball): 121
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum: 289
backpacking: general discussion 520–521; Austin and the Hill Country 166; Big Bend 430–431, 449; Houston and East Texas 296, 297
Ballet Tyler: 312
Balmorhea State Park: 448–449
Barton Creek Greenbelt: 122–123
Barton Springs Pool: 122
Barton Warnock Environmental Education Center: 437
Bass Concert Hall (Austin): 108–109
Bass Performance Hall (Fort Worth): 76
Battleship Texas: 264
Bayou Bend Collection: 259
Bayou City Cajun Fest: 274
Bayou Place: 272
Bay Trail: 354
beaches: Austin and the Hill Country 122, 138; Gulf Coast 331, 344–345, 352–353, 362, 363, 364, 374–375, 377; Houston and East Texas 300
Beaumont: 288–291
Beaver Slide Trail: 295
beer/breweries: Austin and the Hill Country 110, 126, 132–133, 154, 158–159, 165; Big Bend 452; Dallas and Fort Worth 78; Gulf Coast 328, 334, 365, 377, 380; Houston and East Texas 257–258; Panhandle 467–468; San Antonio and South Texas 199, 201, 202
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: 234
bicycling: general discussion 518; Austin and the Hill Country 122, 123, 161, 165, 166; Big Bend 431, 449; Dallas and Fort Worth 51, 52, 92; Gulf Coast 331–332, 354, 362, 377; Houston and East Texas 266–267, 295–296, 301, 308; Panhandle 480, 484, 489; San Antonio and South Texas 196, 215
Big Bend Brewery: 452
Big Bend National Park: 26, 424–431; map 425
Big Bend Ranch State Park: 431, 433
Big Sandy Creek Horse/Bike Trail: 296
Big Thicket Loop: 296
Big Thicket National Preserve: 294–297
Billy Bob’s Texas: 76–77
Bird Island Basin: 354
birds/bird-watching: general discussion 499–500; Austin and the Hill Country 139, 165; Big Bend 431, 448, 449, 453; Dallas and Fort Worth 92; El Paso and West Texas 408; Gulf Coast 331, 332–333, 344, 362; Houston and East Texas 266, 294, 296, 299, 300, 301, 308; San Antonio and South Texas 216, 224–225, 230–231, 234
Bishop’s Palace: 328–329
Blanton Museum of Art: 103
Blue Star Brewing Company: 201
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center: 190
boat/ferry transportation: 517
boating: Austin and the Hill Country 138, 167; Dallas and Fort Worth 92; Houston and East Texas 297, 304, 315, 316; Panhandle 489; San Antonio and South Texas 216–217
Bob Hall Pier: 354
botanical gardens/arboretums: Austin and the Hill Country 122; Big Bend 449; Dallas and Fort Worth 46, 73; Gulf Coast 352; Houston and East Texas 261, 266; San Antonio and South Texas 196
Boulder Park: 51
Brackenridge Park: 196
Brackettville: 218–219
Brain Night for Kids: 274
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge: 344
Brazosport: 343–347
Brazos River Trail Gulf Prairie Run: 345
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History: 144–145
Brazo Valley Brewing Company: 133
Brewed: 78
Brewery, The: 365
Brews Brothers Brew Pub: 334
Brinkley Mansion: 217
Brownsville Museum of Fine Art: 230
Bryan Beach: 345
Bryan-College Station: 142–146
Bryan Museum: 326–327
Buccaneer Days: 355
Buddy Holly Center: 462–463
Buffalo Bayou: 266
Buffalo Gap Historic Village: 484
Buffalo Soldiers: 447
Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: 255
Building 98: 440
Bullock Texas State History Museum: 29, 104, 106
Buu Mon Buddhist Temple: 292
Cactus Theater: 465
Caddo Lake: 315–316
Caddo Lake State Park: 316
Caddo Mounds State Historic Site: 307–308
Caldwell Zoo: 311
Cameron Park Zoo: 151
Campbell’s Hole: 123
camping: general discussion 520; Austin and the Hill Country 136–137, 139, 155, 165, 166, 167; Big Bend 439, 449, 450; Dallas and Fort Worth 58, 86, 92, 94; El Paso and West Texas 406, 410, 416; Gulf Coast 331, 342, 345, 347, 361, 364, 382; Houston and East Texas 286, 295, 296, 298, 299, 300–301, 302, 304, 316; Panhandle 468–469, 477–478, 484, 487, 489, 491; San Antonio and South Texas 207, 210, 217, 220, 227
Canyon: 478–481
Casa Grande: 428
Casa Navarro State Historic Site: 187–188
Castolon: 428
caves/caverns: Austin and the Hill Country 141, 166; San Antonio and South Texas 211
Centennial Museum: 396–397
Center for the Arts & Sciences: 343
Cherry Spring: 157
Chihuahuan Desert Gardens: 397
Chihuahuan Desert Visitors Center: 449
children, activities for: 28–29
Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park: 42
Children’s Health Holiday Parade: 49
Children’s Museum of Houston: 29, 254–255
Chisholm Trail: 69
Chisos Mountains Lodge: 26, 428, 431, 438
Christmas Bay Paddling Trail: 345
churches/temples: Houston and East Texas 259, 292; San Antonio and South Texas 185–186, 217, 221
climbing: Austin and the Hill Country 166; El Paso and West Texas 398
Cole Park: 354
Concan: 167
Concho River Walk: 488–489
Congress Avenue: 24, 29, 117–118
Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston: 254
Contemporary Austin: 106–107
Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que: 25, 80
Corpus Christi: 26, 29, 347–361; map 348
Corpus Christi Ballet: 355
Corpus Christi Beach: 352
Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens and Nature Center: 352
Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History: 350
Cowan Center: 312
Cowtown Coliseum: 69
Crafthouse Gastropub: 467
Craft Pride: 110
Crawford-Smith Ranch: 431
Cricket’s Grill and Draft House: 154
crime: 526
Dallas and Fort Worth: 31–94; maps 34, 60
Dallas Arboretum: 46
Dallas Cinco de Mayo: 49
Dallas County Historical Plaza: 43
Dallas Cowboys (football): 28, 50, 51
Dallas Heritage Village: 45
Dallas Mavericks (basketball): 50
Dallas Museum of Art: 44
Dallas Opera: 47
Dallas Stars (hockey): 51
Dallas Symphony Orchestra: 47
Dallas television show: 44, 45
Dallas World Aquarium: 46
Dallas Zoo: 45–46
Davis Mountains State Park: 449
Davy Crockett National Forest: 298–299
Del Rio: 213–220
demographics: 508–511
Denton: 87–88
Denton County Courthouse: 75, 87
Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum: 87
Depot Entertainment District: 465–466
Dewberry Museum: 311
Dickens on the Strand: 335
Dinosaur Valley State Park: 89–90
disabilities, travelers with: 525
Discovery Science Place: 312
Dixie Dude Ranch: 160
Dolphin Research and Sea Life Nature Center: 373
dolphin-viewing: 376
Don Harrington Discovery Center: 471
DoSeum, The: 189
Dot’s Mini Museum: 472
Downtown Houston: 257–259
Downtown Tunnels: 258
Dr Pepper Museum: 150
dude ranches: 160–161
East Beach: 331
East Texas Oil Museum: 309
East Texas Symphony Orchestra: 312
economy: 506–507
ecotourism: 519–520
Eeyore’s Birthday Party: 116
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: 397
El Capitan Trail: 411
Elissa: 328
Ellen Noel Art Museum: 415–416
Ellen Trout Zoo: 303
Ellis County Courthouse: 65, 75
Ellis County Museum: 65
El Paso and West Texas: 384–419; map 387
El Paso Chihuahuas (baseball): 402
El Paso History Museum: 397–398
El Paso Museum of Archaeology: 398
El Paso Museum of Art: 396
El Paso Opera: 399
El Paso Pro Musica: 400
El Paso Symphony Orchestra: 399
El Paso Zoo: 396
Emma Long Metropolitan Park: 122
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area: 166
Ensemble Theatre: 274
environmental issues: 496
ethnicity: 508–510
Exotic Resort Zoo: 164–165
families, activities for: 28–29
fauna: 498–500
FC Dallas (soccer): 51
Fiesta de las Flores: 401
Fiesta San Antonio: 193
Fiestas Patrias: 193
film: 514–515
Fire Museum of Texas: 289
fish/fishing: general discussion 521; Austin and the Hill Country 138–139, 165, 167; Dallas and Fort Worth 92; Gulf Coast 331, 333, 345, 354, 362, 363–364, 374, 375, 376; Houston and East Texas 295, 296, 297, 300, 301, 315, 316; Panhandle 484, 489; San Antonio and South Texas 216
Floore Country Store: 190
flora: 497–498
FM 337: 30
food: 522–524
Fort Bliss: 394–395
Fort Bliss Museum and Study Center: 394
Fort Clark Springs: 218
Fort Concho National Historic Landmark: 488
Fort Davis National Historic Site: 448
Fort Leaton State Historic Site: 435
Fort McIntosh: 223–224
Fort Phantom Hill: 483–484
Fort Worth: 24, 28, 67–86; map 68
Fort Worth Botanic Garden: 73
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History: 72
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge: 74
Fort Worth Stockyards: 24, 28, 67–70
Fort Worth Water Gardens: 74
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center: 89
Founders Plaza: 43
Four C National Recreation Trail: 298
Four Day Weekend: 76
Franklin Barbecue: 25, 124, 130
Franklin Mountains State Park: 398
Fredericksburg: 155–160
Fredericksburg Brewing Company: 158
Freeman Plantation: 315
Freetail Brewing Co.: 202
Frontiers of Flight Museum: 46
Frontier Texas!: 482
Frontier Times Museum: 161
Gallery Main Street: 312
Galveston: 26, 29, 324–342; maps 325, 326
Galveston annual sand castle competition: 334
Galveston Fishing Pier: 333
Galveston Island Brewing: 328
Galveston Island State Park: 29, 331
Galveston Mardi Gras: 334
Galveston Tree Sculptures: 330
Gardere Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition: 274
Garner State Park: 167
gay and lesbian travelers: 525
geography: 494–496
George Bush Presidential Library and Museum: 143–144
George Ranch Historical Park: 264–265
George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center: 107–108
George W. Bush Childhood Home: 414–415
George W. Bush Presidential Center: 40–41
Ghost Tour (Houston): 274
Gingerbread Trail: 65
Gladys Porter Zoo: 231–232
Glenrio: 473
Glen Rose: 88–90
Globe Life Park in Arlington: 50, 61
golf: Big Bend 437; Houston and East Texas 265, 266, 267; San Antonio and South Texas 196
Goodman Museum: 311
government: 506
Grace Museum: 483
Granada Theater: 47
Grand 1894 Opera House: 334
Grapevine Vintage Railroad: 70
Grove, The: 315
Gruene General Store: 209
Gruene Hall: 209
Gruene Historic District: 209–210
Guadalupe Mountains National Park: 407–411
Guadalupe Peak Trail: 410–411
Guadalupe River: 210
Guenther House: 185
Gulf Coast: 318–383; map 322–323
Haley Library and History Center: 415
Hall of State: 42
Harbor Playhouse: 355
Harlingen: 236–239
Harlingen Arts and Heritage Museum: 236
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center: 104
health and safety: 526
Health Museum: 254
Heard-Craig House Historic Center: 66
Helium Monument: 471
Heritage Park: 350–351
Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park: 257
Heritage Trails: 76
Hermann Park: 265
hiking: Austin and the Hill Country 122, 161, 165, 166, 167; Big Bend 429–430, 431, 449, 453; Dallas and Fort Worth 51, 52, 74; El Paso and West Texas 398, 410–411; Gulf Coast 331, 344, 354, 362, 377; Houston and East Texas 266, 295, 297, 298–299, 301, 304, 308, 316; Panhandle 480, 484, 489; San Antonio and South Texas 196, 215
Hill Country Science Mill: 164
Hill Country State Natural Area: 161
Historic Brownsville Museum: 228
Historic Courthouse Square: 66
history: 502–505
History Center, The: 303–304
Holiday River Parade and Lighting Ceremony: 193
Holocaust Museum Houston: 255–256
Hopdaddy’s: 126
Hopkins County Courthouse: 75
Horace Caldwell Pier: 363
horseback riding: Austin and the Hill Country 160–161; Big Bend 431; Gulf Coast 354, 375; Houston and East Texas 296, 298, 301; Panhandle 480, 489
Hotel Paisano: 443
Hotter ‘n Hell One Hundred: 92
House of the Seasons: 314
Houston: 24, 248–287; map 250–251
Houston and East Texas: 240–317; map 243
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center: 261, 266
Houston Astros (baseball): 267
Houston Ballet: 273
Houston Center for Photography: 256
Houston Chanukah Fest: 275
Houston Dia de los Muertos Festival: 274
Houston Grand Opera: 273
Houston International Jazz Festival: 274
Houston Mod: 252
Houston Museum District: 26, 246, 249, 252–257
Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: 253–254
Houston Museum of Natural Science: 29, 252–253
Houston Rockets (basketball): 268
Houston’s Downtown Aquarium: 29, 257
Houston Symphony: 273
Houston Texans (football): 267
Hueco Tanks State Historic Site: 398–399
Hugh Ramsey Nature Park: 237
hunting: 521–522
hurricanes: 327
Indian Mounds Wilderness Area: 301
Institute of Texan Cultures: 183–184
International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame: 28, 62, 63
International Museum of Art and Science: 233
international travelers: 524–525
Interstate 40: 30
Isla Blanca Park: 374
Island Etc.: 334
Iwo Jima Memorial and Museum: 236–237
Jack Jordan’s Bar-B-Q: 25, 418
Jackson Hill Park: 300
Jefferson: 314–317
Jefferson General Store: 314
jellyfish: 336
Jester King Brewery: 132
Jett Building: 74
Jim’s Pier: 376
jogging: see running/jogging
John E. Conner Museum: 370
Johnson City: 163–166
Johnson Settlement: 164
Jones Center (Austin): 107
Jones Hall (Houston): 273
Joyland: 465
Judd, Donald: 442
Juneteenth (Fort Worth): 78
Juneteenth (Houston): 274
kayaking/canoeing: Austin and the Hill Country 122, 166; Big Bend 431; Gulf Coast 332, 345, 353, 375; Houston and East Texas 296
Kendalia: 157
Kenedy Ranch Museum of South Texas: 370
Kennedy Memorial Plaza: 43
Kerrville: 168–169
Kerrville Folk Festival: 168
King Ranch Museum: 369
Kingsville: 367–371
King William Historic District: 23, 185
Kirby Nature Trail System: 295
kiteboarding: 375
Knights of Pythias Castle Hall: 74
Kokernot Field: 452
La Diosa Cellars: 466
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: 106
Lady Bird Lake: 122
Laguna Gloria: 107
Laguna Meadows Trail: 430
Lajitas: 436–437
Lake Arrowhead State Park: 92
Lake Buchanan: 138–139
Lake Conroe: 297
Lake Jackson: 343
Lake LBJ: 138
Lake o’ the Pines: 315
Lake Sam Rayburn: 300
Lake Tombigee: 295
Lake Travis: 138
Lamar Vergara Environmental Science Center: 224
Land Title Building: 73
La Posada Hotel: 221
Laredo Center for the Arts: 223
Laredo Community College: 224
Last Great Gunfight: 78
Latino Cultural Center: 46
La Villita Historic District: 188
L.B. Houston Nature Trail: 51
LBJ Ranch: 164
Leakey: 168
lesbian and gay travelers: 525
lighthouse: 373–374
literature: 511
Little Saigon: 260
Live Oak Brewing: 132
Livestock Exchange Building: 68
Lockhart: 146–148
Log Cabin Village: 74–75
Lone Star Flight Museum: 330
Lone Star Hiking Trail: 297
Long Barrack Museum: 180
Long Center for the Performing Arts: 109
Los Ebanos Ferry: 233–234
Los Ebanos Preserve: 230
Lost Maples State Natural Area: 167
Lost Mine Trail: 430
Louie Mueller’s Barbecue: 25, 124
Lubbock Arts Festival: 466
Lubbock Cemetery: 463
Lubbock Lake Landmark: 465
Luckenbach: 169
Luckenbach Dance Hall: 157
Lufkin: 302–305
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum: 104
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park: 24, 26, 163–164
Mackenzie Park: 465
Magee Beach (Corpus Christi): 352
Magee Beach Park (Mustang Island): 364
Magnolia Market: 149
Magoffin Home State Historic Site: 396
Majestic Theatre (Dallas): 47
Majestic Theatre (San Antonio): 190
maps and tourist information: 527
Marathon: 437–438
Marfa Book Store Co.: 443–444
Marine Science Institute: 363
Mayan Ranch: 160
Mayborn Museum Complex: 150–151
Mayfest: 78
McAllen: 233–236
McClendon House: 311
McFaddin-Ward House: 289
McKenna Children’s Museum: 210
McKinney: 66–67
McKinney Place Garage: 258
McKittrick Canyon Trail: 410
McLean: 472
McNay Art Museum: 184–185
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment: 140
Meadows Museum: 45
Memorial Park: 265–266
Memorial Park Picnic Loop: 266
Menil Collection: 259
Mesquite Championship Rodeo: 50
Mexic-Arte Museum: 107
Midland: 412–419
Minute Maid Park: 268
Miss Hattie’s Bordello Museum: 488
Mission San José: 181
Missions National Historical Park: 23, 26, 180–182
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth: 71
Monahans Sandhills State Park: 416
money: 527
Montrose/Kirby: 259–261
Moody Gardens Festival of Lights: 335
Moody Mansion: 329
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center: 46
Mount Carmel: 153
Mount Cristo: 401
Museum of East Texas: 303
Museum of Texas Tech University: 464
Museum of the Big Bend: 26, 451–452
Museum of the Gulf Coast: 291
Museum of the Southwest: 415
Museum of Western Art: 168–169
music: 512–513
Mustang Island State Park: 362
Mustang Island State Park Paddling Trail: 353
Nacogdoches: 305–310
NASA Space Center: 24, 29, 261–262
Nasher Sculpture Center: 44
National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature: 482–483
National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration: 466
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame: 28, 72
National Cutting Horse Association: 79
National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum: 76
National Museum of the Pacific War: 156–157
national parks and seashores: Big Bend 424–431; Guadalupe Mountains 407–411; Padre Island 362
National Ranching Heritage Center: 465
National Senior Pro Rodeo: 474
Natural Bridge Caverns: 211
New Braunfels: 208–213
1904 Train Depot and Museum: 369–370
1930 Plaza Theatre: 400
NorthPark Center: 49
North Texas History Center: 66
NRG Stadium: 267
Nueces Bay Pier: 354
Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción: 181
Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum: 331
Odessa: 412–419
Odessa Meteor Crater: 415
Old Collin County Courthouse: 66
Old Fort Bliss Museum: 395
Old Maverick Road: 428
Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture: 44
Old Stone Fort Museum: 306
Orange: 292–293
Padre Island Brewing Company: 377, 380
Padre Island National Seashore: 362
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site: 231
Palo Duro Canyon: 478–481
Palo Duro Canyon State Park: 479–480
Pan American Coastal Studies Laboratory: 374
Panhandle Plains: 456–492; map 459
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum: 480–481
Panther Cave: 215
Paramount Theatre: 108
parks and gardens: Austin and the Hill Country 122; Houston and East Texas 265–266; San Antonio and South Texas 196
Paso del Indio Nature Trail: 225
Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show: 69
Pearl Brewery Development: 199–200
Pecan Street Brewing: 165
Pedernales Falls State Park: 165
Performing Arts Center at Texas A&M Corpus Christi: 355
Perot Museum of Nature and Science: 24, 28, 41
Piney Creek Horse Trail: 298
Piney Woods: 293–317
Pinnacles Trail: 430
Pioneer Museum Complex: 157–158
Pitcher Plant Trail: 295
Planetarium at UT Arlington: 62
plane travel: 517
planning tips: 18–22
plants: 497–498
politics: 506
population: 508
Port Aransas: 363–367
Port Arthur: 291–292
Port Isabel Lighthouse: 373–374
Prada Marfa: 443
Prairie Dog Town: 465
Presidential Museum and Leadership Library: 414
Presidio: 435–436
Presidio County Courthouse: 443
Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum: 91
public transportation: 519
Quinta Mazatlan: 234
Quintana Beach County Park: 345
Rabb Plantation House: 230
rafting: 429
Railroad Museum, The: 330–331
rail travel: 517
Railway Museum of San Angelo: 489
Ratliff Lake Recreation Area: 298
R.A. Vines Trail: 266
Reaca de la Palma State Park: 231
Red River Rodeo: 92
Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Western Spring Festival: 79
religion: 510
Remembering the Alamo Weekend: 193
Republic of the Rio Grande Museum: 223
resources: 528–530
Rice University: 260–261
Rienzi: 259–260
Rio Grande Valley: 228–239
Rio Grande Village: 428
Rio Grande Village Nature Trail: 430
Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River: 428–429
Rio Pride Orchards: 237
River Bend Nature Center: 92
River Legacy Living Science Center: 62
River Parade: 193
Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive: 30, 428
Rothko Chapel: 259
Round Rock Express (baseball): 121
running/jogging: Austin and the Hill Country 122; Dallas and Fort Worth 51, 52, 56; El Paso and West Texas 419; Gulf Coast 341; Houston and East Texas 265, 266, 304; San Antonio and South Texas 183
Sabal Palm Sanctuary: 230
Sabinal Canyon: 166–168
Sabine National Forest: 301–302
Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site: 291
Sacred Heart Church: 217
safety: 526
Saint Arnold Brewing Company: 257–258
Salena Museum: 351
Sam Houston National Forest: 297–298
Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center: 143
San Agustin Cathedral: 221
San Angelo: 487–492
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts: 488
San Angelo State Park: 489
San Antonio: 23, 176–213; maps 177, 178
San Antonio and South Texas: 170–239; map 173
San Antonio Botanical Garden: 196
San Antonio Central Library: 189
San Antonio Children’s Museum: The DoSeum: 189
San Antonio de la Espada: 181
San Antonio El Dia de los Muertos: 193
San Antonio Missions (baseball): 196
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park: 23, 26, 180–182
San Antonio Museum of Art: 184
San Antonio River Walk: 23, 182–183
San Antonio Spurs (basketball): 195
San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo: 193
San Antonio Symphony: 190
San Antonio Zoo: 189
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge: 344
San Elizario: 391
San Felipe Springs: 218
San Fernando Cathedral: 26, 185–186
San Jacinto Battleground Historic Site: 26, 263–264
San Jacinto Museum of History: 263
San Jose Island: 362–363
San Juan Capistrano: 181
San Marcos: 140–142
San Marcos River: 140
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge: 234
Santa Elena Canyon: 26, 428, 429
Savor Dallas: 49
Scarlett O’Hardy’s Gone With the Wind Museum: 315
scenic drives: 30
Schlitterbahn Beach Waterpark (South Padre Island): 372–373
Schlitterbahn Waterpark (Galveston): 29, 328
Schlitterbahn Waterpark (San Antonio): 210–211
scuba diving/snorkeling: Austin and the Hill Country 138; Big Bend 448; Gulf Coast 376; San Antonio and South Texas 216
Sea Center Texas: 343
Sea Turtle, Inc.: 373
sea turtles: 353
Seawall: 333
SeaWorld of Texas: 28, 186–187
Seminole Canyon State Park: 214–215
Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery: 219
senior travelers: 525
Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail: 266
Shamrock: 472
Showtime El Paso: 399
Sid Richardson Museum: 75
Silver Spur Guest Ranch: 161
Six Flags Fiesta Texas: 28, 189
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor: 28, 62
Six Flags Over Texas: 28, 61–62
Skyspace: 261
Socorro: 391
Sons of Hermann Hall: 48
Sophienburg Museum: 211
South by Southwest Music Festival: 116
South Congress Avenue: 24, 117–118
South Dallas Cultural Center: 42
Southfork Ranch: 44
South Padre Island: 371–383
South Rim trek: 430
Southside Market & Bar-B-Q: 25, 124
Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show and Rodeo: 78
Southwestern International Livestock Show and Rodeo: 401
Spanish Governor’s Palace: 26, 186
spectator sports: Austin and the Hill Country 120–121; Dallas and Fort Worth 50–51, 69, 92; El Paso and West Texas 401, 402–403; Houston and East Texas 267–268; Panhandle 474; San Antonio and South Texas 195–196
SPI Kitefest: 378
Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: 288
spring break: 374
stand-up paddleboarding: 332, 376
Stark Museum of Art: 292
Starlight Theater: 434
Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo: 117
State Capitol: 24, 26, 29, 103
State Fair of Texas: 49
State Highway 16: 30
State Highway 83: 30
state parks: general discussion 520–521; Austin and the Hill Country 165, 167; Big Bend 431, 433, 448–449; Dallas and Fort Worth 89–90, 92; El Paso and West Texas 398, 416; Gulf Coast 331, 362; Houston and East Texas 316; pan 479–480; Panhandle 484, 489; San Antonio and South Texas 214–215, 231, 234
State Theatre: 108
Stephen F. Austin Experimental Forest: 308
Sterne-Hoya House: 306
Steves Homestead: 185
Stewart Beach: 331
Stillman House Museum: 228
Stockyards Championship Rodeo: 69
Stockyards Museum: 69
Sun Bowl Parade: 401
Sundance Square: 24, 73–74, 79
Sundew Trail: 296
surfing: 333, 362, 374, 375–376, 378
Surfside Beach: 344–345
Tarrant County Courthouse: 73
Taste of Dallas: 49
Terlingua Cemetery: 433
Terlingua Chili Festival: 435
Terlingua Trading Company: 433
Texas A&M Corpus Christi: 354
Texas A&M University (Bryan-College Station): 143
Texas Civil War Museum: 75–76
Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame: 75
Texas Discovery Gardens: 42
Texas Energy Museum: 289
Texas Folklife Festival: 193
Texas Forestry Museum: 303
Texas Home and Garden Show: 274
Texas, map of: 2–3
Texas Medical Center: 256
Texas Old Route 66 Museum: 27, 472
Texas Outdoor Musical: 473–474
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum: 152
Texas Rangers (baseball): 28, 50
Texas Seaport Museum: 328
Texas Sports Hall of Fame: 152–153
Texas Stars (hockey): 121
Texas State Aquarium: 26, 29, 349
Texas State Capitol: 24, 26, 29, 103
Texas State Railroad: 307
Texas State Surfing Championship: 378
Tigua Indian Cultural Center: 395–396
tourist information: 527
Town Lake Metropolitan Park: 122
Trail Between the Lakes: 301
Trains of NorthPark: 49
train travel: 517
transportation: 517–519
Triple J Chophouse and Brew Co.: 467
Tri-State Fair: 474
Turkey Creek Trail: 295
Twin Falls: 123
Twin Sister: 157
Tyler: 310–314
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden and Museum: 310–311
Tyler Museum of Art: 311–312
U-Drop Inn and Conoco Station: 27, 472
University of North Texas: 87
University of Texas: 103–104
University of Texas at El Paso: 402–403
University of Texas Performing Arts Center: 108–109
University of Texas sports: 120–121
USS Lexington Museum: 349–350
Val Verde County Courthouse: 217
Val Verde Winery: 218
Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: 78
Varner-Hogg Plantation: 344
Vega Motel: 472
Vereins Kirche Museum: 158
Villa Antigua Border Heritage Museum: 223
Villa, Pancho: 399
visual arts: 515
Volente Beach: 138
Waco: 148–155
Waco Mammoth Site: 149–150
Waco Suspension Bridge: 152
Washington’s Birthday Celebration Museum: 221
waterfalls: Austin and the Hill Country 165; Dallas and Fort Worth 91
Water Street Seafood Co.: 29, 356
Water Wall: 261
Waxahachie: 64–66
Wells Fargo Plaza: 258
West End Historic District: 24, 35
Western Currency Facility Tour and Visitor Center: 75
Western Sky Steak House: 25, 490
Whitehead Memorial Museum: 217–218
White Rock Creek Greenbelt: 52
W.H. Stark House: 293
Wichita Falls: 91–94
Wichita Falls Ballet Theatre: 92
Wichita Falls Museum of Art at Midwestern State University: 91–92
Wichita Falls Railroad Museum: 91
Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra: 92
Wichita Falls Waterfall: 91
Wichita Theatre Performing Arts Centre: 92
wildlife refuges: Dallas and Fort Worth 74; Gulf Coast 344; San Antonio and South Texas 234
wildlife/wildlife-watching: general discussion 498–500; Austin and the Hill Country 122; Big Bend 426–427; Dallas and Fort Worth 51, 74; El Paso and West Texas 408–410; Gulf Coast 344; Houston and East Texas 266, 294, 299, 300
Will Rogers Memorial Center: 72–73
Window, The: 428
wine/wineries: Panhandle 466; San Antonio and South Texas 218
Witte Museum: 188
Wonder World: 141
Woodward Ranch: 452–453
Wortham Theater Center: 273
Wyler Aerial Tramway: 398
Ysleta: 391
ZestFest: 49
Zilker Botanical Gardens: 122
Zilker Metropolitan Park: 122
Zilker Zephyr: 122
zoos and animal parks: Austin and the Hill Country 141, 151, 164–165; Dallas and Fort Worth 45–46, 73; El Paso and West Texas 396; Houston and East Texas 254, 303, 311; Panhandle 483; San Antonio and South Texas 189, 231–232