Texas Bucket List

In my quest to see and experience as much as I can in Texas, I decided to create a bucket list.  This Texas bucket list is not complete because I know that there is plenty of fun, unique things to do or see that I have not even discovered yet.  Let me know if there is something that I am missing or you cannot believe that I didn’t add!

Austin

1. Take in art outside at The Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria 
2. Explore the LBJ Presidential Library
3. Explore at the Thinkery Children’s Museum
4. Drink coffee at Jo’s Coffee – i love you so much mural
5. Take the North Pole Flyer for a ride
6. Eat ice cream at Amy’s
7. Canoe or paddleboard on Lady Bird Lake
8. Visit the Austin Central Library and their rooftop garden
9. Explore Lady Bird Wildflower Center
10. Ride the Hill Country Flyover to Burnett for lunch and exploring for 2 hours before returning 
11. Eat a cupcake at Hey Cupcake
12. Play around at Peter Pan Mini Golf
13. Explore Zilker Botanical Gardens
14. Tour the Inner Space Caverns
15. Swim at Barton Springs Pool
16. Shop and eat along South Congress
17. Learn at George Washington Carver Museum
18. See the bats fly from under Congress Bridge 
19. Eat donuts at Voodoo Donuts 
20. Learn about the Texas government at the State Capitol 
21. Take a picture in front of the Austin Postcard Mural 
22. Explore Bastrop, Texas
23. Eat at Franklin BBQ

San Antonio

1. Visit the San Antonio Zoo 
2. See the pagoda that was a present from San Antonio’s sister city in Korea at Denman Estate Park 
3. Explore Landa Library
4. Take in the Japanese Tea Gardens
5. Explore the Sunken Gardens
6. Shop or eat at the Historic Market Square
7. Remember the Alamo
8. Walk along the Riverwalk and take a boat ride
9. Explore the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
10. Learn about animals at Sea World San Antonio
11. See the Texas Cavaliers River Parade, San Antonio Flower Festival in April
12. Drive Thru the Wildlife Ranch African Safari
13. Explore Natural Bridge Caverns
14. Float down the Guadalupe or Comal River
15. Get your rodeo on at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo (or any rodeo in Texas – there are plenty to choose from)

Waco

1. Experience Magnolia Market at the Silos 
2. Learn about animals at Cameron Park Zoo 
3. Visit the Dr. Pepper Museum & Free Enterprise Institute
4. See where the mammoths went at Waco Mammoth National Monument 
5. Learn at the Mayborn Museum on Baylor campus
6. Take in the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame & Museum
7. See the bears at Baylor University
8. Walk along the Waco Suspension Bridge
9. Eat ice cream at Heritage Creamery
10. Drink a cup of coffee at Common Grounds

Hill Country

1. Climb Enchanted Rock at Enchanted Rock State Park
2. Swim at Blanco State Park
3. Eat BBQ at Old 300 in Blanco 
4. Hike at Pedernales Falls State Park
5. Experience the Lavender Festival in Blanco (early June)
6. Learn about science at the Hill Science Mill in Johnson City 
7. Taste wines along the 290 Wine Trail 
8. Stroll among the flowers at Wildseed Farms
9. Drink a beer in Luckenbach, Texas
10. See the bats fly at Old Tunnel State Park (May-October)
11. Take a dip at Hamilton Pool
12. Hunt for Topaz in Mason County
13. See glass being blown at Wimberley Glassworks in San Marcos
14. Eat at Black’s BBQ in Lockhart
15. See Camp Verde General Store (Ft. experiment with using camels instead of donkeys or mules)
16. Have a drink at Gruene Dance Hall
17. Visit the first retail store for James Avery in Kerrville
18. Take a tour of LBJ’s White House at Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
19. Experience the beautiful bluebonnets
20. Take in the magic at the PEC Holiday Lights in Johnson City 
21. Learn about elephants with an interactive experience at The Preserve
22. See the Weihnachtspyramide or Christmas Pyramid in Fredericksburg

North Texas including Dallas/Ft. Worth

1. Texas State Fair
2. Pick your own tulips at Texas Tulips (spring – starting usually in February)
3. Explore Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
4. Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
5. Experience a cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards
6. Learn about marine life at the Dallas World Aquarium
7. Take in the tranquility of the Fort Worth Water Gardens
8. See fossilized dinosaur footprints at Dinosaur Valley State Park
9. See Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas
10. Learn about animals at the Dallas Zoo

West Texas

1. Explore the Grand Canyon of Texas
2. See Cadillac Ranch
3. Hike at Big Bend National Park
4. Surf the dunes at Monahans Sandhills State Park
5. Explore Davis Mountains State Park
6. See the Marfa lights or explore art in Marfa (the most beautiful small town in Texas)
7. Hike at Guadalupe Mountains National Park

East Texas including Houston

1. Explore the Texas Renaissance Festival 
2. Sample beer at Spoetzl Brewery in Shiner, TX
3. Pay your respects at the George HW Bush Presidential Library 
4. Learn about animals at the Houston Zoo
5. Go ice skating at the Galleria
6. Learn about space exploration at NASA Space Center
7. Eat at Anonymous Artisan Bites and Coffee Bar in Sugar Land
8. Visit the pyramids at Moody Gardens
9. Walk along the Sea Wall in Galveston
10. Explore Galveston’s Historic Pleasure Pier
11. Take in a museum in Houston’s Museum District
12. Learn about art at Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens in Houston
13. Tour the USS Texas at Battleship Texas State Historic Site
14. Visit Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham