
USA - Texas (PDF Chapter)
This is the Texas chapter from Lonely Planet’s USA guidebook.
Texas boasts beaches, sprawling national parks, historic towns, citified shopping and night-life, a vibrant music scene, and nearly year-round warm weather perfect for hiking, cycling, rock climbing and kayaking. So saddle up for adventure: the Lone Star state is ready to ride.
- scoot across the well-worn wooden floor of Texas’ oldest dance hall, Gruene Hall
- maps
- stroll by cafes and riverside restaurants along the promenade in San Antonio
- transport
- get your fill of live music, backyard bars and wildly creative food trucks in Austin
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Central Texas, Austin & Around, San Antonio & The Hill Country, East Texas, Houston, Clear Lake, Gulf Coast & South Texas, Galveston, Corpus Christi , Padre Island National Seashore, South Padre Island, Dallas-Fort Worth, Dallas, Fort Worth, West Texas, Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Central West Texas, El Paso, Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

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