First trip to Texas any advice please? Hi, I live in the UK and have been to the US many times but never to Texas. We are thinking of visiting in Sept/Oct this year and would welcome...

huntmj

Hi, I live in the UK and have been to the US many times but never to Texas.
We are thinking of visiting in Sept/Oct this year and would welcome any advice relating to places to go and things to photograph. We will probably fly in to Houston and out from DFW and have 2 weeks or so to travel.
I also understand that West Texas is very photogenic and would welcome advice on places to visit and stay.
Thank you

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Well, I think any visit of an outsider to Texas should definitely include San Antonio and the Alamo, since it is such an important part of Texas's history. And the Riverwalk there is a great place to visit. I've been to San Antonio 3 times, here are some photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/collections/72157626267298096/

I've not explored western Texas much, but did visit the CAF Airpower Museum in Midland, Texas. It has a nice display of old airplanes. https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157632953912284/

If you like air museums, the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas (outside Dallas) is worth a visit. https://www.flickr.com/photos/8712554@N02/sets/72157632949358897/

If you are classical music fans, two of the best concert halls are found in Dallas (the Meyerson) and Fort Worth (the Bass).

Texas abounds with excellent venues, and I'll let others fill more of those in for you.

I live in Dallas and would enjoy meeting you. Maybe we could arrange a lunch?

flashguy

alvin3232 Loc: Houston, TX

Hi
Well, I reside in Houston, TX. Feel free to look me up. Houston has plenty of things to see, From Johnson Space Center, Galveston, Art Museum, The Houston, Zoo, The Galleria, etc

Alvin

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

Don't go.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

josquin1 wrote:

Don't go.

That's a pretty definitive negative command. Just what is it based on? Texans are very friendly folk. They accepted me 42 years ago and I was a died-in-the-wool Northerner.

Billynikon2

If you like funky, try Austin. Good restaurants including great BBQ

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

David in Dallas wrote:

That's a pretty definitive negative command. Just what is it based on? Texans are very friendly folk. They accepted me 42 years ago and I was a died-in-the-wool Northerner.

Go to New Mexico instead. Texan politics are just plain scary.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

josquin1 wrote:

Go to New Mexico instead. Texan politics are just plain scary.

I see you are in Massachusetts. That explains a lot.

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

David in Dallas wrote:

I see you are in Massachusetts. That explains a lot.

In my life I have lived in Ohio, Boston, Jamaica, The Netherlands, Germany and Texas. And I have to say the most foreign place I've ever been to is Texas. Yes there are many wonderful people in Texas but I learned to never turn your back on them.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

josquin1 wrote:

In my life I have lived in Ohio, Boston, Jamaica, The Netherlands, Germany and Texas. And I have to say the most foreign place I've ever been to is Texas. Yes there are many wonderful people in Texas but I learned to never turn your back on them.

Well, I have lived in Michigan, Oregon, Labrador, California, Iran, South Carolina, Illinois, Germany, and Texas. I like it here.

Don't listen to him.

ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

It will be hot....very hot

PoppieJ Loc: North Georgia

if you go the middle of October then you could see the annular solar eclipse, and take pictures of it

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

josquin1 wrote:

In my life I have lived in Ohio, Boston, Jamaica, The Netherlands, Germany and Texas. And I have to say the most foreign place I've ever been to is Texas. Yes there are many wonderful people in Texas but I learned to never turn your back on them.

Then you lived in the wrong neighborhood.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

huntmj wrote:

Hi, I live in the UK and have been to the US many times but never to Texas.
We are thinking of visiting in Sept/Oct this year and would welcome any advice relating to places to go and things to photograph. We will probably fly in to Houston and out from DFW and have 2 weeks or so to travel.
I also understand that West Texas is very photogenic and would welcome advice on places to visit and stay.
Thank you

Warning, Texas is almost 20% bigger than France and 25 million people, mostly in Central and East Texas, so large areas in the west have low population density. Something someone from the UK really doesn't see much.

I once heard Texas described as "Miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles!"
I have visited a few times. My son and brother were both stationed there with the Army. I know people who now live in Texas and I know people from Texas. It is a large, varied place with everything from desert to prairie to Eastern Woodlands and some of the best food in the world. Especially the blended Tex-Mex (Texas-Mexican) and BBQ.

mudduck

Try the Big Bend area, the national park, Balmoreh swimming pool, fort Davis, terlingua, McDonal observatory are all in the area. Call now and you may be able to reserve one of the rock cottages inside BB National Park,