- Texas is a country within itself.texas map image by Vladislav Gajic from Fotolia.com
With vast untouched land that looks as it did at the birth of the nation, visitors to Texas get transported to the Wild West and enjoy great weather, big cities and outstanding scenic areas. Although you could spend a week at each major city in Texas and discover something new every day, there are a few things travelers must see while they are down south, whether it's something natural or historic. - The bat migration is a spectacle of nature.more fruit bats 45. image by mdb from Fotolia.com
Congress Street Bridge in Austin is home to one of Texas' most interesting and educational and free attractions, an urban bat colony. Close to many popular hotels for tourists, the Austin bats entertain visitors nightly from August to October with their migration into the night for feeding. Thought to be more than 1.5 million strong, the bats can be viewed from a blanket on the grass, or you can take a boat cruise to see them sweeping over the water. Some of the local hotels also offer viewing areas, so plan ahead to get a look at one of nature's most fascinating processes with a much-misunderstood creature.
Austin bats
Congress Street Bridge
Austin, TX 78724 - The Johnson Space Center is a popular family vacation destination.rockets at the kennedy space center image by Wimbledon from Fotolia.com
Visitors of all ages can enjoy the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Families can relax and watch space-related films and be immersed in the astronaut experience at the Blast Off Theater or take a tram ride through NASA mission control. If you are lucky, you may even run into an actual astronaut training for his next mission. Historic items from the U.S. journey into space exploration are also on display here, so don't miss the opportunity to have a close encounter right in Houston.
Space Center Houston
1601 NASA Parkway (formerly NASA Road 1)
Houston, TX 77058
281-244-2100
Spacecenter.org - The Alamo is a prized historic location in San Antonio.texas proud image by buckwheat from Fotolia.com
This historic ruin greets millions of people a year who want to learn more about the Old West or honor the battle that defined the southern town of San Antonio. The battle occurred in 1836 and sums up the Texan attitude of pride, loyalty and the fight for liberty. Visitors can learn much about the Alamo Defenders, who held out the Centralist Army of Gen. Lopez de Santa Anna for 13 days in 1836. Historic figures such as Davy Crockett and William Travis were part of this fated battle, and tourists can learn more about the politics of the area as well as 19th-century life in the Wild West. The Old Church is home to artifacts from some of the heroes of the Alamo battle, including a ring from Travis and Crockett's famous buckskin vest. The Alamo Gardens is a peaceful place to reflect on the cost of war and the price of liberty.
The Alamo
300 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, Texas 78205
210-225-1391
thealamo.org
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