This guide details twenty-three itineraries ideal for weekend getaways or overnight trips. Relive the Victorian era on the Galveston escape, dine on Cajun eats and try your luck at a riverboat casino on the Red River Retreat escape, or enjoy Austin's thriving music scene on the Capital Retreat escape.
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"An easy-reading, quickly fathomed collection of where-to-go suggestions."
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--Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Offers travelers the opportunity to explore smaller, simpler places guaranteed to restore the soul."
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Too much work? Too much worry? Need a change of scene? GET OUT OF TOWN!
Twenty-three quick and convenient minivacations take you away from the hustle and bustle of the city:
• Experience the cowboy way of life, go tubing down the Medina River, and admire the brilliant fall foliage of Lost Maples State Natural Area in the Bandera, Lost Maples, Uvalde, and Boerne escape.
• Take in a musical at an 1886 opera house, go antiquing for treasures along a historic town square, and visit a 1,500-acre park with the world’s best-preserved dinosaur tracks in the Granbury and Glen Rose escape.
• Explore the rich history of the plaza at the end of the Santa Fe Trail, shop for treasures from Native American artisans, and tour the "valley of the wild roses" in the Santa Fe escape.
Information at Your Fingertips:
• Detailed route maps • Travel directions • Destination highlights • Activities for morning, afternoon, and evening • Choice restaurants, picnic sites, and lodgings
• Special events and festivals • Shopping • Local sources of information
Twenty-three quick and convenient minivacations take you away from the hustle and bustle of the city:
• Experience the cowboy way of life, go tubing down the Medina River, and admire the brilliant fall foliage of Lost Maples State Natural Area in the Bandera, Lost Maples, Uvalde, and Boerne escape.
• Take in a musical at an 1886 opera house, go antiquing for treasures along a historic town square, and visit a 1,500-acre park with the world’s best-preserved dinosaur tracks in the Granbury and Glen Rose escape.
• Explore the rich history of the plaza at the end of the Santa Fe Trail, shop for treasures from Native American artisans, and tour the "valley of the wild roses" in the Santa Fe escape.
Information at Your Fingertips:
• Detailed route maps • Travel directions • Destination highlights • Activities for morning, afternoon, and evening • Choice restaurants, picnic sites, and lodgings
• Special events and festivals • Shopping • Local sources of information
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good travel guide,
This review is from: Quick Escapes Dallas/Ft. Worth, 5th: 23 Weekend Getaways in and around the Lone Star State (Quick Escapes Series) (Paperback)
It's better than travel guide. 23 itineraries including schedule, hotel/lodging and where to eat.Hope there are more photos in new edition.
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