Frommer's Texas

by Baird, David; Peterson, Eric; Schlecht, Neil Edward

• ISBN13: 9781118002841
• ISBN10: 1118002849
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-20
• Publisher: Frommers

Summary

Guides visitors to the best accommodations, dining, nightlife, and sights in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, El Paso, Amarillo, and more Highlights Texas's many family-friendly attractions (amusement parks, Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks, and wonderful beaches), nature tourism options (such as the Great Texas Costal Birding Trail), and historic sites (such as the Alamo and the Caddoan Mounds) Provides the lowdown on Texan music and food

Author Biography

David Baird is a writer, editor, and translator based in Austin, Texas.

Eric Peterson lives in Denver, Colorado, and writes about all sorts of subjects, including but not limited to travel, business, politics, music, skiing, and environmental issues. He is the author of several Frommer’s guides and Ramble Texas (Fulcrum Books, 2010). Peterson's byline has appeared in such publications as the New York Daily News, High Country News, Westwood, and ColoradoBiz.

Neil E. Schlecht was reared in North Dallas. He attended Plano Senior High School, returned for graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, and married a fellow Texan. Now living in northwestern Connecticut, he is the author and co-author of more than a dozen travel guides, including Frommer’s Peru, and is the author and photographer of Buenos Aires Day by Day and Mallorca & Menorca Day by Day. His Texas heroes are Ann Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.

Table of Contents

List of Maps.

1 THE BEST OF TEXAS.

2 TEXAS IN DEPTH.

3 SUGGESTED TEXAS ITINERARIES.

4 DALLAS.

5 FORT WORTH.

6 HOUSTON & EAST TEXAS.

7 THE TEXAS GULF COAST.

8 SAN ANTONIO.

9 AUSTIN.

10 WEST TEXAS.

11 BIG BEND & GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARKS.

12 THE PANHANDLE PLAINS.

13 PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO TEXAS.

Index.