Vacation to TX, Restaurant Recommendations

[RedRocker]

The Cow Camp is on our way to Bowie, we've eaten there once so far.
I agree with Bird about the Buckhorn museum in San Antonio, we were there about a month ago and it's pretty interesting. The Rhine steak house on the river walk is also a good place to eat.

 

[texasjohn]

If you like bats, you can watch them take flight just at dusk.... there is a bridge over the river in Austin where they exit into the air... swirling and twisting into the distance. Lesser known, is that there is an even larger colony residing under a bridge in Round Rock (about 15 miles north of Austin) right on I35. PM me if interested and I'll give you specific directions...no reservations required for viewing.... just get into the neighborhood and watch!

Happens every night in the summer!

 

[jinman]

If you like bats, you can watch them take flight just at dusk.... there is a bridge over the river in Austin where they exit into the air... swirling and twisting into the distance. Lesser known, is that there is an even larger colony residing under a bridge in Round Rock (about 15 miles north of Austin) right on I35. PM me if interested and I'll give you specific directions...no reservations required for viewing.... just get into the neighborhood and watch!

Happens every night in the summer!

John, I believe that is the Congress Ave. bridge where the bats stay. My wife and I were in Austin this last summer and watched the bats. We also took a Segway tour of the city. I highly recommend that for a real rush. We caught the tour on Sunday morning and went all over town and the state capitol with very little traffic. The tour was about three hours long. You have a guide who takes you all over town and gives you any assistance you need with the Segways. It's a hoot!

 

[NY_Yankees_Fan]

. We also took a Segway tour of the city. I highly recommend that for a real rush. We caught the tour on Sunday morning and went all over town and the state capitol with very little traffic. The tour was about three hours long. You have a guide who takes you all over town and gives you any assistance you need with the Segways. It's a hoot!

Do you recall where they are located at, this sounds like fun!

 

[ronjhall]

John, I believe that is the Congress Ave. bridge where the bats stay. My wife and I were in Austin this last summer and watched the bats. We also took a Segway tour of the city. I highly recommend that for a real rush. We caught the tour on Sunday morning and went all over town and the state capitol with very little traffic. The tour was about three hours long. You have a guide who takes you all over town and gives you any assistance you need with the Segways. It's a hoot!

Tom does not seem to be interested in Bat's. For others, there is a viewing place just east of Fredricksburg off 290 in an old train tunnel.

 

[Bird]

I agree with Bird about the Buckhorn museum in San Antonio, we were there about a month ago and it's pretty interesting.

For those who don't know the history. The first time I ever saw the Buckhorn was in 1962 at the Lone Star Brewery in San Antonio. They said the old Buckhorn Saloon had been in downtown San Antonio and they had moved the ornate cherry wood bar, mirrors, etc. to the brewery. The brewery had tours at certain times, and of course, the bar was normally open and you could get a couple of free glasses of beer. I think the head man at the Lone Star Brewery had travelled more and shot more animals than Eddie Walker. So adjoining the "saloon" was the museum, known as the "Hall of Horns". They had separate rooms for the Asian Hall, African Hall, etc. And everything was free. I was there again in 1963 when I was 23 and a 20 year old cousin was with me. The bar tender asked me if I'd like a beer and I answered in the affirmative. Without missing a beat, he turned to my cousin and asked, "And would you like a root beer, sir?" Cousin was later grumbing about it, and I told him I thought it was real nice of them to have free root beer for the kiddies.

Then in 1967, my wife and I were back down there and they had added a "Hall of Fins" with mounted fish from around the world. I don't remember just when the Lone Star Brewery closed, but I had wondered what happened to the bar and all the mounted animals and such. So we were in San Antonio for our anniversary 3 years ago, visited the Alamo and river walk again, went to Sea World, and found the Buckhorn. Of course going into the bar and restaurant (where the picture I posted before was taken) is free unless you order food or drink, but there was an admission charge to go through the rest of the museum.

 

[NY_Yankees_Fan]

Tom does not seem to be interested in Bat's. For others, there is a viewing place just east of Fredricksburg off 290 in an old train tunnel.

Oh that sounds great, but somehow I think the 2 women I will be with will out vote me on this option of what do u want to do today.

 

[Bird]

I've never seen the bats in the Austin area, but about 37-38 years ago, my wife and I sat and watched a few thousand come boiling out of Carlsbad Caverns. It's quite a sight to see.

 

[jdbower]

As a rather unorthodox suggestion, I like making a stop at some of the local chains that I can't get around me. Razzoo's was my choice in the Dallas area, decent and quick Cajun food.

To redeem my guilty pleasure I can also heartily recommend the sliced sausage at the aforementioned County Line (I'm pretty sure I was at the Austin Hill location but it's been a few years now).

 

[txdon]

I know it's hard to think of tubing in cool spring water in the middle of February, but believe me, in July, in Texas you will be searching for this post. The Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels = cool fun.

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort

This is near Fredericksburg which is also the home of the

Wildflower seeds and wildflowers free wildflower reference guide & seed catalog.

If you are near Giddings Texas (between Houston and Austin) there is also a good local place on HWY 290 called Donuts and Seafood. Depending on what time of day you are there you may want one or the other.

And since your in the area you must stop by and get your free complementary picture of your family on the Texas TBN Bridge designed by the famous wroughtn harv and built by some of the most famous TBN'ers in Texas.