2. Moody Gardens
• Located in
Galveston, TX
• Attractions include:
Aquarium
Pyramid, Rainforest
Pyramid, 3D and 4D
Theaters, a Discovery
Museum, and Palm
Beach
• Best part: Penguins!
3. The Moody Mansion
• Located in
Galveston, TX
• Rich in history
• Excellent guided tour
• Beautiful interior and
exterior
• Best part: Mary
Elizabeth’s gown on
display in her bedroom
4. Rosenberg Library and Museum
• Located in Galveston, TX
• Visit the Lykes Maritime
Gallery
• Toys from the 1890s to
the 1940s on display
• Galveston &Texas History
Center
• Best part: Treasure of the
Month – Baseball bat
signed by 1934 Galveston
Buccaneers
5. The Holocaust Museum
• Located in Houston, TX
• Learn about local families
effected by The Holocaust
• See artifacts and
photographs
• Hear stories about the
Holocaust from survivors
• Everyone should go here
when they get older so
that this tragedy in
history can never be
repeated.
6. The Wortham Center
• Located in Houston, TX
• Home to the Houston
Ballet
• Home to Houston
Grand Opera
• Visiting artists from Da
Camera and Society for
the Performing Arts
• Best Part: Getting some
culture, Dude!
7. Minor League Baseball Stadiums
• Includes: Round Rock
Express, Frisco Rough
Riders, Midland
Rockhounds, Corpus Christi
Hooks, and San Antonio
Missions
• Watch the players before
they move up to The Big
Time!
• Less expensive than Major
League Games
• Best part: Local, devoted fans
that love their team!
8. Book People
• Located in Austin, TX
• Support a local, indie
bookstore
• Weekly author visits
and story time
• Birthday party specials
for booklovers
• Best part: Many comfy
nooks and crannies to
sit and read!
9. Threadgill’s Restaurant
• Located in Austin, TX
• Fantastic home cooking
• Friendly staff
• Live music on the
weekends
• Celebrity photographs
on the walls
• Best part: Fried Green
Tomatoes!
10. Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
• Located in Austin, TX
• Learn about efforts to
conserve native North
American Plants
• See beautiful trails and
gardens
• Learn about growing
your own garden
• Best part: Flowers and
plants everywhere!
11. Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary
• Located in Austin, TX
• All animals in the zoo are
rescued or donated
• Learn about the care and
commitment of exotic
pets
• Feed domestic animals
such as goats, deer, and
sheep
• Best part: Babe the pig!
He’s HUGE!
12. Texas State Capitol Building
• Located in Austin, TX
• Gorgeous exterior and
interior
• Paintings of all former
Texas presidents and
governors
• Famous paintings by
Henry Arthur Mcardle
• Watch congress in session
• Best part: Free tour!
13. So there IS more to Texas than oil
fields and cowboys!
(But we do have those too!)