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DAY 1-3

Dallas, TX

WELCOME

• Orientation and get Acquainted Party
• Dallas Cowboys Stadium VIP Guided Tour
• Fort Worth Stockyards--Come and explore 14 restaurants, 13 bars, 35 shops and over 17 must-see attractions, all surrounded by the rich history of the Fort Worth Stockyards. From the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive and historic tours to live music and more, get ready to experience an authentic glimpse of the American West
• Welcome Dinner--Billy Bob's Restaurant, Fort Worth
• Guided Bus Tour of Dallas--Features JFK Experience, Lunch, SouthFork Ranch, and Bush Library
• JFK Experience. Texas School Book Depository, The Sixth Floor Museum
• Local Lunch--Ellen's Southern Kitchen
• SouthFork Ranch Tour--TV's Famous Ranch & Ewing Mansion
• George W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum

DAY 4-5

Waco,TX

DRIVING MILES 85

• EN-ROUTE-Afternoon in Waco, USNPS Mammoth National Monument
• Ice Cream Social
• Visit Magnolia Farms-The complex is owned by Chip and Joanna Gaines, TV personalities best known for HGTV's Fixer Upper TV series.
• Dr Pepper Museum Tour-It was created in the 1880s by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco
• Texas Ranger Museum Tour- is the state-designated official historical center of the famed Texas Rangers law enforcement agency.
• Homestead Heritage Village,Lunch, Guided Tour and Hay Ride Homestead Villageis a craft village with a cafe, cheese-making shop, General Store, and market. It’s a religious-based community which is preserving wood-working, pottery, blacksmithing, sewing, and other craft skills.

DAY 6-7

College Station,TX

DRIVING MILES 72

• Winery Tour and Lunch: Messina Hof WineryMost awarded winery in Texas.
• George H.W. Bush Presidential Library
• A & M Bonfire Memorial Tour--The memorial is a place of respect, remembrance, and reverence, embodying the enduring nature of the Aggie Spirit symbolized by Bonfire.
• Campground Cookout

DAY 8-11

Galveston, TX

DRIVING MILES 214

• EN-ROUTE-Washington on the Brazos, Birth Place of Texas and Interesting story of how the republic of Texas was started and how they fought to keep the dream alive of it independent nation.
• EN-ROUTE-Blue Bell Creameries Tour- Ice Cream the old-fashioned way, with the freshest and finest ingredients.
• Private Motorcoach Transportation to Johnson Space Center
• Bolivar Ferry Tour- Keep your eye out for dolphins, an old shipwreck (the 1919 SS Selma) and ships from around the world
• Bishop Palace Tour-Architectural historians list the Bishop’s Palace as one of the most significant of Victorian residences in the country.
• Lunch at Johnson Space Center
• Private Behind the Scenes Tram Tour - NASA - Johnson Space Center--Houston
• Private Motorcoach guided tour of Galveston
• Guided Motorcoach Tour of Houston
• St Arnold Brewery Tour and Lunch
• Houston Museum of Natural Science Tour--The museum is one of the most popular in the United States
• Colonel Paddle Wheel Boat Dinner Cruise in Offatts Bayou
• Free Day--Explore Galveston--Moody Mansion, Moody Gardens and Aquarium,Pier 21, Tree Sculpture Tour, Naval Museum, Ghost Tours, and Deep Sea Fishing

DAY 12-14

Port Aransas/Mustang Island, TX

DRIVING MILES 211

• OPTIONAL- Texas State Aquarium
• OPTIONAL- Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center- On a short boardwalk (with an observation tower) one may view many many species of birds, plus an alligator or two, and even a nutria.
• Port Aranasas Museum Guided Tour-Copies of more than 12,000 photos and documents pertaining to the history of the city have been archived in a publicly accessible database.
• Historic Tarpon Inn Dinner
• Dolphin/Nature Cruise
• OPTIONAL- San Jose Island, is a collector's resource for beautiful and unique seashells including lightning whelks, shark eyes, sand dollars, starfish, angel wings, and more.

DAY 15-17

Austin, TX

DRIVING MILES 227

• Campground Dinner
• Austin Guided City Motorcoach Tour
• State Capital Tour
• Local Lunch at Jester Hall
• LBJ Presidential Library Tour-- the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States.
• Bullock Museum Tour, is dedicated to interpreting the continually unfolding "Story of Texas"
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Tour and Lunch--is dedicated to inspiring the conservation of native plants.

DAY 18-20

Fredericksburg, TX

DRIVING MILES 81

• Guided tour of Alstadt Brewery and Lunch -A German Beer Experience.
• Self Guided Tour -Pioneer Museum--glimpse into the daily lives of the German pioneers of the Texas hill country.
• Becker Winery Tour and Tasting-- which is a reproduction of a late 19th century German stone barn
• OPTIONAL - Explore Fredericksburg's German Heritage, Luckenbach Country Music Scene

DAY 21-22

Bandera, TX

DRIVING MILES 52

• Frontier Times Museum Tour-- features a 40,000-piece collection of old west, pioneer, & prehistoric artifacts.
• Free Time-Explore Bandera

DAY 23-25

San Antonio,TX

DRIVING MILES 54

• Tour the Toyota Plant-Explore the tradition and experience the innovation
• San Antonio Missions Tour- Learn more about the 18th-century Spanish Colonial period
• The Pearl--Enjoy shopping, food and drinks, farmers market, picturesque green spaces,and a riverside amphitheater,
• Farewell Dinner
• Guided Bus -San Antonio City Tour
• SAS Factory Tour-See the journey our shoes take with a tour of one of the few remaining shoe factories in the U.S.
• Local Lunch at the Guenther House
• The Buckhorn Museum-The Buckhorn’s most prized record holder is the famous ‘78 Point Buck’
• Goodbye Continental Breakfast