This guide details twenty-three itineraries ideal for getaways from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, including trips to Galveston, San Antonio, Nacogdoches, and South Padre Island.

Pick up a bag, hop in the car, and recharge with Quick Escapes "TM" . This series offers guides with complete, preplanned itineraries for one- to three-night minivacations within easy driving distance of the base city. Each getaway includes completely updated information about attractions, special annual events, recommended restaurants, and lodging.

Too much work? Too much worry? Need a change of scene? Get out of town! This newly-revised and updated edition offers 37 fun and relaxing minivacations to delightful destinations in 5 states. Enjoy trail riding, chuck wagon cookouts, and country-western music in the Cowboy Capital of the World, plus spelunking in stalagmite caves, hiking, and fishing on the Bandera, Lost Maples, and Boerne Escape. Pamper yourself in thermal baths and spas, explore a historic national park, go horseback riding, or just relax on the shores of two gorgeous lakes on the Hot Springs National Park Escape. Or explore Native American culture via a pueblo tour, stay at a stone-and-adobe inn, and browse in Southwestern art galleries and craft shops on the Santa Fe Escape. These and many more exciting trips await you in this book!

This guide details twenty-three itineraries ideal for getaways from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, including trips to Galveston, San Antonio, Nacogdoches, and South Padre Island.

31 weekend getaways in and around the Lone Star State.

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

Rick Steed and his driving companion, Wendi Pierce, set off with one goal in mind: to travel Texas's old fort trails and scout today's remnants of the bloody skirmishes and battles of long ago. Historic Road Trips from Dallas/Fort Worth provides not only a road map of day trips throughout Texas but also a narrative history of the tiny towns, historic markers and frontier excitement along the way. After collecting these stories for years, Steed teamed up with Pierce to bring to life this fascinating guidebook for anyone who yearns to venture off the main road and discover old Texas. Each drive begins in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and travels a different route through the state. Travel along and discover the site of Buffalo Hump's revenge raid or Cynthia Ann Parker's harrowing pioneer experiences, as well as other local lore, including the haunting of Jefferson, Texas's Jefferson Hotel, the notorious New London school accident and much, much more.