Texas11 reasons why it’s not just oil fields and cowboys!

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!

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

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

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

So there IS more to Texas than oil fields and cowboys!

(But we do have those too!)