The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin is one of my favorites—a field trip that’s sure to get students interested in the adventure of learning their state history. Lots to see, hear, touch, explore…even an IMAX!
Several selections in San Antonio—on the south edge of the Hill Country—run a very close second. (I LOVE San Antonio, something that will probably become obvious as you read this blog.) If you are able to plan a Texas History field trip over a long weekend, you wouldn’t run out of things to see and do! (Check the San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau for information.) Of course there’s the Alamo and four other historic Spanish missions. Perhaps less well known is the Institute of Texas Cultures, displaying the best aspects of all the many people groups who now call themselves Texans. And the The Witte Museum has an excellent walk-through diorama depicting the geographical regions of our state, as well as a display of Texas’ first nations—the indigenous tribes.
This region also features:
- Cascade Caverns
- Caverns of Sonora
- Cave without a Name
- Inner Space Caverns
- Longhorn Caverns
- and Natural Bridge Caverns
- as well as many non-profit, private caves.
If that’s not enough, a fair number of forts such as Fort Martin Scott in Fredericksburg make for happy wandering.
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