I need to know the places or landmarks to see in these cities of Texas. I will be in San Antonio mainly for three days and then I will have one day in Houston and one in Dallas.
I am coming from Canada, so I don’t need to goto Desi PaRas.
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Kennedy Space Centre in houston. You might need a whole day for that though.
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umm downtown dallas is pretty boring wid sum tall buildings..nuthing worth watching unless u want to check out Galleria Mall ..which is btw pretty awesome especially in this holiday season its all decorated!
I dont know what else should i recommend..dallas is not an attractive tourist place..!
But u might wanna check out the city of plano----its pretty AwesOME!lol
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First of all thanks for the reply.
what is so awesome about the great city of plano? I did google on it and couldn't find any reason to visit this city. Every other city in Texas ofcourse has a history of 100-200 years, but I want to know what is AWESOME about it. Please elaborate so I can think of going there. Be specific if you can.
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Dallas sucks. If you happen to be close to Ft Worth, then drop by the Stockyards..you will get a flavor for how Texans used to live in the 19th century.
There is the river walk in San Antonio. Very nice and relaxing. Good restaurants and architecture. Don't forget to take the river tour.
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Thanks Fungie. That sounds interesting, atleast you gave explaination why should one go to a place that you recommend. A change from ‘AWESOME’ statments.
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You seem to be a man of good taste. If you are into Rodeo (bull fights) then check out the rodeo schedule in and around DFW. There is one in Mesquite and one near the Stockyards in Ft Worth.
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plano is a dull boring suburb with strip malls...thats what its all about. its a generic burb, the kind that can be find in any city
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Fraudz, have you been to Shops at Legacy in Plano? How about the hot Air Balloon Festival and ride? Have you been to its theter district? the only broadway type shows in a suburban city! Aik dafa haath lagaa ker kiyaa aagaye, Plano Expert bun gayee.
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^^Yeah the shops at Legacy r so beautifuully decorated and all the malls here r huge and elegant!
smooth-guy--- i just told u plano is "awesome" cuz thats the only place that im aquainted wid in dallas..i just moved here 2 yrs ago..and i personally think plano is a great city..mayb not as an tourist attraction! I was just kinda kidding cuz i live here! If u think its not worth watching..its awrite.
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Oh I just notice that you live there. But if you would have provided a little detail (beside jokes) of attraction as Fungie did, it would have made me stop by there, since it will be in my way. I am all for beautiful cities (historic sites and traditional decors) so if Stockyard or any other city is offering a cultural trailor of Texas, I will definetely go there. I don't believe in spending vactions in cities of concrete and glass, unless I am visiting a relative there.
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I went like this: Houston-Corpus Christi-North Padre-South Padre-Corpus Christi-San Antonio-Austin-Houston.
Between Houston and Corpus Christi on HW59 , there is a small historic city called Victoria. There are beautiful camping areas by a fishing lake there. Plenty of exotic animals there. One of the main streets was full of beautiful old architecture houses.
San Antonio: River Walk and the Alamo; Six Flags & Water World if you have kids. Natural Bridge caverns (underground cave system with an underground river) just outside of the city.
One hour from Houston is Galveston; a barrier reef island on the Gulf of Mexico. There is rain forest replica created inside a huge glass hall. If you are interested in planes, there is a big aviation museum there as well.
I don't know about others, but for me, the main artery of Houston is the Westheimer. You can find anything and everything there. Off Westheimer, is Hilcroft which has plenty of desi shops and resturants. Close to the crossing between Westheimer and I10 is the Houston's "prestigious" Galleria mall. I used to live close by on the Sage.
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smoothguy if ure looking for texas ranch style place...plano wouldnt b one..
U might wanna check out lovers lane, dallas..its this beautiful newyork type street and it has sum gorgeous stores and cafes...!
Plz dont plan to go to richardson..unless u wanna c sum dirty mexican city!
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Thank you guys for response. It will help.
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Just got back from the trip. It has been a very good experience. Here are some pics from Chicago, St. Louis and San Antonio.
Will post more from Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth later.
Chicago on Christmas eve
St. Louis Gateway Arch by Mississipi river
Some farm on the way to Texas
San Antonio
Caverns in SA
Wildlife Ranch in SA
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Dude, that building you posted in Chicago, I was also infront of that building on xmas eve at about 10-11pm I think! there werent many people around but i do remember some desis there! maybe it was u!
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Nah man, I was just driving my car on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago around 5PM. I didn't stop in downtown area, just passed by.
So you were visiting Chicago or have moved from Traverse?
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yeah same here, we were driving aroudn too just stopped for a view even though we've been there lots of times, but it was looking pretty good, and trust me, this place is always jampacked most of the times... i was just visiting, im here in grand rapids michigan, south of traverse city... lemme know if ure ever here
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shouldn't miss the River Walk in San Antonio
shouldn't go to the Galvestan Beach in Houston. its a farigh beach with nothing but dirty water.
Plano in Dallas has a very nice open mall. should go
texas overall is a little boring - am sorry to say that but yes, it is.
thats what I found in a few days of my tour last week.
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Just got a little lazy, here are the rest of the pictures from trip.
Longhorn museum downtown San Antonio
River side mall San Antonio
River side boat ride
Nasa Space Center Houston,Texas
Houston skyline
Stockyards, Fort worth, Texas
Stockyard station
Memphis, TN
