David Baird - Frommers Texas

Frommer's Texas, 6th Edition

by David Baird, Eric Peterson & Neil E. Schlecht

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List of Maps

The Regions in Brief

The Best of Texas in 1 Week

The Best of Texas in 2 Weeks

Texas for Families

Exploring the Hill Country

DallasFort Worth

Downtown & Deep Ellum Accommodations,
Dining & Attractions

Uptown & Oak Lawn Accommodations & Dining

Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District

Downtown Fort Worth

Fort Worth Cultural District

Houston

Central Houston Accommodations

Central Houston Dining & Attractions

East Texas

The Texas Gulf Coast

Galveston

Corpus Christi

South Padre Island

South-Central Texas

Greater San Antonio Accommodations, Dining & Attractions

Central San Antonio Accommodations

Central San Antonio Dining &
Attractions

Greater Austin Accommodations, Dining & Attractions

Central Austin Hotels, Dining &
Attractions

West Texas

El Paso

Big Bend National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

The Panhandle Plains

Amarillo

Lubbock

Texas Driving Times & Distances

Note About Maps

This guide contains dozens of maps of varying sizes and complexity. If you find it hard to read a map on your device, use the zoom function to enlarge. You can also download and/or printout PDFs of all of the maps in this guide. Go to www.frommers.com/go/ebookmaps and click on the title of your guide.

About the Authors

David Baird is a writer, editor, and translator based in Austin, Texas.

Eric Peterson lives in Denver, Colorado, and writes about all sorts of subjects, including but not limited to travel, business, politics, music, skiing, and environmental issues. He is the author of several Frommers guides and Ramble Texas (Fulcrum Books, 2010). Petersons byline has appeared in such publications as the New York Daily News, High Country News, Westwood, and ColoradoBiz.

Neil E. Schlecht was reared in North Dallas. He attended Plano Senior High School, returned for graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, and married a fellow Texan. Now living in northwestern Connecticut, he is the author and co-author of more than a dozen travel guides, including Frommers Peru, and is the author and photographer of Buenos Aires Day by Day and Mallorca & Menorca Day by Day. His Texas heroes are Ann Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.

Dedication

To Ed and Dick: one transplanted and one native Texan, both great fathers and gentlemen.

Neil E. Schlecht

How to contact Us

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Advisory & Disclaimer

Travel information can change quickly and unexpectedly, and we strongly advise you to confirm important details locally before traveling, including information on visas, health and safety, traffic and transport, accommodation, shopping and eating out. We also encourage you to stay alert while traveling and to remain aware of your surroundings. Avoid civil disturbances, and keep a close eye on cameras, purses, wallets and other valuables.

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Frommers Star Ratings, Icons & Abbreviations

Every hotel, restaurant, and attraction listing in this guide has been ranked for quality, value, service, amenities, and special features using a star-rating system. In country, state, and regional guides, we also rate towns and regions to help you narrow down your choices and budget your time accordingly. Hotels and restaurants are rated on a scale of zero (recommended) to three stars (exceptional). Attractions, shopping, nightlife, towns, and regions are rated according to the following scale: zero stars (recommended), one star (highly recommended), two stars (very highly recommended), and three stars (must-see).