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Texas travel guide

Texas shows up in 6 curated routes on TripsCircle, with 12 destinations and 93 hand-picked places along the way. The most common route styles are nightlife, culture and food. Trips run 3–5 days, most often 3 days.

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Enchanted Rock State Natural Area in Texas Hill Country, Texas
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area · Jmbuytaert · CC BY-SA 4.0
Destinations
12
Places
93
Curated routes
6
Trip lengths
3–5 days
Routes favor
Dec – Jan

Where our routes go in Texas

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AustinAustinBishop Arts DistrictBishop Arts DistrictDallasDallasDowntown Austin & Lady Bird LakeDowntown Dallas & Reunion TowerDowntown HoustonDowntown HoustonDowntown San Antonio & HemisfairDowntown San AntonioHermann Park & Museum DistrictHermann ParkPearl & Museum ReachSan AntonioSan AntonioTexas Hill CountryTexas Hill CountryZilker Park & Barton Springs
Dots show the 12 destinations from our curated routes, plotted by latitude and longitude. Not to scale for borders.

12 destinations in Texas

Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.

Best of Texas

Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.

Places worth planning around

A short sampler from the 93 places in Texas, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.

Curated routes through Texas

6 routes with at least one stop here.

Best time to visit Texas

Of the 6 routes here with a recommended season, at least half point to Dec – Jan. December is the most-recommended month (6 of 6 routes).

Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 5 of our destinations here: August is the warmest month, with average highs near 96°F (36°C), and January the coolest at about 60°F (15°C). May is the wettest, around 4.4 in (111 mm) of rain, and February the driest at about 2.0 in (51 mm).

NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.

60°F15°CJan2.4 in
64°F18°CFeb2.0 in
72°F22°CMar2.9 in
80°F27°CApr2.8 in
87°F30°CMay4.4 in
93°F34°CJun3.5 in
95°F35°CJul2.8 in
96°F36°CAug2.9 in
89°F32°CSep3.7 in
81°F27°COct3.9 in
70°F21°CNov2.4 in
61°F16°CDec2.3 in
Average daily high in °F (°C below) and monthly rainfall in inches (bars), NASA POWER 2001–2025 averages across 5 destinations.

Weather by destination

Getting around Texas

Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.

Planning a trip to Texas

How many days do you need for a trip to Texas?

Our 6 curated routes with stops in Texas run 3–5 days, and 3 days is the most common length.

What are the best places to visit in Texas?

Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Texas are San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Downtown San Antonio & Hemisfair and Texas Hill Country. San Antonio alone has 14 hand-picked places in our guides.

When is the best time to visit Texas?

At least half of our routes here recommend Dec – Jan. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in August and the most rain in May.

Where can I find the best restaurants in Texas?

See our curated picks: best restaurants in Texas, chosen from 20 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for bars & cafés, things to do, outdoor spots and places to shop.

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