Austin: Day Trips

Fredericksburg Unleash your inner German at this incredibly popular B&B-rich town with great shopping on Main Street, top restaurants, bier gartens, nearby Enchanted Rock State Park, and some kind of festival nearly every weekend.

Gruene This 1870s German town, Gruene (pronounced “green”) shelters Greune Hall—the oldest dance hall in Texas, the famous Grist Mill Restaurant, and great shopping.

San Antonio Explore the Alamo and San Antonio Missions Historical Park; shop and dine along the River Walk; enjoy city views from the Tower of the Americas and catch a Spurs game.

Luckenbach See the town that Willie Nelson immortalized in a song. For 100 years now, the center of town has been a general store that also functions as a post office, dance hall and bar.

Wimberley Visit Wimberley’s Pioneer Town with its 1890s buildings, including a working ice cream store, café and a wedding chapel.

Texas Hill Country Wineries Most people don’t know that Texas is the fifth-largest wine-producing state in the U.S. – and that the Hill Country is its own appellation with 22 wineries.