Planning a trip to Houston/Galveston Area/San Antonio?

Posted on January 25th, 2012 by admin in Galveston sightseeing

I’ll be heading to Houston on May 28-June7. What are good places to visit that are close (1-4 hr drive). Like beaches, camping, caves, shopping, sightseeing. I’ll be staying in Pasadena and will be there two weekends so I want to visit any nice places that will take more than an hour to get there on those weekends and anything closer during the weekday. Any suggestions? Any good websites?
I’ll be traveling with mom, cousin & wife with two kids (8 & 4). I was thinking of going to a really nice beach, not a crowded beach, any forests/parks with nice scenery for nature walks & have a cook out, zoos. I’m more interested in being outdoors. Shopping centers will be nice.

Ride the Metro rail while in houston the kiddos will get a kick out of that, there is shopping downtown as well. I love San Antonio’s zoo, it borders Brackenridge park which is a nice place to picnic. But SA is a 4 hour drive from Pasadena because you are on the other side of Houston (at least depending on traffic)

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4 Responses to “Planning a trip to Houston/Galveston Area/San Antonio?”

  1. Billie Dee Says:
    January 26th, 2012 at 1:21 am

    What types of things do you like to do? Here’s a site with a ton of information about Houston: http://wikitravel.org/en/Houston
    By the way – Houston and San Antonio are about 4 hours apart.They are not in the same area.
    In Houston try to see Space Center Houston, Moody Gardens, and the Galleria. Galveston has some lovely beaches and the old town area called The Strand has some interesting shops and restaurants.
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  2. sweetmommy Says:
    January 26th, 2012 at 1:33 am

    These sites have lots of information;
    http://houston-travel.thegeoguide.com/
    http://gocitykids.parentsconnect.com/region/houston-tx-usa?cid=YSSP
    http://www.visithoustontexas.com/visitors/
    Natural Bridge Caverns are the closest caves to explore near Houston but are a day trip.
    http://www.naturalbridgecaverns.com/
    Do not miss the Children’s Museum, the best one I’ve seen!
    http://www.cmhouston.org/
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  3. Pearl Says:
    January 26th, 2012 at 2:16 am

    Honey I live 13 miles from Galveston and the beaches there are looking good after Hurricane Ike. Also you should go to San Antonio and see the Alamo and all that historical town, Austin is so pretty. There is also San Jacinto Monument and the Battleship Texas close to Pasadena. Texas is full of terrific people, welcome.
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  4. ChikenLittle Says:
    January 26th, 2012 at 3:01 am

    Ride the Metro rail while in houston the kiddos will get a kick out of that, there is shopping downtown as well. I love San Antonio’s zoo, it borders Brackenridge park which is a nice place to picnic. But SA is a 4 hour drive from Pasadena because you are on the other side of Houston (at least depending on traffic)
    References :

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