Top Tourist Destinations in Texas For Every Adventurous Soul
By: The Travel Dmc
Tags: Texas, Travel, Adventure, Travel Tips, Traveling

Texas, the second-largest state in the United States is located along the South Central Region. It shares its borders with Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. Houston is one of the most populated cities in Texas followed by San Antonio which is the seventh-largest state in the US. The Lone Star State has a glorious past, owing to its rugged topography and geological structures, Texas is diverse and popularly associated southwestern deserts, former prairies, forests, coastline, coastal swamps, rolling plains, and important landmarks. Texas was once upon a time a slave nation and it was only in 1861 that it joined the Confederate States of America. Its glorious past is mirrored in many places starting from Fort Leaton, San Jacinto battleground, Seminole Canyon, Devils River, and Big Bend. In this article you can find some of the most interesting places in Texas that’s worth exploring at least once in your lifetime:

· Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park is located along the borders of West Texas and it is one of the largest national parks protecting the Chihuahuan Desert in the United States. This park protects 1200 plant species, 450 bird species, 75 species of mammals and 56 species of reptiles. Volcanic dikes, sea fossils, dinosaur bones, ranchers and large river boulders encompass this region that dates backs to almost 10000 years or more. The cool mountains, the diverse ecology and the vibrancy of life and energy present in this region attract an average of 352,000 tourists annually. Owing to its rugged landscape, Big Bend National Park is also one of the best places to go on an ultimate hiking experience -the most notable ones being the Chimney trail, the Marufo Vega trail, South Rim trail, Dodson Trail, Outer Mountain Loop Trail and the number rolls on. This is also one of the best places for spotting animals like a coyote, cougar, kangaroo rat, gray fox, black-tailed jackrabbit, Mexican black bear, golden eagle, etc.

· Alamo Mission

Alamo Mission

The Alamo Mission or the Alamo or the Mision San Antonio de Valero is a historic Spanish site that dates back to the 18th-century initially founded by the Roman Catholic missionaries. Located in San Antonio, it was initially an important site during the battle of Alamo that took place in 1836. Contemporarily this site is one of the most visited museums in Alamo Plaza Historic District and forms part of the San Antonio World Heritage Site. The interiors of the Alamo, San Antonio, plaque on a wall at the Alamo, plaque posted for commemorating the contribution made by Clara Driscoll, old well and the oak street of Alamo, the stone memorial dedicated for the 32 men from Gonzales, memorial poem carved in granite by Japanese professor in 1914 are some of the highlights of this region.

· Padre Island

Padre Island

Padre Island is the world’s largest and longest barrier island situated along the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Named after Spanish father Jose Nicholas Balli a former missionary priest and also the founder of the present Cameron County. This 113-mile long island is most famous for its white sands that start from Corpus Christi to the southern region of South Padre Island. South Padre’s town is very sparsely populated and the central region has been preserved to protect the wild flora and fauna. Every early spring and winter this tiny island is flocked with thousands of migratory birds making it the ultimate birds-watching site in Texas. Besides this, it is also an important breeding ground for Kemps Ridley sea turtle.

Author: The Travel DMC

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