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May 2, 2012

Come Visit Texas+ $100 Gift Card Giveaway!

I’ve lived in the great state of Texas for almost five years now. My husband is from Fort Worth. We met and married in Arkansas, then he moved me here to the “big city." Everyone back home likes to come to Texas to shop and check out all the attractions. I had always loved to visit, so I knew I would love living here too!

Texas has a wide variety of museums, shopping and restaurants to choose from. There is so much to do here it’s almost impossible to get bored. In our area of DFW (Fort Worth) we like to go hiking and be outdoors. We also enjoy visiting Cedar Hill State Park & Dinosaur Valley State Park. It’s so nice to get out in nature and clear our heads. Connor LOVES being outside and the lakes are just gorgeous!

It doesn’t take long to feel that Texas pride!

On one of our many hiking adventures




Fort Worth also has one of the best zoos I’ve ever been to. There is a choo- choo train that goes all around the zoo and it’s perfect for kids. A must-see in the city is the Fort Worth Water Gardens. It’s a manmade waterfall paradise. It's also where Terence proposed to me almost 12 years ago!



The Botanical Gardens is one of our favorite places to picnic and take pictures. The Japanese garden is so beautiful -- the plants and flowers are breathtaking. If you're looking for the Old West, you've come to the right place, partner! The Fort Worth Stock Yards feature a winery, the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and lots of Mexican food! You can take in a rodeo and spot more cowboys than you’ve ever seen in your entire life.

Downtown Fort Worth is a hopping place to be as well. At Sundance Square you’ll find live music and lots of great BBQ & Mexican restaurants. Fort Worth is a fantastic place to live and it has a wonderful down-home feel.

When we want to escape our city for a bit we always head to our neighboring city Dallas.

Dallas has some of the best shopping you’ll find and a wide variety of restaurants. The Galleria and North Park Mall are two great places to shop. One of my favorite places is Sprinkles Cupcakes. I’d drive 100 miles to get one of those!
We’ve also been to the Dallas Aquarium and it was a blast! You’ll see all sorts of sea life and other animals up close and personal.


I guess this is the way they do burgers in Texas:

Dallas hosts so many great concerts and sporting events. It’s the home of the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys. Texans are some of the proudest people I’ve ever met and I’m starting to understand why. They have so much to be proud of! Texas is such a huge state that some say it’s almost like its own country. There is so much to do here and so much variety. And you know what? I am starting to believe everything is bigger and better in Texas! Texas has been good to me and I’m proud to call it my home. For more information about Texas you can visit: www.TravelTex.com.

$100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

Travel Texas and BlogHer are sponsoring a great giveaway to one lucky reader. Please leave a comment telling me where you'd like to visit in Texas. You can request a free Texas Travel Guide from the TravelTex.com website where you can get lots of great ideas!

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This giveaway is open to U.S. Residents age 18 or older.
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114 comments:

Elizabeth said...

I would visit Austin, I've heard great things about it!

Sam said...

Great pictures. I love hiking!

I would like to visit San Antonio & go to the river walk. I would also like to visit Dallas to see my friend Britanni that just moved there with her new hubby :)

xo
Sam

Lauren said...

You totally just made me want to hop on a plan to Texas!!! :) You should be a spokesperson for the Lonestar State!!!! :)

Aishlea said...

I would love to visit you in Texas! :) Also Houston and Dallas!

Amber Maddux said...

i live in Texas and would love to win this and go shopping with you :)

Molli said...

I would love to go to San Antonio!

Tiffany Norris said...

As a transplanted Texan, too, I love this post! Fort Worth is wonderful. :)
We really enjoyed visiting Austin, but San Antonio is next on our Texas list!

Todd and Courtney said...

I would go back to where I used to live, San Antonio. We love San Antonio and Austin but there's something special about good ole' San Anton.

Alison said...

I saw the title for this post and knew I needed to immediately enter: I have a dear friend who is pregnant with twins (after much trial and sad times to get there) in DALLAS. I would visit her in a hot second if I could only afford to (on my new stay-at-home-mom budget).

Heather said...

I'd love to explore more of the Hill Country!

jessica said...

Love this!! I'm so proud to be a born and raised Texan! I've been to most of the major cities so I'd probably visit the DFW area to see some family and maybe meet you finally! :)

April said...

I've heard that San Antonio is beautiful, and Austin sounds really fun!

Erin said...

I'd love to visit Austin! I've had a few friends speak very highly of Austin!! :)

Sara said...

Being a native Texan this is a great post! There really is SO much to do and see in the DFW area.

Kristin said...

I've always wanted to visit San Antonio!!

Kelly said...

I was born in Austin but moved to WA when I was a few years old. I'd love to go back and visit someday.

emily said...

i would love to visit san antonio!!!! =) thx!

Krista said...

I love Texas! My mom's parents both grew up there, so I've always considered myself half-Texan! I've been to Dallas, Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Waco (my sister is a Baylor Bear!), Brownsville, McAllen, South Padre Island, Wetherford (where my Baba grew up), and Midland Odessa. I think if I go back, I want to go to either Tyler, where my Nana's family lives, or find the little town of Honey Grove, where my Nana grew up!

tara said...

texas rocks! i love houston, but i think i need to head to dallas soon for some in-n-out!

Debbie said...

Texas is the best place!!! We've been to most places, but, I especially love visiting San Antonio! The riverwalk, the Alamo, and I'm dying to go back soon so we can take our boys to Sea World and Fiesta Texas!!!! :)

I'm also partial to FW since we live 10 minutes from there. We LOVE the FW zoo. We have season passes and go a few times a month. BEST zoo ever!! :)

The Gist Fam said...

I've lived in Texas my whole life, but I've never been to Canton! I hear there is great shopping there, so that would be really fun!

B. Wilson @ Windy {City} Wilsons said...

I'd love to visit Austin for the music scene and amazing food.

--Brandy
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Lana said...

We love Texas! I love to visit ALL the world's largest exhibits in the state!

DeniseL said...

I really want to visit Austin.
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LWLH said...

I don't know much about Texas but I think I would love to see the Dallas /Fort Worth area :)

Amy said...

Buc Days Rodeo, Festival and Carnival in Corpus Christi Sounds like fun. I think my kids would love it.

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cw said...

I'd love to visit the riverwalk area/Alamo in San Antonio.....and for the great food

Gypsy Heart said...

I'm a Native Texan and also in the DFW area. Just ran across your blog and thought I'd wave hello!

I LOVE Austin and the surrounding Hill Country. So many quaint places and fun too!

Stop by and say hi when you can ~

Pat

Tabathia B said...

I would like to visit The Grace Museum

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Elena said...

I would love to visit San Antonio

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TDM Wendy said...

I want to check out Houston!
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JC said...

I'd like to visit Houston.
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JC said...

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wigget said...

corpus christi to visit a friend

Evans S said...

I've always wanted to visit Dallas and San Antonio
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Julie Rogers said...

That's one place I would LOVE to go!!!!! If I could go anywhere, I hear Austin is great so that would be my choice:)

Shannon said...

We moved to Texas last fall, and I've been wanting to check out the Ft. Worth zoo!

Shannon said...

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Anonymous said...

I would like to visit Dallas.

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FreeIndeed said...

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FreeIndeed said...

i want to visit San Antonio
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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

I would love to visit Austin. I've heard its really fun!

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Anonymous said...

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McKinney Mommas said...

Totally have to get my butt to Austin. I have college friend that live there and have heard SO many great things about it!
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McKinney Mommas said...

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Angel Jacklyn said...

THE Balmorhea State Park IN BALMORHEA, TEXAS! THANKS FOR THE CHANCE!

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Tina said...

I'd like to visit San Antonio.
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Tina said...

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Karina said...

Dallas

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akronugurl said...

i have family in Texas i wanna come visit

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erika said...

I would love to visit Corpus Christi, where my husband spent much of his childhood. I've never been there!

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Cassie {Hi Sugarplum} said...

LOVE your Texas post -- I did mine on Ft. Worth...it's so fun to see the state through other people's eyes!!

Marty said...

I've been here twelve years now, and I really don't ever want to live anywhere else. I do beleive I would like to see the high plains area.

amy beth marantino said...

i would visit Houston

amy beth marantino said...

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Kelly Massman said...

I would love to visit San Antonio!
Thanks for a chance to win and have a great day!
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Sandra said...

I have lived in Texas for 22 years and I love Texas.Originally from California but would not trade my state of Texas for anything. I would love to visit Fredrickburg.

Melissa O. said...

Would love to go back to San Antonio and Austin!

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Judy B. said...

I'd like to tour the Hill Country. Nice review with great pics. Thanks

Judy B. said...

tweet
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Suburban Correspondent said...

Austin, of course. I've heard great things about it, and it supposedly has the most bloggers per capita of any other US city.

Unknown said...

South Padre Island, i didn't even realize texas had any islands until i saw it online
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The Sunshyn said...

I'd love to visit Houston
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The Sunshyn said...

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ms-texas said...

i'd love to visit San Antonio again

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ms-texas said...

i tweeted here:

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sy said...

I want to visit the water gardens, aquarium, and the fort worth zoo. Thanks for sharing your experience and the giveaway.
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sy said...

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Gina M (crave to save) said...

I would love to visit Dallas, where a couple of my cousins live! Thanks for the chance to win!

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Gina M (crave to save) said...

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jacquelyn said...

I'd visit Austin. I really like the vibe!

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Deb said...

My son did his State project on Texas this year and desperately wants to go to San Antonio to visit the Alamo!

Paula Gail Holler said...

San Antonio, El Paso, or just about anywhere in Texas looks like an adventure.

Paula Gail Holler said...

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Unknown said...

I would like to visit Austin and watch the bats fly at sunset!

Unknown said...

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The Good Luck Duck said...

I would visit Terlingua.

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Christina said...

I would like to visit Houston the biggest city in Texas and visit the 1940 Air Terminal Museum as well as the Bayou Bend Collection of the Fine Arts: 28-room Latin Colonial Structure.

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Linh C. said...

I'd like to visit the Hill country.

Dee said...

I'd love to visit Austin! :)

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Dee said...

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Heather H said...

I'd like to spend a weekend exploring Fredericksburg. I've driven through a few times and it just looks amazing.

Unknown said...

I'm heading to Austin tomorrow. Can't wait!

Betty C said...

I've always wanted to visit San Antonio and the river walk then I would head out to visit all of the hill country.

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Amy said...

I'd love to go to Austin someday. My husband has been quite a few times, and he always raves about it!

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Unknown said...

The Alamo for sure. My husband is a history-buff and has said for years we have to visit. I'd love to see all the artifacts people have found.
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angie lilly said...

I've always wanted to visit the beaches of Texas! In looking at a google map of the area, Pelican Island looks right up my alley! I be its gorgeous there!!!
Angie
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angie lilly said...

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MCantu1019 said...

I would like to visit Houston.
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Ashley said...

I would love to visit Dallas! I've watched so many DDD shows it has me craving Texas BBQ

Unknown said...

I want to goto San Antonio! I have friends there, and they are always talking about all the things there is to do there! sweepmorey at gmail dot com

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jwfong said...

I would love to visit the Dallas Fort Worth area and check out a Cowboys game!

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ewhatley said...

I love the beach so would love to visit Galveston.

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Tamara said...

If I get to visit Texas again someday, I'd really like to go to some state parks where we could do some hiking. Looks like you get to do it all the time!
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Mari said...

I’d like to visit Austin, Texas to attend the SXSW festival.

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