Best of Austin®

Best Day Trip

TIE: Enchanted Rock, Fredericksburg

These two may have tied, but you can combine them to make one big ol' day o'fun. Hit Fredericksburg for the antique shops and scrumptious German food, not to mention curiosities like the Butterfly Ranch, the dulcimer factory, Cross Mountain, and the Admiral Nimitz State Historical Park and Museum of the Pacific War, then go conquer the giant, round, granite beast that is Enchanted Rock. Either together or separate, an hour's drive is worth it for a day of play at these Texas cool spots.