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Texas mit Kindern: 14 Tage voller Abenteuer

Dallas → Houston · 14 Days

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Two weeks of Texas for the whole family: dinosaur tracks at Dinosaur Valley State Park, mammoths in Waco, bats under the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, caverns, a water park and roller coasters around San Antonio. On the coast: the Texas State Aquarium, a walk-on aircraft carrier and the beaches of Padre Island and Galveston, finishing at Space Center Houston.

Shorter driving days, long visits and a full day for theme parks – ideal for the summer holidays, but it is hot: start early and stay indoors at midday.

A sample route to look at. If you copy it, your own copy lands in your plans – there you can change days, stops and order.

Stops
24
Driving
1628 km
Drive time
22 h 28 min
Sunrises
0
Sunsets
0
Car Just a daily tip Balanced

Numbered stops in order · golden-hour tip shown separately.

Tip: golden hour around 21:07 at Houston Museum of Natural Science (day 14)

1 Day 1

07:24 21:40 6 km · 7 min 6 h 7 min on the road
  1. 07:24
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 09:00
    Perot Museum of Nature and Science
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  3. 11:00
    Car · 6 km · 7 min
  4. 11:07
    Dallas Zoo

    Foto: Kevin1086, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  5. 21:40
    All-in on sunset

2 Day 2

07:27 21:42 74 km · 1 h 1 min 7 h 1 min on the road
  1. 07:27
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 08:13
    Car · 64 km · 47 min
  3. 09:00
    Fort Worth Stockyards
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  4. 11:00
    Car · 10 km · 14 min
  5. 11:14
    Fort Worth Zoo
    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  6. 21:42
    All-in on sunset

3 Day 3

06:30 20:42 98 km · 1 h 24 min 4 h 24 min on the road
  1. 06:30
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 07:36
    Car · 98 km · 1 h 24 min
  3. 09:00
    Dinosaur Valley State Park
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  4. 20:42
    All-in on sunset

4 Day 4

07:30 21:38 131 km · 2 h 3 min 4 h 48 min on the road
  1. 07:10
    Car · 122 km · 1 h 50 min
  2. 07:30
    All-in on sunrise
  3. 09:00
    Waco Mammoth National Monument
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  4. 09:45
    Car · 9 km · 13 min
  5. 09:58
    Dr Pepper Museum
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  6. 21:38
    All-in on sunset

5 Day 5

06:36 20:37 165 km · 1 h 54 min 4 h 39 min on the road
  1. 06:36
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 07:11
    Car · 162 km · 1 h 49 min
  3. 09:00
    Bullock Texas State History Museum
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  4. 11:00
    Car · 3 km · 5 min
  5. 11:05
    Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  6. 20:37
    All-in on sunset

6 Day 6

06:40 20:37 134 km · 1 h 48 min 10 h 48 min on the road
  1. 06:40
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 07:41
    Car · 108 km · 1 h 19 min
  3. 09:00
    Natural Bridge Caverns
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  4. 12:00
    Car · 26 km · 29 min
  5. 12:29
    Schlitterbahn New Braunfels
    Daylight
    Time at stop 6 h
  6. 20:37
    All-in on sunset

7 Day 7

06:42 20:38 53 km · 46 min 3 h 1 min on the road
  1. 06:42
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 08:16
    Car · 52 km · 44 min
  3. 09:00
    Alamo
    Daylight
    Time at stop 45 min
  4. 09:45
    Car · 1 km · 2 min
  5. 09:47
    San Antonio River Walk
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  6. 20:38
    All-in on sunset

8 Day 8

06:43 20:38 52 km · 53 min 12 h 53 min on the road
  1. 06:43
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 08:33
    Car · 27 km · 27 min
  3. 09:00
    Six Flags Fiesta Texas

    Foto: Chris Hagerman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Daylight
    Time at stop 6 h
  4. 15:00
    Car · 25 km · 26 min
  5. 15:26
    SeaWorld San Antonio
    Daylight
    Time at stop 6 h
  6. 20:38
    All-in on sunset

9 Day 9

07:42 21:29 257 km · 2 h 54 min 8 h 54 min on the road
  1. 06:07
    Car · 257 km · 2 h 53 min
  2. 07:42
    All-in on sunrise
  3. 09:00
    Texas State Aquarium
    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  4. 13:00
    Car · 0 km · 1 min
  5. 13:01
    USS Lexington
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  6. 21:29
    All-in on sunset

10 Day 10

07:43 21:28 65 km · 1 h 8 min 4 h 8 min on the road
  1. 07:43
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 07:52
    Car · 65 km · 1 h 8 min
  3. 09:00
    Padre Island National Seashore (Malaquite Beach)
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  4. 21:28
    All-in on sunset

11 Day 11

07:30 21:22 460 km · 6 h 18 min 10 h 18 min on the road
  1. 02:42
    Car · 460 km · 6 h 18 min
  2. 07:30
    All-in on sunrise
  3. 09:00
    Moody Gardens
    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  4. 21:22
    All-in on sunset

12 Day 12

07:30 21:22 28 km · 33 min 5 h 3 min on the road
  1. 07:30
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 08:50
    Car · 7 km · 10 min
  3. 09:00
    Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
    Daylight
    Time at stop 1 h 30 min
  4. 10:30
    Car · 21 km · 23 min
  5. 10:53
    Galveston Island State Park
    Daylight
    Time at stop 3 h
  6. 21:22
    All-in on sunset

13 Day 13

07:31 21:23 65 km · 59 min 4 h 59 min on the road
  1. 07:31
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 08:01
    Car · 65 km · 59 min
  3. 09:00
    Space Center Houston

    Foto: Shujianyang, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  4. 21:23
    All-in on sunset

14 Day 14

07:32 21:24 41 km · 41 min 6 h 41 min on the road
  1. 07:32
    All-in on sunrise
  2. 08:22
    Car · 40 km · 38 min
  3. 09:00
    Houston Zoo

    Foto: en:User:Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

    Founded in 1922, this Houston zoo is home to a wide variety of animal species from around the world.

    Daylight
    Time at stop 4 h
  4. 13:00
    Car · 1 km · 3 min
  5. 13:03
    Houston Museum of Natural Science
    Daylight
    Time at stop 2 h
  6. 21:24
    All-in on sunset