Dallas Self Drive Tours
Get more from your Dallas self drive with this suggested Dallas fly drive tour.
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Suggested Self Drive Tour Itinerary For Dallas
Day 1 Dallas Arrival
Arrive Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport. Pick up your car and make your way to your hotel in order to begin your holiday.Hotel: Comfort Inn
Day 2 Dallas-Austin
Distance: 207 MilesHead out for the capitol city of Texas, home to the handsome State Capitol Building and the Texas State History Museum. Austin is a lively city that bills itself as the "Live Music Capitol of the World" because of the large number and variety of live music venues located throughout the city, especially in entertainment districts such as Sixth Street and the Warehouse Districts.
Hotel: Best Western Seville Plaza
Day 3 Austin-Houston
Distance: 201 MilesDiscover Houston's past in Heritage Park amid the skyscrapers of downtown Houston. Visit the nearby Johnson Space Center for a fascinating history of America's love affair with outer space.
Hotel: Comfort Suites
Day 4 Houston-Corpus Christi
Distance: 213 MilesTake a short drive to the island community of Galveston, filled with Victorian reminders of its reign as Texas' leading port. Galveston dominated commerce along the Gulf until its growth was halted by a hurricane. Alternatively, you might head straight for Corpus Christi, a seaport specializing in being Texas' playground.
Hotel: La Quinta Inn
Day 5 Corpus Christi-San Antonio
Distance: 149 MilesSee the open range and farmland of early German settlers on the way to San Antonio. San Antonio's unique blend of cultures makes it one of the four most charming cities in the U.S. Your hotel for two nights is located in the heart of San Antonio within easy walking distance of the major sites.
Hotel: Four Points Riverwalk
Day 6 San Antonio
Stroll along the Riverwalk or visit El Mercado of the Alamo City. The Spanish Governor's Palace or one of the many Spanish missions will take you into the historical heritage of this charming city. But most of all "Remember the Alamo" and visit the site of the courageous battle between a handful of Texans and Santa Ana's vast army, which was instrumental in creating the Republic of Texas.Day 7 San Antonio-Fort Stockton
Distance: 330 MilesThe rolling hill country was the site of early settlements in mid-Texas. The farmers had to battle infertile earth and marauding Comanches to survive here. Spend the night in Fort Stockton.
Hotel: La Quinta Inn
Day 8 Fort Stockton - Big Bend National Park - Fort Stockton
Distance: 244 MilesTexas is one mighty big piece of real estate! In fact, Texas was the largest state until Alaska joined the Union. The isolated and deserted country roads are merely diversions. The eerie, towering Chisos Mountains are but a small part of the magnificent landscape that awaits you at Big Bend National Park. Return to Fort Stockton for the night.
Day 9 Fort Stockton - El Paso
Distance: 240 MilesThe City of El Paso is located on the westernmost tip of the state of Texas and is on the U.S. - Mexico border. Its proximity to Mexico helps promote the best the two worlds have to offer, and El Pasoans have long enjoyed the benefits of being situated between three states and two nations. El Paso's climate, typical of the desert southwest, the fact that it is located at the base of the Franklin Mountains, and its mix of cultures and traditions makes the Sun City a unique and interesting place to visit.
Hotel: La Quinta Inn
Day 10 El Paso - Albuquerque
Distance: 269 MilesLeave El Paso and cross into New Mexico. Between the mountains and the mesas runs a river. Astride it stands a city. A city that embodies the diversity of cultures and breadth of ideals that are uniquely American. It is Albuquerque.
Hotel: Best Western Winrock Inn
Day 11 Albuquerque
Albuquerque is a city full of exciting attractions and events, from Historic Old Town, where the Villa of Albuquerque was founded in 1706, to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the most popular ballooning event in the world. The code of the West rules here in spirit as you venture north through Pecos County where giants and legends, such as Pecos Bill, are made. Look for deer, javelinas, jackrabbits and coyote as you journey across this seemingly uninhabitable terrain.Day 12 Albuquerque - Santa Fe - Amarillo
Distance: 341 MilesUnique to this area are the Pinyon pines, which produce an edible nut considered a gourmet delicacy in the West. Continue eastward to the panhandle of Texas and hopefully you'll get a glimpse of the Texas blue sky or a towering thundercloud, both prevalent features on this flat plain. Amarillo was once a railhead town for cattle shipments to the North. The cattle industry remains an important element of the city's economy. Amarillo is well known for its place in a Tony Christie song, but also has a fascinating Cadillac graveyard.
Hotel: Best Western Amarillo Inn
Day 13 Amarillo - Dallas
Distance: 370 MilesDrive eastward today to Palo Duro Canyon and see artifacts of pre-Pueblo inhabitants. Then continue south toward Dallas. Cotton fields and grain silos flank the highway en route to Dallas today.
Hotel: Comfort Inn