Day Trips from Austin, 2nd: Getaways Less than Two Hours Away (Day Trips Series)

Enjoy a welcome change of pace and discover a world you may not know exists in your own backyard. Day Trips describes hundreds of fascinating, exciting (and many free of charge) things to do, most within a two-hour drive of Austin. Tour the winery and sample the private reserve at Bell Mountain/Oberhellman Vineyards in Fredricksburg. Explore the rapids on a tubing trip with the Rockin' R River Rides in New Braunfels. Relax with a picnic on the scenic banks of Guadalupe River State Park in Boerne. Take the kids on a hayride and feed the barnyard animals at the Jersey Barnyard in Warrenton. Celebrate Harvestfest in the biergarten at Walburg Restaurant, located in the German farming community of Walburg. Each day trip includes travel directions, destination highlights, other places to visit along the way, choice restaurants and lodging (including price ranges) and shopping. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 224 pages, maps)