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Texas Bucket List
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The Texas Bucket List offers nearly 40 adventures of a lifetime throughout our beautiful state. Tour historic landmarks, see nature at its finest, enjoy great eats, and more! Trips and adventures are arranged below by distance from NAS JRB Fort Worth. Check one out to get started!
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ADVENTURES
If a link is broken, please let Community Rec know so we can remove or change it! REMEMBER: All distances listed are estimated travel times from NAS JRB Fort Worth.
LESS THAN ONE HOUR AWAY
- Search for Goatman in the Fort Worth Nature Center (15 mins)
- Ride a mechanical bull or watch a cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards (15 mins)
- Go back in time to the 19th Century at the Log Cabin Village (20 mins)
- Check out the animals at the Fort Worth Zoo (20 mins)
- Take the 45-minute guided tour at the Fort Worth Bureau of Engraving and Printing where U.S. money is made (30 mins)
- Cheer on your favorite NASCAR Driver at Texas Motor Speedway (30 mins)
- Tour the home of America’s Team, the Dallas Cowboys, at AT&T Stadium (35 mins)
- Ride the Titan at Six Flags Over Texas (35 mins)
- Find some inner peace by taking a walk around Wat Buddharatanaram Buddhist Temple in Fort Worth (40 mins)
- Get a unique perspective of the JFK assassination at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (50 mins)
- See the City of Dallas from the top of Reunion Tower (50 mins)
- Walk the 40-foot tunnel at the Dallas World Aquarium (50 mins)
- Say Howdy! to Big TEX at the Texas State Fair (55 mins)
ONE TO TWO HOURS AWAY
- Pit stop at Buc-ees or Czech Stop in West (1 hr. 20 mins)
- Drink a Dr Pepper at the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco (1 hr. 35 mins)
- Visit the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame (1 hr. 25 mins)
TWO TO THREE HOURS AWAY
- Visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tx (2 hr. 30 mins)
- Check out a one-of-a-kind festival like the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup (2 hr. 50 mins)
THREE TO FOUR HOURS AWAY
- Tour one of the three Texas' presidential libraries, George W. Bush at SMU (55 mins), LBJ at UT-Austin (3 hr. 15 min), or George Bush at Texas A&M. (3 hr.)
- Visit the Birth place of Texas, Washington-on-the-Brazos (3 hr. 25 mins)
- Get AMAZING BBQ from Franklins or Salt Lick (3 hr. 30 mins)
- Try a fresh scoop of Blue Bell Ice Cream in Brenham (3hr 30 mins)
- Climb to the top of Enchanted Rock or visit any of Texas' Beautiful State Parks (3 hr. 45 mins)
- Visit Willow City loop in the Spring for the perfect bluebonnet picture. (3 hr. 50 mins)
- Swim in Hamilton Pool in Dripping Springs (3 hr. 50 mins)
FOUR TO FIVE HOURS AWAY
- Visit one of the 20 Painted Churches of Schulenburg (4 hr.)
- Send a letter at The Post Office – General Store in Luckenbach ( 4 hr. 10 mins)
- Get a Shiner at the Spoeltz Brewery in Shiner, TX (4 hr. 30 mins)
- Explore the Natural Bridge Caverns (4 hr. 35 mins)
- Two-step in the oldest dance hall in Texas, Gruene Hall (4 hr. 40 mins)
- Enjoy a bowl of Texas Chili from Phoenix Saloon in New Braunfels ( 4 hr. 40 mins)
- Tube the San Marcus, Frio, South Llano, Comal, Or Guadalupe River ( 4-5 hr.)
5 OR MORE HOURS AWAY
- Remember The Alamo by paying it a visit in San Antonio (5 hr. 5 mins)
- Attempt the 72oz. Steak Challenge at Big Texas Steak Ranch (5 hr. 10 mins)
- Sand surf in Monahan’s Sandhill’s State Park (5 hr. 15 mins)
- Summer beach trip at one of Texas' beaches like Galveston (5 hr. 30 mins), Matagorda (5 hr. 40 mins), Port Aransas (7 hr.), Corpus Christ (7 hr. 15 mins), or South Padre Island (8hr 50 min).
- ‘Shop’ at the Prado Marfa and get tons of Instagram likes (7 hr. 20 mins)
- Summit Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas (7 hr. 25 mins)
- Soak in a hot Spring in Big Bend National Park (7 hr. 45 mins)
