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Originally Posted by fishrose
I think the current plan is we leave early in the morning to drive to San Antonio on the first day and then just kick it for the evening. I've always wanted to see the Riverwalk, and a Friday night sounds like as good a time to experience it as any. Stay the night in a hotel and see the tourist stuff, my girlfriend wants to go to the Alamo. Stay another night and leave early-ish for Austin. It's only about an hour and a half to Austin, so we should get there early enough to explore most of the day. We'd stay in Austin and drive back the next morning and take our time to stop and see stuff on the way.
Do you think we'll be able to fit in a few key tourist attractions in San Antonio and see some cool spots in Austin in the days we're there?
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Yes, if you're committed to this tour.
On the way east to San Antonio, or back west from Austin, I suggest a rest stop in Fredericksburg. The Nimitz Museum is located there, and worth a stop.
http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org/index.asp
And the LBJ Ranch is also located just off US 290 between Austin and Fredericksburg.
http://www.nps.gov/lyjo/index.htm
If you're going to spend Friday night on the River Walk in San Antonio, you could squeeze in the Alamo on Friday night as well. You could spend most of Saturday at SeaWorld or Fiesta Texas.
http://www.seaworld.com/sanantonio/
http://www.sixflags.com/fiestaTexas/index.aspx
Travel up to Austin on Saturday night. Downtown Austin is where most party. The State Capital is located just north of downtown, and the visitor's center will will be open on Sunday from noon to 5 pm, although maybe not the Capital itself. And UT is located just north of the Capital.
http://www.tspb.state.tx.us/spb/plan/Hours.htm
You can drive back to El Paso on Monday.
I'm assuming you're planning on taking I-10 most of the way in both directions, but I would like to suggest taking US-90 in one direction. You'll see different scenery, and could make a stop at Langtry to visit Judge Roy Bean's saloon and courthouse. Although it is a little out of the way.
http://www.texasbob.com/travel/tbt_jrbean.html
Some will say Langtry was a tourist trap, I felt the same about the Alamo.
Enjoy your trip!