Day Trips from Austin Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler

No planning required! Need a day away to relax, refresh, renew? Just get in your car and go! Day Trips from Austinis your guide to hundreds of exciting things to do, see, and discover right in your own backyard. Explore places you never knew existedmany free of charge and most within a two-hour drive of Austin. Do something sweet: Visit Blue Bell Creamery in Brenham to see the making of ice cream and you can enjoy a free scoop at the tour's end. Do something wonderful: Take a ride on a miniature train for a tour of Texas's largest petting zoo, and have your mind bent in the Anti-Gravity House at Wonder World in San Marcos. Do something outdoorsy: Vacation at one of the many dude ranches that dot the landscape around Bandera for horseback riding, cookouts, fishing, hiking, and even country-western dance lessons. With full trip-planning information, you can make the most of your time off and rediscover the simple pleasures of a day trip.Permenter, Paris is the author of 'Day Trips from Austin Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler', published 2007 under ISBN 9780762745418 and ISBN 076274541X.