Looking for budget-friendly fun? Texas offers free family activities like nature walks, historic sites, beaches, and festivals without breaking the bank.
Texas has earned a number of appearances in the Guinness Book Of World Records and we're about to add yet another. This one, I must admit, I would have never thought about as a record setting thing.
You now need a Real ID to do several things including travel by air. You aren't totally hosed if you haven't gotten one yet though, there are ways to get around this. Several other documents will work if you don't yet have the new "Real ID".
Take 3 or 4 friends with you and you could elect yourself mayor. The visitors to residents ratio in this tiny, yet famous, Texas town is 50,000 to 3. On any given day, there may be 100 or more visitors in town to have a beer and catch one of the almost constant concerts while weekend music festivals can draw over 1,000.
Chisos Basin is a beautiful area, located within Big Bend State Park, about 326 miles from El Paso. It will soon be closed off to the public so make your plans and reservations ASAP.