Frommer's Texas

Texas 5th Edition by David Baird, Eric Peterson & Neil E. Schlecht Here’s what the critics say about Frommer’s: “Amazingly easy to use. Very portable, very complete.” —BOOKLIST “Detailed, accurate, and easy-to-read information for all price ranges.” —GLAMOUR MAGAZINE “Hotel information is close to ency clopedic.” —DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER “Frommer’s Guides have a way of giving y ou a real feel for a place.” —KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS Published by: WILEY PUBLISHING, INC. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 Copyright © 2009 Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be r eproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 U nited States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the P ublisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center , 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978/750-8400, fax 978/646-8600. R equests to the Publisher for permission should be addr essed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, 201/748-6011, fax 201/7486008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Wiley and the Wiley Publishing logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Frommer’s is a trademark or registered trademark of Arthur Frommer. Used under license. All other trademar ks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc. is not associated with any pr oduct or vendor mentioned in this book. ISBN 978-0-470-44570-9 Editor: Michael Kelly, with Cate Latting Production Editor: Lindsay Conner Cartographer: Roberta Stockwell Photo Editor: Richard Fox Production by Wiley Indianapolis Composition Services Front cover photo: Big Bend National Park: Grapevine Hills, Balanced Rock Back cover photo: Houston: Figurines of astronauts in a museum, Johnson Space Center For information on our other pr oducts and services or to obtain technical suppor t, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at 877/762-2974, outside the U.S. at 317/572-3993 or fax 317/572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a v ariety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be av ailable in electronic formats. Manufactured in the United States of America 54321 CONTENTS LIST OF MAPS vii WHAT’S NEW IN TEXAS 1 1 THE BEST OF TEXAS 1 The Best Luxury & Historic Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 2 The Best Bed & Breakfasts & Boutique Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 3 The Best Hotel Bargains . . . . . . . . . . . .8 4 The Best Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 5 The Best Texan Dining. . . . . . . . . . . . .10 6 The Best Lone Star Experiences . . . .11 5 7 The Best Museums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 8 The Best Shopping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 9 The Best Places for BootScootin’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 10 The Best of Natural Texas. . . . . . . . . .15 11 The Best Historical Attractions. . . . .16 12 The Best Family Adventures . . . . . . .17 13 The Best of Texas Online . . . . . . . . . .18 2 TEXAS IN DEPTH 1 Texas Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 2 Looking Back at Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Gloss’ry: How to Talk Like a Texan . . . . 22 20 3 Texas in Pop Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 4 Eating & Drinking in Texas. . . .