Texas Bucket List

One of my favorite songs is called "My Texas." In the song they sing about lots of things to do in Texas, and then let you know that if you haven't done it... you haven't met their Texas. I love the song, because... well... its about Texas. And there isn't much a Texan likes more than Texas. (Can you blame us, it really is the best state ever.)

I wanted to make sure that I had done all the things they mention in the song, and some others that I have discovered along the way! As a native, I can’t be shown up by someone who has never even lived here.

So, here it is, my Texas Bucketlist. Must do items when you are in this great state. If you come to visit you can use it as a guideline for what to plan. If you live here, you can use it to keep your weekends occupied with all the great things to see and do in our state!

Climb Enchanted Rock
★Drank a Shiner in Luckenbach
★Visit the Riverwalk
★Float the Frio
★Listen to Red Dirt Music
★Eat at Coopers in Llano
Go to the Houston Rodeo
★See the Marfa Prada store
★Eat at the Oasis in Austin
Sing Carry on at a Pat Green Show
★Go to Canton First Monday Trades Days
Dance at the Gruene Dance Hall
★See an Abilene Sunset

★Stand on the X where JFK was shot
★Eat a cornbread sandwich at Kitts in Jefferson
Catch a Trout in Port A
★Listen to "Corpus Christi Bay"
See the fireworks on Possum Kingdom Lake
★Eaten a Kolache in West
★Go to the Fort Worth Stock Show
★Sang along with Cory Morrow
★Eat Tex-Mex
★See a Hill Country Sunset
Hike through Big Bend
★Visit the Texas Ranger Museum
Feel a Lubbock Wind
Go to the San Antonio Rodeo
Sang Everclear at a Creager show
★ See an El Paso Sunset
Attend the Rattle Snake Festival
Visit the Blue Bell Creamery
★ Eat at the Big Texan Restaurant
★Take a Bluebonnet Photo
Attend South by Southwest
★Attend a Texas College Football game
Visit Jacobs Well in Wimberley
See the Kemp Ridley Sea Turtles in Padre
★Visit Palo Duro Canyon
Swim in Balmorhea State Park
Dance on the patio at Garner State Park
★Visit the Alamo
★See Dealey Plaza
Visit Terlingua
★See the State Capitol
★Hang out on 6th Street
★Visit Fort Davis in the Davis Mountains
See the El Paso Missions
★Visit Dinosaur Valley
★Tour the Dr Pepper Factory
★See a Rangers Game
★See a Cowboys Game
★Go to the State Fair
★Ride the Texas State Railroad
★See the bats in Austin
★Visit McDonald Observatory
★Go to Gruene Texas
Play Chicken Shit Bingo
★Visit Cadillac Ranch
★Float the Guadalupe
★Dance at Billy Bobs
★See the Eiffel Tower in Paris
★Go to a Buc-ees
★Visit Texas Motor Speedway
Antique shop in Round Top
Eat a cinnamon role at Lulus bakery
★Buy/Get a Tyler rose

★Visit the Branch Davidian Waco Site

Visit Buddy Holly’s grave

Visit NASA

★Swim off South Padre Island

Visit Gorman Falls

Buy Boots in Justin

★Shop in Fredericksburg 

Eat chicken fried steak in Strawn

★Visit Hippie Hollow

Swim in Hamilton Pool

Go to Schlitterbahn

Visit Southfork Ranch

How many have you done?? 

Do you have any ideas on some things to add to the list?