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Get out
- Battleship Texas and San Jacinto Battleground Monument, in San Jacinto State Park, Battleground Rd., LaPorte (From IH-610 east, take SH-225 east for 11 miles to Battleground Road (SH-134), continue north approximately 2 miles. Turn right on Park Road 1836 for the Monument or continue on SH-134 another mile to reach the Battleship.) Open every day (closed for major holidays), 10-5 (battleship), 8-6 (monument). Adults $5, Children (6-18) $3, Children (5 and under) free. Senior discounts. [1] San Jacinto Monument is free. Tour a World World II battleship. The monument commemorates the battle at which Texas won its independence from Mexico.
- Galveston. Only about an hour's drive southeast from the city, Houstonians go to Galveston island for its beaches, the Strand, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston, and Moody Gardens.
- Surfside. Another beach, less crowded than Galveston. About an hour from Houston.
- Schlitterbahn, in New Braunfels(about 174 miles west of Houston). Huge waterpark, rated #1 waterpark in America by the Travel Channel. Website
- Kemah - Nice Boardwalk with Great Restaurants. South of Houston. On the way to Galveston Island. Kemah Boardwalk
- Bluebell Creameries [2] See the Texas countryside in Brenham and tour the creamery. About one hour (75 mi) north west of Houston along US 290.
- A Taste of Coastal Texas - An itinerary leading you through sights along the Texas Coast down to Corpus Christi.
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