Texas

10 days

The Classic Texas Loop

Route: A circular drive taking in Texas's iconic landscapes, gateway towns, and signature stays.

Our most-requested itinerary for first-time visitors to Texas — a balance of headline sights and quiet, off-grid retreats.

7 days

Texas Hidden Corners

Route: Lesser-known back roads, working ranches, and locally-owned inns across Texas.

Designed with our regional partners for travellers who have already seen the postcards and want the unfiltered version.

16 days · Chicago to Santa Monica

Historic Route 66 — Curios, Pit Stops & Diners

Route: Chicago → Springfield IL → St. Louis → Springfield MO → Tulsa → Oklahoma City → Amarillo → Tucumcari → Albuquerque → Holbrook → Flagstaff → Las Vegas → Santa Monica / Los Angeles

The definitive end-to-end Mother Road self-drive — eight states from Lake Michigan to the Pacific, threading neon-lit motels, retro diners, ghost towns and roadside Americana. Tailormade with our DriveAmerica partners with curated overnights including the Wigwam Motel, La Posada and the Blue Swallow.

• •Chicago — Lou Mitchell's, the 'Begin' sign on Adams Street & Joliet's Route 66 Museum
• •Springfield, IL — Lincoln Tomb, Litchfield's Ariston Cafe & the Chain of Rocks Bridge
• •St. Louis — Gateway Arch, Ted Drewes frozen custard & Meramec Caverns
• •Springfield, MO — Route 66 Car Museum, Wagon Wheel Motel & Galena's 'Cars' tribute
• •Tulsa & Oklahoma City — Buck Atom's, the Golden Driller, Pops 66 Soda Ranch & the Milk Bottle Grocery
• •Amarillo — Cadillac Ranch, the U-Drop Inn, Leaning Tower of Texas & Big Texan Steak Ranch
• •Tucumcari & Albuquerque — Blue Swallow Motel, Tee Pee Curios, KiMo Theater & the 66 Diner
• •Holbrook & Flagstaff — Petrified Forest, Wigwam Village #6, La Posada Winslow & the Grand Canyon South Rim
• •Las Vegas — Neon Museum, Mob Museum & the Strip
• •Santa Monica — Roy's Cafe in Amboy, the original McDonald's, Beverly Hills sign & the End of the Trail at the Pier

9 days · Dallas/Grapevine to Memphis

Famous Faces & Scenic Places

Route: Dallas/Grapevine → Oklahoma City → Tulsa → Bentonville → Fort Smith → Hot Springs → Little Rock → Memphis

A DriveAmerica-curated fly-drive across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee — Western heritage in Oklahoma City, Route 66 icons in Tulsa, Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs, the Clinton Center in Little Rock and Beale Street in Memphis. Offered by our partner ATI.

• •Day 1 — Dallas/Grapevine: arrive DFW, Grapevine Main Station and Historic Main Street District
• •Day 2 — Oklahoma City: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, OKC National Memorial, Bricktown
• •Day 3 — Tulsa: Route 66 photo stops, Bob Dylan Center, Woody Guthrie Center, Gathering Place
• •Day 4 — Bentonville: Walmart Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
• •Day 5 — Fort Smith: Bass Reeves & Judge Parker monuments, Chaffee Barbershop (Elvis 1958)
• •Day 6 — Hot Springs: Bathhouse Row, Quapaw Baths, Superior Bathhouse Brewery
• •Day 7 — Little Rock: Clinton Presidential Center, Rocktown Distillery, River Market live music
• •Day 8 — Little Rock to Memphis via Dyess (Johnny Cash boyhood home); Beale Street blues
• •Day 9 — Memphis: return car at MEM for departure

16 days · Dallas loop

Texas Two Step

Route: Dallas → Arlington → Fort Worth → Grapevine → Amarillo → Lubbock → El Paso → Alpine → Fredericksburg → Austin → Waco → Dallas

The definitive in-depth Texas fly-drive — the Big-D arts district, Stockyards Western heritage in Fort Worth, Grapevine Main Street, Cadillac Ranch and Palo Duro Canyon out west, the Big Bend high desert, Hill Country wineries in Fredericksburg, Austin live music and barbecue, and Magnolia in Waco. Offered by our DriveAmerica partner ATI.

• •Dallas Arts District, Sixth Floor Museum, AT&T Performing Arts Center
• •Arlington — AT&T Stadium and Cowboys country
• •Fort Worth Stockyards — the world's only twice-daily cattle drive
• •Grapevine — Main Street District, Observation Tower, winery tasting rooms
• •Amarillo — Cadillac Ranch, Route 66, Palo Duro Canyon, Big Texan Steak Ranch
• •Lubbock & Texas Tech, then on to El Paso — Scenic Drive and Franklin Mountains
• •Balmorhea State Park spring-fed pool en route to Alpine and Big Bend country
• •Fredericksburg — Hill Country wineries, 150+ Main Street boutiques
• •Austin — Congress Avenue bats, Rainey Street, Terry Black's BBQ, Red River live music
• •Waco — Magnolia Market & the Silos, Texas Ranger Hall of Fame
• •Back to Dallas — Reunion Tower GeO-Deck

14 days · Dallas to Fort Worth via New Mexico

Lone Star Trail

Route: Dallas → Austin → Houston → Corpus Christi → San Antonio → Fort Stockton → El Paso → Albuquerque → Santa Fe → Amarillo → Fort Worth

A grand sweep of Texas plus a New Mexico detour — the Live Music Capital in Austin, NASA in Houston, Victorian Galveston, the Alamo and River Walk in San Antonio, the open Pecos County plains, El Paso on the border, then north to Albuquerque and Santa Fe before returning via Amarillo and Palo Duro Canyon to Fort Worth. Offered by our DriveAmerica partner ATI.

• •Dallas arrival, then Austin — State Capitol, Sixth Street, Warehouse District, COTA F1 circuit
• •Houston — Heritage Park and Space Center Houston
• •Galveston Victorian architecture, then Corpus Christi on the Gulf
• •San Antonio — River Walk, Spanish missions, the Alamo
• •Fort Stockton & Pecos County — code-of-the-West landscapes
• •El Paso — desert southwest and the Mexican border
• •Cross into New Mexico — Albuquerque Old Town and the International Balloon Fiesta city
• •Santa Fe and the Sangre de Cristo foothills
• •Back into Texas — Amarillo, Palo Duro Canyon and the Cadillac graveyard
• •Fort Worth — Stockyards cattle drive, Billy Bob's, world-class museums; return at DFW

15 days · Dallas to Denver

Heartland of America

Route: Dallas → Oklahoma City → Tulsa → Wichita → Dodge City → Pueblo → Colorado Springs → Denver

A classic heartland fly-drive across five states — Dallas and Fort Worth's cowboy heritage, Chickasaw Country, Route 66 across Oklahoma to Tulsa, the Chisholm Trail in Wichita, the Wild West in Dodge City, then up into Colorado for Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and the Mile High City. Offered by our DriveAmerica partner ATI.

• •Dallas & Fort Worth — Sixth Floor Museum, Reunion Tower, Stockyards, Billy Bob's
• •Chickasaw Country & Oklahoma City — Bricktown, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
• •Route 66 to Tulsa — POPs in Arcadia, Cyrus Avery Bridge, Philbrook Museum, Brady Arts District
• •Wichita — Old Town District, Old Cowtown Museum, Keeper of the Plains
• •Yoder Amish country, Fort Larned, then Dodge City — Boot Hill Museum, Wyatt Earp's Trail of Fame
• •Into Colorado — Pueblo's Union Avenue Historic District on the Arkansas River
• •Pikes Peak Highway or Cog Railway from Colorado Springs
• •Garden of the Gods red rocks, then Denver — Larimer Square, Colorado State Capitol, City Park