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Big and tough Texas...  cowboy country with tumbleweeds meets blue-green coastal waters and white sand beaches meets chrome and glass skyscrapers and haute cuisine.  The land and people of Texas are diverse as are the locations for Texas vacation rentals by owner condos and houses. 

Texas geography ranges from beautiful canyon lands to rolling hills to  prairies to lakes to  forests to islands and more.  The national parks of Texas include Big Bend, Guadalupe Mountains, and the Alamo.  National monuments and areas of Texas include Padre Island, Rio Grand, and Fort Davis. Texas vacation rentals by owner abound in these areas.

The people of Texas are diverse.  Consider some of Texas's best festivals:  Czhilispiel, based in the Czech settlement of Flatonia, draws some of the best chili and bbq cook-off teams from across the state.  Charro Days is a weeklong, traditional Mexican “pachanga,” with parades, dances and a variety of fun events for the entire family, and has been celebrated since 1938.  Texas history is a weaving of Native American, Mexican, French and cowboy history.  Texas vacation rentals by owner gets your near all this action.

This larger-than-life history is detailed at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, which features intriguing artifacts, multi-media shows, and an IMAX Theatre. You'll learn of Stephen F. Austin's leadership during the Texas Revolution, the famous battle for the Alamo, and more. A plethora of Texas vacation rentals by owner units are located nearby.

The third largest state in the nation, Texas offers an endless array of diversions.  The Texas Panhandle Plains offer the breathtaking canyon lands and speak of the Old West heritage, and you can visit Amarillo's Big Texas Opry and Cadillac Ranch.  

In central Texas from the comfort of your Texas vacation rentals by owner, you can enjoy first class shopping and dining in the sparkling city of Dallas, or participate in a livestock show and rodeo in Fort Worth.  San Antonio is a well-loved Texas vacation rentals by owner destination, offering not only the Alamo but the Riverwalk, fun theme parks like SeaWorld® San Antonio and Six Flags® Fiesta Texas®, the "El Mercado" (a lively Mexican market, overflowing with colorful folk art and crafts, south-of-the-border restaurants, and strolling bands of mariachis,)  and the historic Mission Trail. 

The Texas State Capital and the University of Texas are located in Austin, and contribute to a dynamic, trendy, and high-tech town that is also known for its music (live music plays near your Texas vacation rentals by owner at more than 100 venues on any given evening!) 

Travel to the Texas Gulf Coast where Texas vacation rentals by owner are plentiful, and enjoy some of the best beaches in America, stretching some 350 miles from South Padre Island and the Rio Grande Valley, all the way to Beaumont and the Louisiana border.  This region is renowned for its wildlife and natural beauty. Your Texas vacation rentals by owner beach house allows you to enjoy these spectacular beaches.

Houston is home to the Johnson Space Center, where you'll find space shuttles, astronauts and a host of other outer space information.  Although Texas vacation rentals by owner are limited in Houston, many are available in nearby Galveston and Clear Lake where the Johnson Space Center is actually located.

Corpus Christi offers the Texas State Aquarium and USS Lexington tours.

Recreational activities in Texas are endless, ranging from boating, swimming and various water sports on reservoirs and lakes, and canoeing and tubing on the many rivers.  Scuba diving is fun in the clear waters of Lake Travis and at Flower Garden National Marine Sanctuary, 110 miles south of the Texas-Louisiana border.  Boat charters to reach the Flower Garden are available near many Texas vacation rentals by owner locations.

Anglers will find excellent fishing just about anywhere they drop a line near their Texas vacation rentals by owner unit. Catfish, white, largemouth and striped bass, crappie, pickerel and sunfish are some of the freshwater fish to be hooked in reservoirs and lakes. 

For a saltwater battle, pick your spot along the Gulf Coast from your Texas vacation rentals by owner and hope your bait catches the eye of an ahoo, red drum bonito, mackerel, marlin or pompano. 

Hiking trails are found in the four national forests of east Texas, the rugged gorge in Pedernales Falls State Park, and the colorful mountain and desert scenery of Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains national parks in west Texas.  Mountain biking and horseback riding options abound as well.

Texas is big....there's so much to see and do. Fortunately for the vacationer, Texas vacation rentals by owner is big in Texas, too.