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Austin, Texas

The Heart of Texas: Austin, San Antonio and LBJ Country

Prices for this date starting at: $966 per person

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2/15/2010

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Number: 10459RJ

Duration: 6 nights

Theme: Area Studies; Social Science & Culture

Meals: 16 total, 6 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 6 Dinners

Activity Level: 4
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Itinerary: Austin, Texas 3 nights; San Antonio, Texas 3 nights

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Challenge the myth of the stereotypical Texan as you explore the powerful history and politics of the Lone Star State. In Austin, get the "low-down" on politics and shenanigans at the state capitol; hear The Story of Texas at the Texas State History Museum. At the LBJ Library and Museum, survey 20th-century history and the life of our 36th president; review the Great Society and Vietnam. Skyscrapers yield to rolling hills for a day at the LBJ Ranch, still a working ranch, and Fredericksburg. In festive, multicultural San Antonio, an overview of the city precedes exploration of America's oldest Spanish mission complex, the Alamo and River Walk. Expert historians and guided walks through the King William Historic District and La Villita bring alive San Antonio's old legacies and multi-ethnic traditions. Through stories of Texas' frontier settlers learn the origins of Texas music; hear Texas Tall Tales and storytelling at its best. A traditional Mexican feast tops off your adventure.

Program in association with University of Texas at Austin, providing programs as part of our lifelong learning mission.

Itinerary

Independent arrivals to Austin, 3 nights; motor coach via the LBJ Ranch and Fredericksburg to San Antonio, 3 nights; independent departures.

Austin

Surrounded by limestone hills and built on the banks of the Colorado, Austin is a university town thriving in arts and culture. It prides itself on being eclectic, but also historic, relaxed and culturally diverse. This capital city has a vibrant music scene, which includes Austin City Limits and an active downtown music and dining scene.

Suggested Reading List

Imperial Texas: An Interpretive Essay in Cultural Geography

Author: D.W. Meinig

Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug

Author: Norman Brown

Miriam: The Southern Belle Who Became the First Woman Governor of Texas

Author: May Nell Paulissen and Carl McQueary

W. Lee O'Daniel and Texas Politics, 1938-1942

Author: Seth S. McKay

Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airways

Author: Gene Fowler and Bill Crawford

Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam

Author: Pope Brock

The Years of Lyndon Johnson: The Path to Power

Author: Robert A. Caro

The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate

Author: Robert A. Caro

Lone Star Rising: Lyndon B. Johnson and His Times, 1908-1960

Author: Robert Dallek

Flawed Giant: Lyndon B. Johnson and His Times, 1960-1973

Author: Robert Dallek

Crown Jewel of Texas, the Story of the San Antonio River

Author: Lewis Fisher

Gates of the Alamo (historically accurate novel)

Author: Stephen Harrigan

Gone to Texas, a History of the Lone Star State

Author: Randolph Campbell

HemisFair '68 and the Transformation of San Antonio

Author: Sterlin Holmesly

On the Border, an Environmental History of San Antonio

Author: Char Miller

Sacrificed at the Alamo, Tragedy and Triumph in the Texas Revolution

Author: Bruce Winders

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Author: Louis Torres

San Antonio, The Story of an Enchanted City

Author: Frank W. Jennings

San Antonio: Outpost of Empires

Author: Lewis F. Fisher

The Alamo Remembered, Tejano Accounts & Perspectives

Author: Timothy M. Matovina

The Alamo: An Illustrated History

Author: George Nelson

The Spanish Acequias of San Antonio

Author: Waynne Cox

Three Roads to the Alamo, the Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, & William Barret Travis

Author: William C. Davis

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