Day by Day

1:00 PM — Arrive IAH · United SFO→IAH

2:00 PM — IAH → Westin Galleria (~25 mi · ~30 min · Hertz Genesis G70 pickup)

3:00 PM — Check in Westin Galleria Houston

4:00–6:00 PM — Children's Museum Houston OR hotel pool

7:00 PM — Dinner: Maggiano's (walkable) OR Xiaolong Dumpling

9:00 AM — Drive to Space Center Houston (~30 mi · ~30 min)

10:00 AM — General Admission: Starship Gallery, Saturn V, exhibits

12:40 PM — Apollo Mission Control Tram Tour [Pre-booked]

3:00 PM — Return to hotel (~30 mi · ~30 min)

7:00 PM — Dinner: Truth BBQ OR Pinkerton's BBQ

9:00–12:00 PM — Houston Museum of Natural Science

12:00 PM — Lunch: Cafe Lili (Lebanese, near Galleria)

1:30 PM — Drive Houston → San Antonio (~200 mi · ~3 hrs · via I-10 W)

4:30 PM — Check in Hyatt Regency SA Riverwalk (breakfast included!)

7:00 PM — Dinner: Margaritaville on the Riverwalk OR 2M Smokehouse

8:30 AM — Breakfast at hotel (included)

9:00 AM — Drive to San Antonio Zoo (~5 mi · ~10 min)

9:00 AM–1:00 PM — San Antonio Zoo [Walk-in]

4:00 PM — GO RIO Riverboat Cruise (included with hotel)

7:00 PM — Dinner: Mi Tierra (iconic 24hr Tex-Mex) OR 2M Smokehouse

8:00 AM — Breakfast at hotel (included — last morning)

9:00 AM — Check out Hyatt · Drive to Natural Bridge Caverns (~30 min)

9:30–11:30 AM — Natural Bridge Caverns tour [Walk-in]

11:30 AM — Drive to Round Rock via I-35 N (~55 min)

12:30 PM — Lunch with Austin friend

2:30 PM — Arrive Kalahari Round Rock · Get wristbands

3:00–8:00 PM — Water Park Day 1 (indoor slides, wave pool, lazy river)

8:00 PM — Dinner on-site at Kalahari

9:00–11:00 AM — Indoor Water Park

11:00 AM — Check out · Keep wristbands — outdoor park access continues!

11:00 AM–3:00 PM — Outdoor Water Park

3:30 PM — Drive Kalahari → Fort Worth (~185 mi · ~2.5 hrs)

6:00 PM — Check in SpringHill Suites Fort Worth Historic Stockyards

6:30 PM — Dinner: H3 Ranch OR Goldee's BBQ (TX Monthly #3)

7:30 PM — Stockyards Championship Rodeo [Pre-booked] · Cowtown Coliseum

9:30 PM — Walk back to hotel

8:00 AM — Free breakfast at SpringHill Suites

9:00 AM — (Optional) Exchange Ave: Billy Bob's, Cowboy Hall of Fame, cattle drive

12:00 PM — Lunch: Love Shack (Stockyards burger)

1:00 PM — Drive Fort Worth → Dallas (~35 mi · ~45 min · via I-30 E)

2:00 PM — (Optional) Perot Museum of Nature & Science (~2 hrs)

4:00 PM — Check in at DAL area hotel

5:00 PM — Netflix House at Galleria Dallas (free entry)

9:30 PM — Dinner with Austin friend: Cattleack Barbeque OR Victory Park

5:00 AM — Wake up

5:30 AM — Hotel → DAL Love Field (~5 mi · ~10 min · Drop off Hertz)

6:00 AM — Southwest check-in at DAL (opened Apr 4 @ 7:30 AM)

7:30 AM — Depart DAL Love Field

9:30 AM — Arrive SFO · Welcome home!