Lonely Planet Austin San Antonio

With two great cities and abundant natural beauty, south-central Texas deservedly ropes in the most visitors. There's Austin, home to phenomenal live music, the state capitol and over a million Mexican free-tailes bats.

There's San Antonio, with its storied Spanish missions,festival-loving Latino culture and lively Riverwalk.

Then there's Texas Hill County, which beckons with its charming towns, country dance halls and natural swimming holes.