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Weekend Getaways for When You Want to Escape H-Town

Ellie Persellin
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rice chapter.

There’s a whole lotta Texas to see outside of Houston.

Austin

Travel time: 3 hours

What to do: Go vintage shopping on South Congress, paddle board on Lady Bird Lake, hit up the famed BBQ scene

Fredericksburg

Travel time: 3 hours, 45 min

What to do: Check out the German influence of Main Street stores, tour the LBJ Ranch, create your own bouquet at Wildseed Farms, sample some of the best wine Texas has to offer

San Antonio

Travel time: 3 hours, 30 min

What to do: Stroll leisurely down the Riverwalk, visit the Pearl, spend an afternoon exploring the historic Missions

Ellie is a Political Science and Policy Studies double major at Rice University, with a minor in Politics, Law and Social Thought. She spent the spring of 2017 studying/interning in London, and hopes to return to England for grad school. Academically, Ellie's passion lies in evaluating policies that further the causes of gender equality, LGBT rights, and access to satisfactory healthcare, specifically as it pertains to women's health and mental health. She also loves feminist memoirs, eighteenth-century history, old bookstores, and new places. She's continuously inspired by the many strong females in her life, and is an unequivocal proponent of women supporting women.