Tally The Trip

Activities in Houston Texas with Teenagers Including the cost Houston has some awesome activities to check out. I have rounded up the ones that we all enjoyed as a family. I will share a little about each activity and the costs will be at the bottom of each activity. NOTE: All prices are from December 2024 Brazos Bend State Park If your teens are nature lovers or are keen on reptiles then a visit to the nature center if very worthwhile. I have already written about this one,  Houston on a Budget: 5 Free or Cheap Family Activities at Christmas . That is the link, just in case you have just landed here on this page.

5 Free or Cheap Family Activities in Houston Texas at Christmas Christmas is great time to visit Houston, Texas. The weather was great, not sunbathing warm but definitely not cold either. We spent almost every day wearing T shirts and shorts. We travelled in December 2024. Brazos Bend State Park This was a wonderful first activity in Houston. The prices are very reasonable at US$7 per person 13 years and over, under 13 years are free. Marshland at Brazos Bend State Park, Houston, Texas There are many walks to check out and we even spotted an alligator in the wild, in winter. We also saw turtles and many birds. There is a playground, campsites...if you are game enough to camp in snake and alligator territory you are braver than me!

Hello Houston!  Boy am I excited to be back here! I was last in Houston in 2001 as a young 20 year old on a similar trip but on my own. I have family here in Houston and it has been way too long since we have seen each other. This post is a bit of a round up of everything we did in our 11 days in Houston. I will write a couple more detailed posts about parts of this trip and add in the links.  Houston on a Budget: 5 Free or Cheap Family Activities at Christmas  and  Houston activities for a family with teenagers - All Costs!

What to do in Los Angeles in 1 day on a budget? This was our conundrum when we had one day on our hands in LA. We arrived late in the evening yesterday and fly out early tomorrow morning. Do we go on a tour bus? Do we head for the city or go see the sights? We had just come from Las Vegas and had had enough of the crowded tourist attractions. We decided that since we still had the rental car for this day until 6pm that we would make the most of it. We chose to go on a drive through Hills and check out Malibu Beach. We travelled in December 2024, so after the first smaller fires but before the large fires. The Commons Shopping Center at Calabasas We were on the hunt for fancy cars and Calabasas did not disappoint! I'm sure the teenagers phone is full of photos but I was driving so missed the cars. We had a good look around the shopping center. Went into Ralphs (a supermarket) and bought some snacks for in the car. They had the most delicious bakery corner in the store, so we came ou...

Great stops between Las Vegas and Los Angeles Buffalo Bill's Casino - Primm, Nevada Buffalo Bill's Casino - Primm, Nevada Our first stop was Buffalo Bill's Casino in Primm, Nevada. Primm is one of those tiny places that just pops a huge casino out of nowhere. You are driving along through nothingness, then boom out of nowhere a huge casino! No town surrounding it, just three (?) massive casino resorts. I looked up the population and it is around the 700 people mark. I guess they all work at one of the casinos or resorts. The carpark was full of these dune buggy style vehicles, music and people hanging out. There was race meet, very awesome for the young petrol head to see.

 Las Vegas Baby! The glitz the glam and the extortionate price tags, I will share it all with you! What a huge contrast after travelling through three national parks in three days . We had a hotel booked but a few days before changed our minds and decided to splurge and have the real Las Vegas experience. We chose the Flamingo, right on the strip, the mafia history and the authentic old school Las Vegas experience.   View of Caesar's Palace from our room at the Flamingo, Las Vegas The arrival was a little complicated as we really didn't know where to park or what to do. I dropped off half the family at the back entrance and drove half a block away to the nearest place I could park and waited for them to check in and give us the instructions. The check in was a kiosk, but they got there in the end! 

To visit three National Parks in Three days is a big task! Longer to explore would've been ideal but given our tight time frame and winter weather conditions, three days is what we had. We planned our route to make the most of our time, so that we were seeing sights while still covering some travel distance.  The first thing you will need to do is buy an America The Beautiful Pass. This link will take you to the page that helps you plan and decide the best pass for you . For three parks in three days the Annual Pass was the best value for us. We are a family of four, Mum, Dad and two teenagers. The fact that they are teenagers means we often have to pay for for adult entries to any attraction as family passes are for younger children. You can buy your annual pass at the entrance to the park.