hotels in austin are always expensive because the municipal government is corrupt and nothing gets done/built. austin is the least texas place in all of texas; think portland but without any real mass transit and density. and all the god awful politicians work there. and citizens who would repeal uber by ballot. some love that it's the least texas, some don't. it is worth checking out. the city has changed over the past 30 years, mostly for the worse. (watch slackers when austin was almost magical). but it is a cool town to check out, 6 st is still fun.
depends what you want,
live music and partying = austin+nola
strip clubs = houston
museums and culture = houston
food = all
golf = houston dallas austin
new orleans is amazing because of everything outside the fq. frenchman st, uptown, magazine, city park, marginy, drive thru daiquiris (although you can do that in houston too). go for some walking tours.
i personally love dirty ugly houston, really good hiphop scene (rest of the nightlife is meh), amazing museums, cheap rental cars and hotels on the weekend, and lots to do. and in winter you could even get 80f (but also it can be a cold af 40). the anthony bordain episode on houston aired the other night.
Last edited by cur; Nov 1, 2016 at 3:59 am