New Braunfels
About 1 hr by car from Austin
Tubing the Comal and Guadalupe rivers and Schlitterbahn water park.
Why locals go
The summer tubing weekend, an hour down I-35.
Visiting Austin?
At 1 hr by car, it's easy to add a night or two here and still be back in Austin for your flight home.
What to book
- Tube the Comal River
- Schlitterbahn
- Gruene Hall dance hall
Where to stay
One or two nights is enough for most people. Compare places to stay:
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For two
- Historic inn in Gruene
- Live music at Gruene Hall, Texas's oldest dance hall
With friends
- Tube the Comal or Guadalupe River
- Two-step at Gruene Hall
When to go
May to September.