San Antonio southern starting point
Begin in San Antonio for mission, plaza, and military-road history, then head north toward New Braunfels and the Hill Country towns.
German settlements, frontier roads, and limestone towns
Texas Hill Country History Road Trip
Plan a Hill Country history road trip through Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Comfort, Bandera, New Braunfels, and San Marcos with RoadHistorical.
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County
Start with German immigrant history, early churches, courthouse-square stories, and the roads that connected Hill Country settlements.
Comfort, Kerrville, and Bandera
Follow the frontier line west through ranching towns, river crossings, military roads, and markers tied to Civil War dissent.
New Braunfels to San Marcos
Close the loop through dense city-marker clusters, river towns, and early settlement stories that are easy to miss from the highway.
Cities on this route
Open city marker hubs before you drive
- San AntonioSee official Texas historical markers and nearby local-history stops.
- FredericksburgSee official Texas historical markers and nearby local-history stops.
- KerrvilleSee official Texas historical markers and nearby local-history stops.
- New BraunfelsSee official Texas historical markers and nearby local-history stops.
- San MarcosSee official Texas historical markers and nearby local-history stops.
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