I did a trip like this back in 2009. Route was Dallas - Austin - San Antonio - Houston (via La Grange) - Galveston - New Orleans. I'd skip Dallas and Little Rock. If you're heading East out of Texas try spending a night or two in New Orleans.
Austin is a great city as is San Antonio.
We went to New Orleans in Sept2014, really enjoyed and would recommend it but no plans on going back for a while.
Texas and no one has suggested a shooting range yet...
Good idea, thanks
Salt lick grill is somewhere to visit in Austin, very good bbq. It's been on man vs food if you want to look it up. Also, you could go shoot some guns, we went to a good outdoor range that had all sorts of things to play with. Pete's piano duelling bar is good fun too in downtown Austin.
What are you doing in Memphis? I live an our outside of Memphis and the only touristy thing to do there is walk down Beale street, oh and Elvis if you're into that. Flying Saucer is a nice bar if you like your beer, there have a pretty vast selection.
If you're going to Nashville and are into your history there are some good civil war tours in a town just south of there called Franklin.
Thanks for the suggestions. As far as Memphis goes were considering doing the Gracelands tour & Sun Studio's tour. In Nashville were looking at doing Ryman Auditorium tour & Hall of fame tour.
If you like motorsport check out the Austin GP circuit as I am told it's a great place to spectate. I'm also a board advisor to a couple of tech start ups in Austin so if you want a coffee in one of those buildings full of brains the size of worlds and soft cushions with break out areas, let me know
Good idea i'll check that out.
No idea how it lines up with your trip, but wanted to go here for years.
http://bigtexan.com/
You got to have lots of steak In texas.
Looks like one to visit, thanks.