

Prime Outlets - San Marcos was recently ranked the 3rd Best Place to Shop in the world as seen on ABC's "The View" and is located a short 30 minute drive away. It is a true shoppers haven with over 130 luxury and brand names such as: Neiman Marcus Last Call Clearance Center, Giorgio Armani General Store, Lacoste, kate spade, Salvatore Ferragamo, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Coach, Crate and Barrel Outlet, Pottery Barn Outlet, Restoration Hardware, Off 5th Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet, Tahari, St. John Company Store, Michael Kors, bebe O, Tommy Bahama, Hanro, and many, many more! The center features architecture designed after the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. If that wasn't enough, over 100 additional brand name outlets are located just next door at the Tanger Outlets.

The city of San Antonio is about an hour's drive south and offers an almost endless list of activities for the whole family. Whether it's world-class shopping at the Shops of La Cantera, a fun day with the kid's at Six Flags Fiesta Texas or Sea World, or a relaxing evening exploring the world-renowned River Walk, there is something to enjoy for everyone.

Go an hour's drive to the north and you'll find the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin Texas. This is a city with a heart and with a soul. Cosmopolitan, yet unpretentious. Thriving cultural scene and vibrant nightlife. High-tech, low-key. Big city, college town. Quirky and far from ordinary, it's the kind of place where you check your worries at the city limits sign, trade in suits for something a bit more casual and prepare for experiences you'll find only in Austin.

Fredericksburg, 60 miles away in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, makes the perfect day trip, with something for all ages and interests. Shoppers will find over 150 boutiques, art galleries and antique emporiums, not to mention an herb farm and wildflower farm. And the men in the crowd will stay busy with the National Museum of the Pacific War to golf to wineries and a brew pub. Kids will love Enchanted Rock, the Butterfly Haus or the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm.