(07-17-2017 01:44 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  Very seriously considering coming in for our game. I believe it's October 7th. The wife has been wanting to visit 2 cousins that live in Austin and Kerrville. So I'm thinking of why not check out the most famous stadium in our conference.

Any tips on where to stay or not stay. Should I find a place near stadium or is parking easy enough to stay a distance and then drive on in? Any must see things in the area? I'm thinking about tacking on a trip to San Diego afterwards. Figure if I've gone that far I might as well go the distance. Have always wanted to see MCRD San Diego from the outside of the fence.

Must eat restaurants will be fine too please. I don't need 5 star for grub. It all ends up tootsie roll anyway. But I do want to enjoy it and not be cramping from it.

Thanks in advance.

P.s. What's the campus like? Should we pencil in time to take a stroll on campus as well?

My quick response:

I would stay at the Hilton Garden Inn right near campus is the best place to stay if you're in town for a game. It is walking distance to the stadium, restaurants, and bars. Parking at the stadium isn't great so that would be another advantage to staying there.
http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/ho...index.html

Wyler Tramway is definitely a must see. You can see El Paso, New Mexico, and Mexico from up there. Beautiful views.
http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/wyler-aerial-tramway

Restaurants off the top of my head:
-L & Js (Mexican)
-Carlos & Mickeys (Mexican)
-Rib Hut (BBQ)
-Cattleman's (Steakhouse) I highly recommend this place. Its on a ranch about 30-40 minutes outside of town in the middle of nowhere but its well worth the drive. Movies have been shot here, its been on the food channels, you can tour the ranch, and the steaks are great.

Also there are A LOT more great Mexican restaurants that I am forgetting right now. This city is known for its Mexican food.

Yes, you should tour the campus. It is walking distance if you do stay at the Hilton Garden Inn. Every building on campus has Bhutanese Architecture, which makes the campus very unique. There are also various art displays all over campus that would be cool to check out.

On the bottom of this page shows a picture of the campus to illustrate the Bhutanese architecture
http://masterplan.utep.edu/campuscontext.asp

Hope this helps.