The limestone facade of the Alamo Church in San Antonio

Interstate 35 · 2 stops · 184 mi

The Alamo to Waco Mammoth National Monument: Interstate 35 Road Trip Stops

2 stops · 184 miles · about 3 hr 24 min of driving

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Route map: The Alamo to Waco Mammoth, 184 miles

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The two stops from our co-pilot reel, in the order you would drive them through Central Texas. Facts and visitor notes come from official sources (linked under each stop). The photos are ours. Mileage and drive time are a routing estimate without traffic or stops. Check current road and hours before you go.

  1. The Alamo

    The limestone facade of the Alamo Church in San Antonio

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    • The Alamo has existed under five flags of independent nations and served as a garrison for five different armies. Source: thealamo.org ↗
    • The Alamo was established in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero. Source: thealamo.org ↗
    • In 1921 the Daughters of the Republic of Texas added the present concrete barrel-vaulted roof to the Alamo Church. Source: thealamo.org ↗
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  2. 184 mi · 3 hr 24 min from stop 1

    Waco Mammoth National Monument

    Mammoth bones exposed in the dig shelter at Waco Mammoth National Monument

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    • Waco Mammoth National Monument protects the nation's only recorded discovery of a nursery herd of Columbian mammoths. Source: nps.gov ↗
    • Columbian mammoths could stand as tall as 14 feet and weigh up to 20,000 pounds. Source: nps.gov ↗
    • Between 65,000 and 72,000 years ago, a nursery herd of at least 19 mammoths drowned when floodwaters rose rapidly. Source: nps.gov ↗
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