You seem to have your Texas destinations pretty well in hand, so let me offer a few on the way there and back that might also fit in with the 'theme' of this trip. In the same sense that Southerners will visit Gettysburg, your son might also appreciate a visit to Norman just south of Oklahoma City and right on your way. And while in that area, I don't know of too many nine year old boys who wouldn't enjoy a visit to an Indian Museum.

While in Austin, a local, family enjoyable, tradition would be a visit to the Salt Lick, and the Alamo, in San Antonio, isn't that far away - although it's not really something that I think your son would appreciate as much as some other sites. If you don't mind a bit of a detour on the way to Amarillo, LBJ's boyhood home and ranch.

And on the way back to Omaha, possible stops would include the Dalton Gang Museum, a visit to Dodge City, and/or another Indian museum.

AZBuck