Helpful Dallas Links
Around Dallas
Age of Steam Railroad Museum - Fair Park.
Aquarium at Fair Park
Arboretum - White Rock Lake.
Dallas Children's Museum
Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau
Dallas Dollhouse Museum
Dallas Firefighters Museum
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Puppet Theater - Visit web site for performance schedule and
locations.
Dallas World Aquarium & Zoological Garden
dallashistory.org
DART - Take a Train Ride
Fair Park - Lots of places to explore plus home of State Fair every
September and October.
Farmers Market - Fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables - Downtown.
Fountain at Fountain Place - On a hot afternoon it is one of the best places
to visit.
Located at Ross and Field Street
Downtown
Frontiers Of Flight Museum - at Love Field (Artifacts from the Hindenburg
and Wright Brothers First Flight Plane)
Heritage Farmstead - Plano - Historic house and 4 acre living farm.
Old City Park - Near downtown Dallas.
Pegasus Plaza - Urban Park -
Main and Akard - Downtown.
Moon Rock - From Apollo 17
Mission. Also only meteorite ever discovered in Dallas county.
Planetarium at Fair Park.
Neiman Marcus - Visit the legendary original downtown store.
Reunion Tower - Hyatt Regency Downtown Dallas - Great views of Dallas from
top of landmark tower.
Samuell Farm - Mesquite.
Sandy Lake Amusement Park - Open April to September.
Slappy's Playhouse - Puppet and Clown Shows - Galleria Mall, 3rd Level,
Dallas 214-369-4849.
Southfork Ranch - The Famous home of the Ewing Family from the Dallas TV
Series.
Southern Methodist University
Studios at Las Colinas - Tour Movie Studios
Texas Discovery Gardens - Greenhouse and 7 acre grounds -Fair Park, just
east of Science Place.
Thanks-Giving Square - A Fun place to visit in downtown Dallas.
Trinity Railway Express - Ride the train between Dallas and Fort Worth -
runs every day except Sunday.
White Rock Skate - Go Roller Skating - NEC Shoreview & Thurgood (near NEC NW Hwy
& Audelia) 214-341-6660.
Around Fort Worth
Billy Bob's Texas - The World's Largest Country Music Nightclub.
Botanic Gardens - Beautiful 109 acre grounds, includes Japanese, Rose and
other gardens.
Caravan of Dreams
Casa Manana Playhouse
Forest Park Miniature Train - Located by the Fort Worth Zoo
Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau - Find out what's going on in Fort
Worth.
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge - Hiking and Visitor Center - check for
canoeing and hay rides.
Grapevine Vintage Railroad - Train runs to Fort Worth and Back.
Japanese Garden - In the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens - Very fun to feed the
Koi.
Joe T. Garcia's - One of the most popular and probably the best known
restaurants in the area.
Log Cabin Village - Near Fort Worth Zoo - Living Pioneer town from late 19th
century.
Monnig Meteorite Collection - TCU Campus.
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame
Pate Museum of Transportation - SW Fort Worth, very enjoyable visit.
Stockyards National Historic District
Stock Show And Rodeo - Mid January to Early February.
Sundance Square - Downtown
Texas Christian University
U. S. Treasury Western Currency Facility - Tour facility where paper money
made, also visitor center with history of U.S. paper money.
Vintage Flying Museum - Mecham Field, Fort Worth.
Water Gardens - Located just south of the Convention Center downtown, Climb
down into a waterfall - its a great break from the summer heat.
Around MidCities
Grapevine Vintage Railroad - Train runs to Fort Worth and Back.
Hurricane Harbor Water Park - Arlington
NRH20! Water Park - North Richland Hills, TX.
River Legacy Park & Living Science Center - Arlington.
Six Flags Over Texas - Arlington
C R Smith Museum - at American Airlines.
University of Texas at Arlington
Especially For Kids
Aquarium at Fair Park - Dallas
Benbrook Stables - Horseback Tail Riding.
Dallas Children's Museum
Dallas Dollhouse Museum
Dallas Puppet Theater - Visit web site for performance schedule and
locations.
DART - Take a Train Ride.
Dinosaur Valley State Park - Glen Rose - Some of the best dinosaur tracks in
the World with great swimming and hiking .
Forest Park Miniature Train
- Located by the Fort Worth Zoo.
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge - Hiking and Visitor Center - check for
canoeing and hay rides.
Fountain at Fountain Place - On a hot afternoon it is one of the best places
to visit.
Located at Ross & Field Street
Downtown, Dallas.
Fossil Rim Animal Preserve - Glen Rose - Feed Zebras, Ostriches, Giraffes
and other animals - Great day.
Japanese Garden - In the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens - Very fun to feed the
Koi.
Heritage Farmstead - Plano - Historic house and 4 acre living farm.
Model Train Show - Scale model Train shows - Mid January in Plano and mid
November in Fort Worth.
Moon Rock - From Apollo 17
Mission. Also only meteorite ever discovered in Dallas county.
Fair Park Planetarium.
National Scouting Museum - Las Colinas - History of scouting, original
Norman Rockwell paintings.
Old City Park - Near downtown Dallas.
Pate Museum of Transportation - Lots of things kids will enjoy.
River Legacy Park & Living Science Center - Arlington.
Samuell Farm - Mesquite.
Santa Land - Tyler, TX - Open Nov. - Dec
Sandy Lake Amusement Park - Open April to September
Six Flags Over Texas
Slappy's Playhouse - Puppet and Clown Shows - Galleria Mall, 3rd Level,
Dallas 214-369-4849.
Star Party - Astronomy Observations - See the Rings of Saturn and Jupiter's
Moons.
For anytime astronony observations get a
Night Sky Map, also helps to have compass to orient map.
Texas Discovery Gardens - See banana, coffee and other plants in greenhouse
and 7 acre grounds - Fair Park, just east of Science Place.
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Athens - Visitor center, aquarium, fish
hatchery and wetlands hiking trail.
Trinity Railway Express - Ride the train between Dallas and Fort Worth -
runs every day except Sunday.
White Rock Skate - Go Roller Skating - NEC Shoreview & Thurgood (near NEC NW Hwy
& Audelia) 214-341-6660.
Extreme Adventure
Zero Gravity Thrill Amusement Park - Near NWC I-35 and Walnut Hill in
Dallas.
Libraries
Arlington Public Library
Dallas Public Library - Visit the Shakespeare Folio book and original copy
Declaration of Independence on 7th Floor.
Fort Worth Public Library
Grand Prairie Public Library
Irving Public Library
McDermott Library - UT Dallas.
SMU Library - Dallas.
TCU Library - Fort Worth.
UNT Library - Denton.
UTA Library - Arlington.
Museums & Art
Dallas
Age of Steam Railroad Museum - Fair Park
Ballet
Cavanaugh Flight Museum - Adison, TX.
Crow Collection of Asian Art - Arts District.
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Dollhouse Museum
Dallas Firefighters Museum
Dallas Public Library - 7th Floor Exhibits
- 400 year old
Shakespeare Folio Book
- Original copy of
United States Declaration of Independence signed July 4, 1776.
Dallas Summer Musicals - Broadway Shows in Dallas.
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Frontiers Of Flight Museum - at Love Field.
Meadows Art Museum - SMU Campus.
Nasher Sculpture Center - Arts District.
National Scouting Museum - Las Colinas - Collection includes 42 original
Norman Rockwell paintings.
The Science Place, Planetarium & IMAX Theater
Titas - Modern Dance and Music.
The Sixth Floor Museum
- Honors The Life and Times of President John F.
Kennedy.
Texas Discovery Gardens - Greenhouse and 7 acre grounds - Fair Park, just
east of Science Place.
Visit the 400 year old Shakespeare Folio Book - at the downtown Dallas
Public Library.
White Rock Lake Museum - Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas.
The Women's Museum - Fair Park.
Fort Worth
Amon Carter Museum - Western Art.
Ballet
Cattle Raisers Museum - History of ranching and cowboys in Texas.
The Kimbell Art Museum
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Noble Planetarium & IMAX Theater
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Monnig Meteorite Collection - TCU Campus.
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame
Pate Museum of Transportation - SW Fort Worth, very enjoyable visit.
Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art
C R Smith Aviation Museum - at American Airlines.
Vintage Flying Museum - Mecham Field, Fort Worth.
Outdoor Recreation
Hurricane Harbor Water Park - Arlington, Texas.
NRH20! Water Park - North Richland Hills, Texas.
Canoeing
Sailing Clubs
Corinthian Sailing Club - White Rock Lake.
White Rock Boat Club - White Rock Lake.
White Rock Rowing Club - White Rock Lake.
Texas State Parks - Swimming, hiking, camping and historic sites within 100
miles of Dallas/Fort Worth.
Zero Gravity Thrill Amusement Park - Near NWC I-35 and Walnut Hill in
Dallas.
Professional Sports, Auto
and Horse Racing
Dallas Burn - Soccer Team
Dallas Cowboys - NFL Football Team
Dallas Desperados - Arena Football Team.
Dallas Mavericks - NBA Basketball Team
Dallas Stars - NHL Hockey Team
DFWmotorsport.com
Frisco Roughriders - Frisco AA Baseball Team.
Fort Worth Brahmas - CHL Hockey Team.
Fort Worth Cats - CBL Baseball Team.
Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie - Horse Racing.
Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth.
Texas Rangers - AL Baseball Team
Rodeo & Horseback Riding
Benbrook Stables - Horseback Tail Riding.
Bridlewood Stables - Flower Mound.
Billy Bob's Texas
- Rodeo every Friday and Saturday night.
M-Bar-K Farms - Grand Prairie.
Rockin' W Ranch - Palmer.
The Mesquite Championship Rodeo
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame
Fort Worth Stock Show And Rodeo - Mid January to Early February.
Seasonal, Holiday Events
and Festivals
Cotton Bowl Classic Southwestern Bell - New Year's Day.
Fort Worth Stock Show And Rodeo - Mid January to Early February.
Model Train Show - Mid January - Plano.
North Texas Irish Festival - Early to Mid March - Fair Park, Dallas.
USA FILM FESTIVAL - Late April.
Scarborough FaireŽ Renaissance Festival - Weekends April - May - Near
Waxahachie.
Sandy Lake Amusement Park - Open April to September.
Xeriscape Plant & Landscaping Tour - Early June - Visit the Xeriscape (low
water usage) garden at the Old White Rock Pump House - Tour headquarters
Texas Discovery Gardens in Fair Park.
Texas Scottish Festival - Early June - UTA campus, Arlington.
Shakespeare Festival of Dallas - Mid June to July - (Visit 400 year old
Shakespeare Folio Book at the
Dallas Library -7th Floor)
Independence Day Parade - Early July - Largest Independence Day Parade in
Texas - Arlington.
Hot Air Balloon Festival - Mid September - Plano.
State Fair of Texas - Late September to Mid. October - Fair Park, Dallas.
Texas Rose Festival - Mid October - Tyler, Texas.
Halloween - Visit a haunted house - October.
Model Train Show - Mid November - Fort Worth.
Santa Land - Tyler, TX - Open Nov. - Dec.
Wonderland of Lights - Marshall, TX - Open Wednesday before Thanksgiving -
Dec.
Children's Parade - Early December - Downtown Dallas.
Bethlehem Revisited - Early December - Waxahachie, Texas.
Star Party - Year Round - Astronomy Observations. Also Astronomy Hotline
214-428-5555 ext. 246.
Get a
Night Sky Map for viewing, updated monthly, also helps to have a compass to
orient the map.
Calendar of Events - Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Calendar of Events - Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Zoos & Aquariums
Aquarium at Fair Park - Dallas
Dallas World Aquarium & Zoological Garden
Zoo - Dallas
Zoo - Fort Worth
Frank Buck Zoo - Gainesville, Texas.
Caldwell Zoo - Tyler, Texas.
Tiger Creek - Tiger Preserve - Tyler, Texas.
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Athens - Visitor center, aquarium, fish
hatchery and wetlands hiking trail.
Around North Texas
Audie Murphy Exhibit at the American Cotton Museum
- Greenville, TX
Caddo Lake Tour - Northeast Texas - very fun.
Dinosaur Valley State Park - Glen Rose - Some of the best dinosaur tracks in
the World with great swimming and hiking.
Fossil Rim Animal Preserve - Glen Rose.
Frank Buck Zoo - Gainesville, Texas.
Jay Gould Private Railroad Car "Atalanta" - Jefferson - W. Austin Street
across from Excelsior Hotel 903-665-2513.
Granbury Rose Paddle Boat - Paddle boat cruising on Lake Granbury.
Rhino Ridge Outfitters - Glen Rose, Texas.
Santa Land - Tyler, TX - Open Nov. - Dec.
Silent Wings Museum - W.W.II Glider Pilot Museum - Lubbock (formerly located
in Terrell).
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center - Athens - Visitor center, aquarium, fish
hatchery and wetlands hiking trail.
Texas River Expeditions - In Texas and Beyond!
Texas State Parks - Swimming, hiking, camping and historic sites within 100
miles of Dallas/Fort Worth.
Tyler Rose Garden and Museum - 14 acre rose garden, largest in nation -
Tyler, Texas.
Other Links
Child Care
Dallas Neighborhood
Information
Dallas School District
General Metroplex Information
Lakewood Early Childhood PTA
Lakewood Home
Festival
Lakewood Neighborhood Information
Moviephone
The Handbook of Texas Online
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Parks And Wildlife Code
White Rock Lake
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