Fun Things to Do in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area (and beyond!)

Free or nearly free

Gaylord Texan Hotel http://www.gaylordhotels.co A lot to look around and m/gaylord-texan/ see.

Grapevine Botanical Gar- https://www.grapevinetexasu Make a day of downtown den sa.com Grapevine!

Kimbell Museum http://www.fwculture.com/ma Visit the entire cultural dis- p.htm trict.

Highland Village Red, http://www.highlandvillage.or JUNE 6, fireworks and lots White and Blue Fesitval g/redwhiteandbluefestival.ht of fun for the kids, live mu- ml sic

Highland Village Balloon http://www.hvballoonfest.com August 14-16 Festival /

Museums and Zoos

Ft. Worth Botanical Gar- http://www.fwbg.org/ dens

Dallas Arboretum http://www.dallasarboretum. org/

Dallas World Aquarium http://www.dwazoo.com

Bureau of Engraving & http://www.bep.treas.gov/loca Printing tions/section.cfm/25

Mrs. Bairds Bread http://www.mrsbairds.com/ba kery/tour.php

Heritage Farmstead http://www.heritagefarmstea d.org/

Dallas Heritage Village http://www.dallasheritagevill age.org/ Heard Museum http://www.heardmuseum.org /

Sharkarosa (Wildlife) http://www.sharkarosa.com

Frank Buck Zoo http://www.frankbuckzoo.co m/

Dallas Zoo www.dallaszoo.com/

Ft. Worth Zoo www.fortworthzoo.com

American Airlines Museum http://www.crsmithmuseum.o rg/home.htm

6th Floor Depository (JFK) http://www.jfk.org/

Ft. Worth Museum http://www.fwmuseum.org under construction

Cowgirl Museum http://www.cowgirl.net/

Creation Evidence Mu- http://www.creationevidence. seum org/

Dinosaur Valley http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/s pdest/findadest/parks/dinosa ur_valley/

Entertainment

Six Flags http://www.sixflags.com/over Texas

Casa Manana http://www.casamanana.org/

Free Movies Watch the HOME loop 4 local theaters have $1 or http://www.cinemark.com/th free movies this summer. eater_showtimes.asp?theater Cinemark 8: year-around _id=203 $1 movies

Grapevine Tarantula Train https://www.grapevinetexasu Take this train to stock- sa.com/ThingsToDo/Grapevin yards. Make a day of visit- eVintageRailroad/tabid/267/ ing Grapevine downtown. Default.aspx Not cheap, though. Ft. Worth Stockyards http://www.fortworthstockya rds.org/

Hawaiian Falls Water Park http://www.hawaiianfalls.com Homeschool day, June 1 /

Great Wolf Lodge http://www.greatwolf.com/gr Not cheap, but very cool! apevine

Parks

Kidʼs Castle http://www.highlandvillage.in Love this park. (see pic) fo/city_parks.htm

Lake Ray Roberts http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/s Sandy beach, pack food, pdest/findadest/parks/ray_ro trails berts_lake/

Fossil Rim http://www.fossilrim.com/visi ting/overnight_stays.php

Restaurants

Lifeʼs A Beach http://www.lifesabeachgrill.co m/

Bahama Bucks Shave Ice http://bahamabucks.com/

Babeʼs (Roanoke) http://www.babeschicken.com Fried chicken and chicken /Babes-Chicken-Dinner-House fried steak. Family style, -Roanoke.html fun restaurant. Libraries

Flower Mound http://fmlibrary.net No late fees, smaller li- brary

Lewisville http://www.cityoflewisville.co Strict late fees, lots of m/wcmsite/publishing.nsf/Co choices ntent/Library+Administratio n

Area Towns Worth Visiting

Glen Rose http://www.glenrosearea.com /pages/attractions.html

Grapevine https://www.grapevinetexasu sa.com

Gainesville http://www.gainesville.tx.us/

McKinney http://www.visitmckinney.co m/