American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Avenue
Dallas, TX 75219
214-222-3687

This sports arena is home to the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, the Dallas Stars Hockey team and the Dallas Desperados Arena Football team and is the most technologically advanced sports arena in the country. Be a part of the excitement and attend a game while you’re in town or tour the center! Call ahead of time for game and tour information.

Texas Stadium
2401 East Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
972-785-4000

If you’re going to be in town during football season, you should see the Dallas Cowboys in action on the field at Texas Stadium or take a tour of the facility. The stadium also host several concerts and events throughout the year. Call ahead for game, event and tour information.

Dallas Children’s Museum
308 Valley View Center
Dallas, TX 75240
972-386-6555

Explore and discover with hands-on exhibits such as the grocery store, hospital, backyard, farm, art house and cultural exhibits.

Frontiers of Flight Museum
6911 Lemmon Avenue
Dallas, TX 75209
214-350-8600

An extensive collection of planes from yesteryear and today. Learn the history, see displays, posters, exhibits, and other memorabilia. Fun for the whole family!

Sandy Lake Amusement Park
I-35 at Sandy Lake Road
Carrollton, TX 75006
972-242-7449

Amusement rides, miniature golf, swimming pool, Shetland ponies, arcade, children’s barnyard, ice cream and popcorn. There are over 20 rides for adults and kids!

Adventure Landing
17717 Coit Road
Dallas, TX 75252
972-248-4653

Adventure Landing features three 18-hole miniature golf courses, multi-level Go-Kart tracks, a laser tag arena, batting cages and a state-of-the-art video arcade.

Six Flags Over Texas
2201 Road to Six Flags
Arlington, TX 76011
817-530-6000

This park is themed after the six nations that have governed Texas: U.S., Spain, Mexico, France, Confederacy and Republic of Texas. Thrilling rides are around every corner, as are shows, games, eateries and lots of family fun.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
1800 East Lamar Boulevard
Arlington, TX 76006
817-265-3356

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor boasts 47 acres of tropical themed fun. Water rides ranging from relaxing to thrilling are divided into five sections within the park.

Dallas Zoo
650 South RL Thornton Freeway
Dallas, TX 75203
214-670-6826

Beyond the nearly 70-foot-tall bronze giraffe at the entrance, visitors to the Dallas Zoo see a variety of wildlife. The zoo is home to approximately 8,000 animals representing nearly 400 different species.

Museum of Nature and Science
1318 Second Avenue
Dallas, TX 75210
214-428-5555

Both kids and adults will enjoy learning about medicine, physics, nature and inventions through hands-on exhibits and displays. The museum also house a Planetarium and IMAX theater.

Dallas World Aquarium
1801 North Griffin Street
Dallas, TX 75202
214-720-2224

Coral reef ecosystem are home to sharks, stingrays and hundreds of reef fish swimming in 80,000 gallons of salt water. Take a walk through the rainforest or the water tunnel and explore exotic plants and creatures from around the world.

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
2155 CR 2008
Glen Rose, TX 76043
254-887-2660

Drive through a scenic wildlife refuge in the comfort of your car and see up to 1000 animals such as antelope, giraffe, zebra and deer at this 1800 acre conservation, research and education center.

Speedzone Dallas
11130 Malibu Drive
Dallas, TX 75229
972-247-7223

Go-karts, mini-golf, and over 100 simulation video games for all ages to enjoy.

Cedar Ridge Reserve
7171 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, TX 75249
972-293-5150

Get back to nature encompassing 640 acres of preserved wilderness with native-plant nurseries, seven miles of hiking trails, picnic areas and a visitors center.

Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park
1300 Robert B. Cullum Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75210
214-670-8443

This aquarium is home to more than 5000 aquatic animals such as electric eels, moon jellyfish, endangered green sea turtles, giant alligator snapping turtles and the Amazon Flooded Forest exhibit featuring fish from the Amazon River.

Dallas Firefighters Museum
3801 Parry Avenue
Dallas, TX 75226
214-821-1500

At this vintage fire station visitors can explore rare firefighting memorabilia such as the horse-drawn steam pump and a 1936 hook and ladder truck.

Slappy's Puppet Playhouse
13350 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75240
214-369-4849

This puppet playhouse is sure to enchant the young and the young at heart with handmade marionette puppets presenting unique shows and the vaudeville show with clowns, professional magicians and special cameos by Dallas' best known children's entertainers.

White Rock Lake and Greenbelt Park
830 East Lawther Drive
Dallas, TX 75218
214-670-8281

With 9 miles of running, biking and walking trails as well as fishing, sailing, picnic areas and various leisure activities available this park draws patrons in for a day of fun and relaxation.