Things to Do in Texas
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Moody Gardens
Houston, Texas
The word "gardens" doesn't do this place justice -- it's more like a jungle. Thriving beneath a glass pyramid is a fully enclosed rainforest, home to waterfalls, "Mayan ruins," overgrown greenery, and hundreds of free-roaming critters....
Science & Nature Museum
Scenic Landmark
Aquarium
Zoo
Park
The Alamo
San Antonio, Texas
On paper, the Alamo reads like a garden-variety relic. In the flesh, it's got personality. The mission-turned-battleground is a living piece of history. Kids standing in the...
Historical Landmark
Fair Park
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Fair Park is a cornucopia of small museums and buildings housed in the largest collection of Art Deco buildings in the country...
Special Collection
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Planetarium
Historical Landmark
Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
The Fort Worth Science and History Museum has recently undergone a huge transformation to expand its mission of teaching science and history....
History Museum
Science & Nature Museum
Planetarium
Children's Museum
Jourdan Bachman Pioneer Farm
Austin, Texas
A living-history museum, this northeast Austin farm describes life in 1880s Texas -- from blacksmith and woodworking to farming and ropemaking...
Historical Landmark
Water Wall
Houston, Texas
It's manmade and in the middle of the city, but this towering cascade of water (it literally is a wall of water) is surprisingly like an oasis -- the thundering sound of water and the temple-like structure have a calming, almost hypnotic effect....
Roadside Landmark
Barton Springs
Austin, Texas
Austin-ites know Barton Springs as the preferred local swimming hole. Its billing as a natural-spring-fed pool may lead some to believe the water's warm. It's not. At...
Swimming
SeaWorld San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
The really big show has a really big star named Shamu. The killer whale leaps, breaches, and casts trainers into the air as part of a choreographed musical...
Amusement Park
Billy Bob's Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
Billy Bob's offers plenty of fun for all ages from the live bull riding to dancing to up-and-coming bands. ...
Dance Instruction
Live Music Venue
Restaurant
Central Market
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
A grocery store that's anything but the usual, Central Market offers families the chance to grab-and-go from a huge case of take-out....
Take-Out
Specialty Food Store
American
Greek
Italian
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