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Dallas Heritage Village

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

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A collection of historic structures from around Dallas — from pioneer cabins to luxurious mansions and more. ...

  • History Museum

  • Special Collection

Hermann Park

Houston, Texas

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Houston's ultra-sleek METRORail trains may be the latest in urban transport, but if you're about six years old, they pale in comparison to Houston's other form of public transportation: the Hermann Park miniature train. ...

  • Park

  • Bicycling

  • Boating

  • Fishing

Houston Museum of Natural Science

Houston, Texas

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Kids walk in and immediately beeline for the Paleontology Hall, the spot towered over by all manner of prehistoric critters, including the diplodocus (that's "dip-low-dock-is," for all you parents). ...

  • Science & Nature Museum

Moody Gardens

Houston, Texas

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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

Zilker Metropolitan Park

Austin, Texas

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Austin's 351-acre park is a favorite among little kids, a place where the much-loved miniature train ride is a local rite of passage. Tours on the adorable and...

  • Train

  • Hiking

  • Park

Children's Museum of Houston

Houston, Texas

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It's not hard to see why local parents flock to this institution -- the roster of exhibits reads like a wish list of children's museum wares, with two floors of the brightest, splashiest stuff....

  • Children's Museum

  • Special Collection

Battleship Texas

Houston, Texas

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Turn the corner into this state park, and the grey behemoth appears like a giant ghost: an enormous battleship bearing the weight of 36 years of war service. ...

  • Historical Landmark

  • History Museum

Billy Bob's Texas

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

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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

Dallas Arboretum

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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The designers surely never intended it, but the Dallas Arboretum may be the best place ever for kids to play "step on a crack"...

  • Garden

  • Park

Fair Park

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Good for Toddlers & Pre-K

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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

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