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Things to Do in Texas

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Battleship Texas

Houston, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

Galveston Segway

Houston, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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First stop on the 30-minute Alley Tour: the long, flat Galveston pier. "Go play!" says the tour guide, and participants take off, enthusiastically driving the gizmos while learning to get the hang of them. ...

  • Sightseeing Tour

Ghost Tours of Galveston

Houston, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Scary stories, spectral visions, the pirate Jean Lafitte -- they're all part of the Ghost Tours of Galveston experience. Colorful guide Dash Beardsley, a vision in black with a long coat sweeping behind him, leads the group....

  • Ghost Tour

Zilker Metropolitan Park

Austin, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

The Beer Can House

Houston, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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It might look like a recycling project gone wild, but it wasn't environmental concerns that led the late John Milkovisch to side his house entirely in beer cans. ...

  • Special Collection

  • Roadside Landmark

Central Market

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

Cypress Valley Canopy Tours

Austin, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Sky bridges, zip lines, and Tarzan swings at this Texas treetop tour are a daring kid's fantasy. Spanning the branches of Bald Cypress trees, the unique eco-adventures -- one of...

  • Hiking

Fair Park

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

Schlitterbahn Galveston Island

Houston, Texas

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Just about every name here contains some ominous yet fully descriptive word like "blaster," "cliffhanger," or "tempest," all of which will ring like music in kids' ears. Galveston is a billion degrees in summer....

  • Theme Park

  • Water Park

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