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Visitor Guide
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Entertainment Districts
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800 ADDISON. Within four and a half square miles along Belt
Line Road in the North Dallas area, the Town of Addison offers
more restaurants per capita than any city west of the Mississippi. |
Heart of Arlington's hospitality industry, featuring Six
Flags Over Texas, Six
Flags Hurricane Harbor, The Ballpark in Arlington, and more
than 20 hotels and 80 restaurants. |
Home to four world class museums, Botanic Gardens, top ranked
200, and equestrian complex. 817 336 8791. |
214 748 4332; former industrial neighborhood, east of downtown,
located 3500 block of Elm just East of Central Expressway. Houses
much of Dallas' avant garde, creative and artistic talent. Night
clubs, galleries, shops, theaters and restaurants. |
972 506 8037. Romantic gondola cruises on neo-Venetian, electric,
canopy-covered gondolas and lake and canal excursions on a 12-passenger
electric Duffy boat. Cruises are by appointment with packages
from $50 to $245 (including dinner). |
817 573 5299 or 800 950 2212. Established in 1871. Professional
live entertainment at the Granbury Opera House, shopping at
gift shops, boutiques, antique shops and art galleries. Also
offers country and elegant dining establishments. A walking
& driving tour offers 51 19th century historic sites &
structures listed on the State and National Registers of Historic
Places. |
Stretching from LBJ Frwy. south to downtown's Ross Ave. in Dallas.
Greenville Avenue offers visitors an endless choice of nightlife
and dining. Disco or bop the night away to 50's and 60's music
or enjoy live music at one of the pubs. Unique shopping opportunities
abound during the day. |
888 336 4748, Established in 1872. With more than 140 buildings
listed on the National Register of Historic Places, downtown
Ennis offers many beautifully restored buildings, including
one of only 100 restored railroad structures, an historic driving
tour with over 14 historic sites and buildings dating back to
the late 1800s. Many structures have been transformed into unique
dining establishments, specialty and antique shops. |
Tarrant County's oldest settlement. Listed on the National Register
of Historic Places, downtown Grapevine offers over 70 restored
buildings dating back to late 1800's, which have been transformed
into unique dining establishments, specialty shops and antique
stores, and winery/tasting rooms. Also the depot to the restored
1896 Tarantula
Steam Excursion Train. Walking tours available. |
Historic electric trolleys connect the downtown Dallas Arts
District with the shops, restaurants, galleries and boutiques
of the popular McKinney Avenue. Stop along the way for dinner,
shopping and nightlife, or stay aboard for non stop fun. |
Pecan St. in Lancaster. 100 year old Depot and nostalgic rose
garden with antique Lancaster Roses from England. Available
for weddings and parties. Easy access from I 20, I 35 and I
45. 972 227 7976. |
Grapevine Highway State Highway 26 one mile north of Interstate
Loop 820, Home of NRH2O Family Water Park, Indoor Grand Prix,
Mountasia Family Fun Center, Eddie Robinson's School of Hitting
Softball Camp, Malibu Grand Prix Speedway, Dry Ice Metroplex
In Line Hockey and Skating Center and Mid Cities Combat Zone
Paintball. |
1012 Elm St., 75006; 972 242 8599. Old Downtown Carrollton is
located at the southeast corner of I 35E and Beltline Road.
The area has been called the "heart of Carrollton"
and reflects the feeling of a small Texas town. For leisurely
shopping and a "down home" feeling, this is the place! |
Located on Exchange Avenue east and west of North Main St. in
Fort Worth. Includes Billy
Bob's Texas the world's largest honky tonk; the historic
Stockyards Hotel where Bonnie & Clyde slept; historical
walking tours of landmark buildings, restaurants, saloons, and
shopping. Cowtown Coliseum, built in 1908, held the world's
first indoor rodeo, and hosts various Western shows, events
and rodeos throughout the year. Stockyards Station, with more
than 30 unique shops and restaurants in renovated hog and sheep
pens, is also the depot to the restored 1896 Tarantula
Steam Excursion Train. |
Downtown Fort Worth 817 390 8711. Sundance
Square is a nationally recognized model for urban revitalization.
The downtown entertainment and shopping district offers residents,
visitors and conventioneers a variety of entertainment options
is an architecturally unique setting. Restored turn of the century
building, brick streets and sidewalks, and colorful landscaping
provide a picturesque backdrop for a 504 room luxury hotel,
two residential complexes, 20 screens of AMC cinemas, 16 restaurants,
four live theaters, three museums, numerous retail shops and
some of Fort Worth's most distinctive office space. |
Travis St. and Armstrong Ave. at Knox and McKinney Sts. Located
just north of downtown Dallas. Travis Walk is a Southern European
style complex featuring specialty shops, exclusive office space
and a variety of fine dinning establishments. With open spaces
and breezy courtyards, it's a perfect place for sipping espresso,
savoring Belgian chocolates, enjoying an afternoon of art, dancing
the night away. |
Market St., Pacific Ave. and Woodall Rodgers Frwy. in Dallas
features over 30 excellent restaurants. The entire area is alive
with rhythm & blues, Eurotech dance music, and a sing along
piano bar. Whether it is a surrey ride, excellent dining, browsing
through specialty shops, or a variety of entertainment, the West
End Historic District has it all. West End Marketplace;
214 748 4801. Over 50 specialty retail and casual apparel shops,
fast food eateries, a Planet Hollywood restaurant, ten screen
movie theater, game arcade and 8 night clubs located in Dallas
Alley. Set in a re developed cookie and candy factory dating
back to the early 1900's. Mon. Thurs.. 11 am 10 pm Fri. Sat.
11 am midnight, Sun. noon 6 pm. |
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