Dallas/Ft. Worth Family Travel Guide

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Dallas/Ft. Worth Family Travel Tips

By Candyce H. Stapen

  • Watch a cattle drive through the heart of Fort Worth's historic district.
  • Pick a dinosaur bone and use high-tech imaging to learn more at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
  • Follow the paper-money trail at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
  • Construct a computer network and explore dinosaurs at the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science.
  • Find out about JFK's life and assassination at Dallas' Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.
  • Splash down slides and ride coasters at Arlington's Six Flags fun parks.

Family Overview: Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas

By Candyce H. Stapen
Together, Dallas and Fort Worth create a sprawling megalopolis that combines urban sophistication with Western lore, a place where you can mix the urbane samplings of first-rate art, science, and history museums with a taste of true cowboy culture. Read More

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  • We plan visiting Texas, for the second time, over the holiday season. Driving from Canada. We would like to visit Southforth Ranch where the TV series was filmed several ago. Where exactly is this attraction situated.
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  • hi, i am wanting to know if dallas ,ft worth area has any natural waterfalls? if so where . thanks
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  • Hey, my husband and I are wanting to go to Dallas area and I was wanting to surprise him with some sort of attraction involving sportbikes. We are both interested in sportbikes and we own two. Is there anything around this area that has some sort of museum or attraction that we could go to?
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Hotels

from: $215

FOUR SEASONS DALLAS

4150 NORTH MACARTHUR BLVD
IRVING, TX Map

Distance: 10.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 5 class stars

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5.0
from: $159

Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center on Lake Grapevine

1501 Gaylord Trail
Grapevine, TX Map

Distance: 19.3 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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from: $69

Embassy Suites Dallas - Park Central Area

13131 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75243 Map

Distance: 10.2 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Attractions

Museum of Nature and Science

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3535 Grand Ave.
Dallas, Texas 75210

Distance: 2.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: They may not know it yet, but future archaeologists, researchers, and scientists will find their... Read More
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Dallas Museum of Art

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At Ross St
1717 N Harwood
Dallas, Texas

Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center)

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Though always considered a notch below a world-class institution, the Dallas Museum of Art... Read More

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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

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At Houston (entrance on Houston St.)
411 Elm St
Dallas, Texas

Distance: 0.6 mi. (from destination center)

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November 22, 1963, is a day Dallas can't live down and the world can't forget. A... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Dallas/Ft. Worth

Distance (mi.)
Dallas Love Field 5.6 map
Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport 16.3 map
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 186.3 map

Other Smaller Airports near Dallas/Ft. Worth

Distance (mi.)
Waco Municipal Airport 84.6 map
Tyler Pounds Field 86.9 map
Longview Gladewater/Gregg County/Kilgore Airport 124.5 map

Dallas/Ft. Worth Vacation Rentals

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2 Bedroom VACATION HOME in FORT WORTH, TX

Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Alarm Clock, BBQ, Blender, CD Player, Coffee Maker, DVD Player, Dishwasher, Iron, Laundry, Linens, Microwave, Oven, Patio, Phone, Refrigerator, Stereo, Stove, Swimming Pool, TV, Toaster Oven, Utensils, VCR
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from: $221

4 Bedroom VACATION HOME in FORT WORTH, TX

Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2.5
Sleeps: 8
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Ceiling fans, Dishwasher, Fireplace, Garage, Hot Tub, Laundry, Microwave, Patio, Playground, Refrigerator, Stove, Swimming Pool
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3 Bedroom VACATION HOME in FORT WORTH, TX

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Sleeps: 8
Amenities: Air Conditioning, BBQ, Cable/Satellite TV, DVD Player, Full kitchen, Garage, Hot Tub, Laundry, Linens, No Pets, Non-Smoking, Phone, Stove, Swimming Pool, TV, Utensils, Wireless Internet Access
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