It's January, which means that it is cold outside, dreary, and germs are everywhere. I've had a sick kid since Christmas, I thought I had gotten them all well, only to fly to Dallas for the weekend and come home to three sick kids! As luck would have it, I had a passenger on my flight hacking their lungs up on me the entire flight. Sure enough two days later, I had come down with it. Thanks a lot lady, why can we not be like all of the Asian countries? It was worth the sickness though to fly to Dallas, one of my favorite cities, I could be partial though because my family lives there. Dallas has something for everyone. They have top notch shopping, museums, parks.
Whenever, I fly into town my mom and I go shopping. I happen to really love the Paragon Outlets in Grand Prairie. They also have a Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack, which are two of my favorite stores too. If you have kids hit up the Galleria Mall, there is an ice skating rink, and an American Girl! If you like high end shopping my favorite shopping center happens to be an outdoor shopping area called Southlake Town Square. They have a Kendra Scott (I just discovered her stuff, it is adorable), Lily Pulitzer, Janie & Jack, Anthropologie, amongst many other stores. They have great food choices and a Hilton! The North Park mall is another great high end shopping mall, there you can find Louis Vuitton.
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| My youngest at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History |
My children beg to go to Dallas, I am not sure if it is so they can hang out with Noni & Papa or if they want to hit up the museums. They have been to almost all of the museums in the area, along with the Fort Worth and Dallas Zoos. Their favorite museum when they were really little was the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. They don't change their exhibits that often, my kids got bored with it, but if you have never been and have younger kids they will love it. My kids have moved onto bigger and better museums, they now have a new favorite-The Perot Museum. The Perot was named in honor of Ross Perot. This museum is incredible, they have several floors, and the kids cannot get enough, they could stay there all day and still not see everything. My kids love all the hands on exhibits. The kids can learn about the human body, gems and mineral, birds, energy, the earth, amongst other things. My kids love the earthquake simulator! For adults, I highly recommend the John F. Kennedy museum, where you can learn about his death.
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| Perot Museum |
Dallas/Fort Worth has a lot of parks. My favorite happens to be the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens, the kids can see all types of flora and study etymology here. Fair Park is the site of the famous State Fair of Texas, even when it is not fair season you can still see Big Tex, there is an Aquarium here, and you can ride the paddle boats. There are too many parks to hit on in the area, but you are sure to find one close to you anywhere you stay.
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| My kids at one of the many parks |
If in town, take your kids to downtown Fort Worth, there you will find a train called the Tarantula, your kids can see the long horn cows run through the street daily, amongst other fun things to do. The other place my girls really enjoy is the Fort Worth Zoo, it is located in downtown Fort Worth, and is nicely shaded. They usually go a few times when my dad has them. If you do go, check out a locally owned ice cream shop right down the road, called Melt, you can thank me later!
Dallas/Fort Worth has a plethora of things for adults and kids alike. I only hit on a couple that we enjoy, there are so many things to do there. You will never run out of ideas. Dallas is only 1.5-2 hours from Waco, check out Joanna Gaines or the Czech store. A 5 or so hour drive from San Antonio, check out the Riverwalk or Alamo. Roughly, 4 hour drive from Austin, which has a lot to do too for the artsy person.
God bless,
Brandi
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