PRAIRIES AND LAKES
A REGION THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED THE “HEART OF TEXAS” IS, NATURALLY, A BIG PLACE. STRETCHING FROM the Oklahoma border and roughly 350 miles south through verdant Blackland Prairie and rolling hills. It’s home to boom- ing cities and friendly small towns, modern museums and prehistoric dinosaur tracks, cattle and culture. The Dallas and Fort Worth Metroplex is a major draw, but there are plenty of other destinations to fi ll any itinerary. Waco, at the center of the region, boasts a popular zoo and museums. Communities such as Bastrop, Bryan-College Station and the state’s very own Paris charm visitors with history and culture. And no matter where you roam, there’s sure to be a beautiful state park, river or lake nearby. It’s no wonder this part of the state is such a popular place to stay and play.
HEARTLAND OF TEXAS THE METROPLEX T e cosmopolitan hub of Dallas, Fort
Worth, Arlington and dozens of other cities is home to many of the state’s most well-at- tended attractions. It’s also a showplace for world-class museums, many of which are clustered with other cultural facilities in the Dallas Arts District or the Fort Worth Cultural District. T e Fort Worth Museum of Science and History keeps young minds and hands busy with permanent exhibits on dinosaurs and raising cattle. In Dallas, the Perot Museum of Nature and Science has two locations packed with interactive activities. Major art museums in the region—including
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the Dallas Museum of Art, Kimbell Art Museum, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Nasher Sculpture Center—show masterpieces ranging from ancient to con- temporary. T ere are many others tailored to a variety of interests, such as the Sixth Floor Museum in Dealey Plaza, which takes a close look at the Kennedy assassination; the recently completed George W. Bush Presi- dential Library and Museum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas; and Fort Worth’s National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. History buff s will fi nd downtown a delight with its National Historic Landmark District and the stunning “Old Red” Dallas County Courthouse, which also is home to a museum and visitor center. No visit to Fort Worth would be com-
plete without a journey back to the Old West in the Stockyards National Historic District. Experience life in the West as drovers move herds down brick streets in the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive, cowboys compete year-round at the Stockyards Championship Rodeo and Pawnee Bill’s Wild West Show, and Texas musicians perform at Billy Bob’s Texas (billed as the “world’s largest honky tonk”). Visitor centers here and in the popular Sundance Square help trav- elers get the most out of their experience. For children and the young at heart,
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the Metroplex is a playground for all ages. Animal lovers fl ock to the Chil - dren’s Aquarium at Fair Park, the Dallas World Aquarium, the Fort Worth Zoo or the Dallas Zoo (the largest zoo logical
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