| A family weekend getaway to Dallas shows every | | | | Start your second (and last) day in Dallas by soaring |
| visitor that Texas is not big for nothing. The city of | | | | gracefully through the ice (or tumbling down) at the |
| Dallas stands proud for its wide variety of huge | | | | Galleria Ice Skating Center. After the fun in the ice, |
| attractions and is commended for their accessibility | | | | head to Putt Putt Golf and Games. The attraction is |
| to the public. | | | | a miniature golf facility with three eighteen-hole golf |
| Dallas offers you a lot of ways to help your family | | | | courses of different levels, which cater to golfers of |
| save on transportation expenses during your | | | | all ages. In addition to golf, the Putt Putt Golf and |
| weekend getaway. Instead of hiring a cab to bring | | | | Games holds other fun activities for the family to |
| you from one attraction to the next, just rent a car | | | | enjoy. Fill your need at the go-karts. Swing your bat |
| for the duration of your stay. Car rental offices even | | | | away in the batting cages. You can also spend the |
| give you a map and important need-to-knows on | | | | day challenging your kids in the arcade area with the |
| going about the city. Some hotels offer transfer | | | | state-of-the-art video games. If you still have time, |
| services from the airport and back. Or you can call to | | | | visit the Museum of Nature and Science and discover |
| reserve seats for the Super Shuttle that transports | | | | interesting facts about the human body, the universe |
| passengers from the airport to any office, house or | | | | and everything that science explains. The most |
| hotel within the city for only $24! | | | | recent attraction, A New Perspective on Mars is now |
| Begin your Dallas weekend getaway with a family | | | | open, and will answer some of your kids' (and yours |
| attraction: Dallas World Aquarium and Zoological | | | | as well) curiosity about the Red Planet. |
| Gardens. An amazing experience with marine wildlife | | | | Note: If you are off to Dallas for a long weekend or |
| awaits you in this attraction. Plus, a walk-through | | | | starting your family getaway on a Friday, be sure to |
| tunnel under 22,000 gallons of salt water for you to | | | | go to Deep Ellum, a renovated warehouse district |
| have a panoramic view of reef life. Your guide will | | | | where fashion, music, New York City-style lofts and |
| even educate your family on how you can contribute | | | | everything hip is found! Have a nice family dinner at |
| in conserving the Earth's natural resources. If you | | | | any of the great restaurants in Deep Ellum. If you |
| cannot get enough of the animals, take the family to | | | | are craving for burgers, the Twisted Root Burger Co. |
| Dallas Zoo next. It is big...like everything else in Texas. | | | | is highly recommended. If fish is what you are looking |
| Do not worry, though, because it is walkable. It has | | | | for, however, go to Deep Sushi. Deep Ellum offer a |
| an interactive exhibit where the family can pet and | | | | great night life for the party-hungry people. Your |
| feed the animals. It particularly boasts its Wilds of | | | | older teenagers will be thrilled to have a budget |
| Africa attraction where a portion of the zoo is | | | | Friday night-out at five Deep Ellum bars or clubs for |
| specifically built for African wildlife. Going around the | | | | only $5!!! That gives you five times of fun, dancing |
| entire Dallas Zoo will wear you out, especially if you | | | | and music at a very affordable price. |
| are towing little kids. Check in at the Plaza of the | | | | Dallas is so big that it has something of interest to |
| Americas for the night to take a break from your | | | | offer everyone in the family - parents, teenagers and |
| trip. | | | | young kids. It definitely what makes a trip to this city |
| Bonding during weekend getaways happens more | | | | a great family weekend getaway destination. |
| when the family is doing some activity together. | | | | |