Museums
Family FavoritePerot Museum of Nature and Science
Under $25Five stories of hands-on science and dinosaur halls inside a striking Thom Mayne-designed cube.
AttractionsFamily FavoriteRainy-Day Pick
Dallas World Aquarium
Dallas World Aquarium is an attraction in Dallas, TX, part of the Dallas–Fort Worth guide. Cost: $25 to $50.
1801 N Griffin St · Dallas, TX
Why you should go…
The aquarium recreates a Mesoamerican rainforest under a glass canopy, with jaguars, sloths, and toucans sharing the space above the walking path. Manatees, sharks, and a leafy sea dragon exhibit round out the marine side.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Dallas World Aquarium, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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- MuseumsRainy-Day Pick
Dallas Museum of Art
FreeBrowse free galleries holding more than 24,000 works, from ancient objects to Impressionist paintings and contemporary art.
0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
- Sport & OutdoorLocal Gem
Klyde Warren Park
FreeA five-acre deck park built over a sunken freeway, packed with food trucks, games, and free events.
0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor
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Dallas Zoo
Under $25Walk 106 acres of habitats south of downtown Dallas and meet more than 2,000 animals at the oldest zoo in Texas.
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Ripleys Believe It or Not Grand Prairie
$25–$50Odditorium near Dallas-Fort Worth with bizarre artifacts, a wax museum, mirror maze and 7D moving theater.
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Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark
$25–$50Texas's largest indoor waterpark with 11 slides, a lazy river, a surf simulator and a retractable roof.
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