Things to Do in Dallas, TX Area?

ETA: Lori... you nailed it. How did I leave those wonderful places out!!! Great ideas.

I live in the Dallas area (North Dallas, Allen, Plano Frisco areas) and there is a ton of things to do. If possible, visit Fort Worth as well. The stockyards in Ft Worth are great.

A lot of it depends on your interests.
The JFK Museum and Book Depository is a must see for many who visit the area.
George Bush library is awesome located at the SMU campus.

Sports? Texas Ranger game, indoor skydiving, Top Golf, visit/tour Cowboy stadium in Arlington and the new Cowboy workout facilities area at The Star in Frisco.

Concerts: AA Center downtown and Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

Food: OMG where to start. Depends on your budget but we have some fantastic restaurants.

It sounds like your children might be a little old for Hurricane Harbor and Six Flags but it is there.

Shopping is awesome from the outlet centers to high end.

I am not that familiar with 35 but I think you go through the area with Winstar Casino which has a lot of concerts.

What area of town are you looking to stay? Great hotels downtown the W. Gaylord out by the airport, lots of very nice Marriott resort type hotels.

Many of our roads are tolls and they bill you based on your tag #. I think my card gets billed about $40 a month for tolls. You don't stop and pay, cameras take all the info and send you a bill. You might check out ntta.com to check out any rules or info for out of state or cars with no toll tag.

If I think of anything else I'll post it. Feel free to PM with specific questions and areas as well.

I think it's about an 8 to 10 hour drive from KC to Dallas, right? Are you stopping along the way or pushing it out to one trip in one day.

You could break it up and stop in Oklahoma City and see the memorial
https://oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/

if you and your family are into history? You could go to the School Book Depository museum and view from where JFK was assassinated and walk around Dealy Plaza.

I know there is a bus tour you can take around Dallas.

Pick out where you are going to stay - either inside Dallas or in a city around Dallas. How long do you plan on staying and what interests each person has. Then see if you can fit it all in.

Have fun! Safe Travels!

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Agree with TF all the way. There are a ton of great things to do. Dallas Fort Worth has many beautiful and interesting places to visit.

The arboretum is beautiful and will be in bloom in March. The Kimbell Art Museum, Dallas Art Museum, Perot Museum, and the Botanical Gardens are outstanding too. The Holocaust Museum in Dallas is very moving. I know it may not be a typical vacation stop, but to me, it’s history told in a way that history isn’t normally portrayed.

March can be nice with mild temps and it can be cold...it can also be both in the same week. 😂

I lived there for many years and loved it!

I was in Dallas over Easter last year and visited the JFK Museum/Book Depository. Awesome experience and I cannot highly recommend it enough. For extra fun, listen to the audio book by Stephen King 11/22/63 on the drive down. I think that your sons would enjoy both the book and the museum as well.

So we just moved from Overland Park to Dallas (Frisco actually) this summer. There really is a ton to do here and I'll be following this post for things to add to my own list!

Oklahoma City also seems to have a ton to do. Both OKC and Dallas have NBA teams if your kids are into that. Plus we have major and minor league baseball. There's a huge Winstar Casino at the OK TX border and although your kids can't gamble you might look into concerts there. They have pretty big name people headlining there.

Dallas also offers a bunch of fun food tours. I must say that KC BBQ is way better than TX but there are some good finds and we've had fun trying things out. I found a food tour that takes you to all the great BBQ places in Dallas and Forth Worth.

Six Flags will be open by then.

There is a lot to do in the DFW metroplex it all depends on what you are into. I live just south of Dallas.