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Arlington
Attractions
Six
Flags Hurricane Harbor
1800 E. Lamar Blvd, Arlington
817-265-3356
At 47 acres, this is the largest water park in the Southwest. More
than 3 million gallons of water are pumped through the park. 21
twisting & plunging slides are the park's trademark.
Six
Flags Over Texas
2201 Road To Six Flags E, Arlington
817-640-8900
205-acre theme park features more than 100 rides, shows and other
attractions in a landscaped setting. Rides include the Mr. Freeze,
the tallest & fastest roller coaster in the southwest, Texas
Giant wooden roller coaster, the Flashback roller coaster that turns
riders upside down 6 times, Runaway Mountain and more. Entertainers
appear in concert on selected nights in the 10,000-seat Music Mill
Amphitheatre.
Arlington
Museum of Art
201 W. Main St., Arlington
817-275-4600
Considered by many to be one of the state's finest contemporary
art spaces. Hours: Wed-Sat 10a-5p
Arlington Historical Society and Fielder House Museum
1616 W. Abram St., Arlington
817-460-4001
Permanent displays include a country store, barbershop, a turn-of-the-century
bedroom, a scale model of a Southern Pacific steam engine and pictures
of old Arlington. Also known as Fielder House. Hours: Wed-Sat 10a-2p,
Sun 1:30p-4:30p
Dallas
Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood, Dallas
214-922-1200
Since its founding in 1903, the museum has built major collections
in African, Asian, contemporary & Indonesian art, and possesses
substantial photographic, pre-Columbian, American Colonial-era antique,
impressionist and postimpressionist European art holdings. Tue-Wed
11a-5p, Thu 11a-9p, Fri-Sun 11a-5p
Dallas
Symphony
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
2301 Flora Street, Dallas
214-871-4000
Opened in 1989, the center was designed by I.M. Pei, with acoustics
by Russell Johnson. The Meyerson serves as the home of the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra, but other events actually outnumber DSO concerts.
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