When planning a vacation with kids, choose a destination with many fun activities for all ages. Texas is a good choice, with a wide range of options that everyone in the family can enjoy. From museums to zoos, beaches, amusement parks and more, family fun abounds deep in the heart of Texas.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area is full of fun things to do. Both cities have great zoos and Dallas has the Dallas World Aquarium, which has a multi-leveled rain forest exhibit, penguins and a wide variety of ocean life including sharks, stingrays and piranhas. Baseball fans will enjoy going to a Texas Rangers' game and visiting The Legends of the Game Baseball Museum & Children's Learning Center located at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. The Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas combines a natural history museum, a science museum, a children's museum, an IMAX theater and a planetarium. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History also contains exhibits that are fun for all ages.
If you are looking for a beach vacation, Galveston is a good choice. It offers 32 miles of beaches and is only about forty minutes away from Houston, where you can visit the Houston Zoo or the NASA Space Center. In Galveston, you can visit the Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark, a convertible water park that can be opened and closed for outdoor and indoor use. Kids and adults both will enjoy a tour of Moody Gardens,a pyramid shaped aquarium with penguins, tropical fish, an IMAX theater and more. Galveston also has a Railroad Museum for train lovers. It is located in the historic Strand District. Everyone will have fun exploring this charming Texas town and relaxing on its beaches.
Like other Texas towns, San Antonio has a charming identity all its own. Head down to the famous San Antonio River Walk for shopping and eating. Walk along the river or take a boat ride in a river taxi to see the sights. Visit the San Antonio Children's Museum, hands-on fun for children ages birth to ten, or the Alamo, the Spanish mission where the famous Battle of the Alamo was fought. Other fun choices for kids are the San Antonio Zoo, El Mercado Market Square, and the Six Flags Fiesta Texas Amusement Park. Just North of San Antonio you can visit Natural bridge Caverns to explore an underground cave and Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch, a drive through African Safari where you can see hundreds of animals roaming freely.
No matter where you decide to vacation in Texas you are sure to find things that are fun not only for kids, but for everyone in the family.
