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TEXAS - Last minute travel specials to Dallas, Houston,
San Antonio, Fort Worth, Fredericksburg, El Paso, Corpus Christi,
Galveston, Beaumont, College Station, Kileen, Lubbock, South
Padre Island, Harlingen, and Wichita Falls.
Dallas - Dallas, Texas, is one of the most exciting
cities in the Southwest, boasting hundreds of exciting attractions
and events. From amusement parks and entertainment to zoos
and museums, there's never a dull moment in Dallas. The people
of Dallas are serious about offering up an incredible number
of options for family fun. The numerous amusement parks include
Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, GameWorks,
and AMF FunFest. For a more relaxed afternoon, visitors can
enjoy the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, which has over 2,700
acres of wildlife preserves with guided tours and scenic drives.
Every family that comes to Dallas should be sure to visit
Fair Park and the Dallas Arts District. The Arts District
includes 17 blocks of museums, galleries, theatres and other
performance spaces. The Dallas Museum of Art features art
from around the world, specializing in pre-Columbian American
art. Fair Park, comprising over 277 acres, is a national historical
landmark. The Park encompasses the largest collection of cultural
facilities in Dallas, is open year-round, and has seven museums
on its grounds. In downtown Dallas, the Majestic Theatre puts
on state-of-the-art productions in a wonderfully restored
1920's playhouse.
Houston - the largest City in Texas with a population
of over 1,500,000, Houston has much to offer both visitor
and resident including more than twenty Universities and Colleges
such as the distinguished University of Houston, the University
of Texas-Houston Health and Science Center, Texas Southern
University and Rice University. A recent addition to Houston,
the Holocaust Museum presents a stirring visual and audio
account of the Jewish Holocaust. Through the stories of various
people who survived this horrendous period, visitors will
be touched, changed and educated by their experiences
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