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Stroll around the largest urban arts district in the world—the Dallas Arts District, which features the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, Crow Collection of Asian Art, AT&T Performing Arts Center, a small park and more.

Spend the day at Fair Park, which features an amusement park, museums, flea markets, eateries and special events spread out over its 227 acres. One of the unique activities for the family to enjoy here is a ride in the Swan Paddleboats at Leonhardt Lagoon.

Surround yourself with culture at one of the city’s many fascinating museums, including The George W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum and The Sixth Floor Museum/Texas School Book Depository, which allows you to step back into time—to one of the most infamous days in our nation’s history: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Video presentations, documents and a self-guided audio tour teach visitors more about this tragic event.

Your kids aren’t the only ones who will learn something new and enjoy themselves at the Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park, which features interactive education via hands-on exhibits. You can view thousands of aquatic animals, including such fascinating marine life as a blue-eyed loggerhead turtle, upside-down jellyfish, albino alligator, electric eel and giant Pacific octopus.

Another venue displaying intriguing marine life is the Dallas World Aquarium, which features a rainforest exhibit and numerous habitats created for animals and sea creatures from across the globe.