
Dallas Zoo
Ten minutes from your front door, and the one Dallas outing that works for a four-year-old and a grandparent equally.

Ten minutes from your front door, and the one Dallas outing that works for a four-year-old and a grandparent equally.

277 acres of 1936 art deco, several museums and the Cotton Bowl — one car park, a whole day’s options.

Proper Central Texas barbecue, sold by the pound on butcher paper. No forks, no sauce, no argument.

A bookshop that serves proper drinks, in a converted bungalow with a garden. The good version of a night out.

Five floors of dinosaurs, earthquakes and things to press when Texas weather ruins the plan.

Boardwalk trails through wetland and forest, fifteen minutes away — the easiest outdoors option for mixed-ability groups.