This visitor center and museum adds to the charm in Roanoake. I stopped by during my lunch break…read moreand spent time to view artifacts and learn the history of Roanoake. The lady at the front desk was welcoming and knowledgeable about the museum. I like the addition of interactive pieces in the museum which made the experience better. They have a souvenir stand at the back and a guessing game. If you win the guessing game you get to choose between two shirts. I got the Roanoake tape measure and a free shirt from the guessing game. All in all it was a lunch break well spent and the ladies working there were lovely. I recommend stopping by if you are in the area.

From the moment you walk into this exceptional little Museum, you are greeted by a vast of…read moreknowledge from three incredibly dedicated and welcoming employees. They commence by escorting you and your children throughout their beautiful and wonderful exhibits. They are so kind and gentle with your children. These marecoulous women get your children engaged in the historical world of Roanoke, Texas. I felt like I traveled back in time. Best of all, our friends were allowed to participate and expand on their knowledge. All their questions were answered so patiently and the children were allowed to touch certain items and explore. The kindness of all these women blew my mind. They even hugged us without hesitation at the end of our unscheduled tour. Also, we are now in their Facebook page, so Yes, they made us famous. Please, please, go check out this time capsule. It a small Museum that packs a Huge Punch . Enjoy and don't forget to ask about their scavenger hunt!!! Thank you ladies, it was an experience we will never forget.

The Museum is not a real museum per se. It is a gift shop with a bunch of historic artifacts. For…read more$2, it's not a bad deal as you can walk through time and see the history of the Stockyards and the influences of Mexicans, Russians and the Native Americans who roamed the lands. I would recommend going elsewhere to learn about the history of Ft. Worth and/or the Stockyards. Everyone behind the counter is far more interested in rushing people through doors and selling them all the chotchkis than welcoming visitors. Lesson learned. Glad to know we could contribute to the museum.

This museum is located on the first floor of The Livestock Exchange Building located on Exchange…read moreAvenue. Back in the day, this building was known as "The Wall Street of the West" as so much money exchanged hands buying and selling beef. I recommend any first time visitor here to go through this museum to learn more about the history of this place. A suggested admission fee is $2 and well worth that expense. The museum also includes a gift shop of reasonably priced souvenirs. The most famous part of this museum is a light bulb that has been continuously burning for over 100 years and is the second oldest continuous burning light bulb in the world. There are also many other interesting artifacts of the old Stockyard to view. Budget about 15-20 minutes inside and it's a great place to get away from the heat outside too. Closed Tuesdays.

I had never visited this museum until today. The Main Street Arts Festival was well underway, and…read moreI figured what the heck? Found out the Sid Richardson Foundation ensures admission to this wonderful museum is always free. I didn't know that as I thought there was an entrance fee. Wow! Even though I wasn't particulary "dressed" for such a nice museum, the lady working the front desk made me feel very welcomed as if I was a regular contributing patron. As I perused the exhibits, one of the docents answered all the questions I had concerning the art work. Damn, all those years I worked and walked downtown and I never visited this museum. Talk about lost time! PLEASE VISIT THIS MUSEUM!! You won't regret it. I will definitely come back.

This treasure is worth the visit! Wonderful and beautiful art. A true gem. Such a great museum.read more

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit!! The exhibits, artifacts, and information were very interesting…read more It was like an excursion inside a history book. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and made the visit memorable. The Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center was named in honor of the late, Mr. Henry B. Tippie, a World War II veteran. Located at the Dallas Executive Airport, 47,000 square feet dedicated to education. World's largest collection of authentic World War II art, a theater, and exhibits with artifacts. FYI: Groupon offers fabulous deals if you need to cut corners.

I've been here before and it is a nice simple venue. An old movie theater thats been refurbished.read more

The Rose Marine Theater…read more About: This intimate 250 seat house is an important part of the Northside community. It is home to the Hispanic theater company Artes de la Rosa and serves as a venue for other art organizations seeking to provide exciting entertainment to the growing Latino audience of North Texas. Atmosphere: The theater is a little old so it isn't particularly "fancy", but it is a comfortable and nice space with great views at every seat. The space definitely falls into a typical community theater venue set up. Productions: I've only seen two productions here, but both were good and worth the affordable ticket price. Bonus: One must see at the theater is a space that is actually next door to the stage. The Rose Marine has a terrific small gallery space that always has something unique with a Hispanic focus!

This landmark showcases beautiful mustangs In galloping scene. You can visit the museum in the…read morebuilding on the right (when you are facing the sculpture). The museum was small. It has pictures of how the sculptures were made. You can buy some souvenirs such as postcards, T-shirts, book about the history of the mustangs, pins, etc. I was fortunate that they had 20 percent off. The lady at the museum was very sweet and helpful. The museum definitely needs upgrades in technology. She wrote down the original total of my merchandise, calculated the discount on a calculator, wrote down the discount, entered each item on the computer. It was really time consuming. They also didn't accept Apple Pay.

The Mustangs are located in a small business court, In a ground level water feature. It's very…read morepretty, and a unique stop in Las Colinas. A larger pond is on the other side of the museum. We didn't go through the museum. Not sure why- probably was not open. (Right now it is closed for renovations) * This sculpture of nine bronze mustangs galloping across a granite prairie stream, is the largest equestrian sculpture in the world. The Mustangs are located in a hip active area that offers music museums cafes restaurants and and sightseeing. Definitely worth 5 minutes of your time, but you might find yourself spending the day.

In my opinion the Botanical Research Institute of Texas publishes some of the highest quality…read morefloras in the United States. I've purchased many over the years (see picture for one of my favorites) and always make sure to browse their website for upcoming new releases. Great customer service and prompt shipping. While the books are generally a bit pricey the content makes them worth every penny. Forget Amazon and support the fine work these folks are doing. Highly recommend!

An absolutely gorgeous space both outside and in, BRIT is a must-see for locals and tourists alike…read more Before I went in person, I looked up their website to see what this impressive homage to green living and environmental education is all about. They have a brilliant tagline ending their introductory description that says, "come visit our world to discover your world." How lovely and captivating is that notion? BRIT is right around the corner from the Botanic Gardens - a place I absolutely love to frequent. It's pretty strange and silly that I never went to explore the research facility and beautiful venue space next door - not until recently. From the outside, the building appears simple but grand with tall windows in straight lines. It's very angular and clean-cut; a meticulously structured building set amongst an organic landscape. The lawns outside are huge and sprawling, and the rooftop is living - another lawn a few stories high! The inside of BRIT is absolutely beautiful. The architecture is stunning - this would be a fantastic venue for a wedding or any event. Check out the pics here on Yelp and on their website to see just how open, unique, and memorable the space is. They even have a little rooftop patio! There's a grand staircase in the center that makes the space feel extra fancy and a bit whimsical, and all the natural light brightens everything beautifully. BRIT's mission is to conserve nature and to teach people how valuable plants are to our world, and they do this in a variety of ways: award winning research, classes for children and adults, events centered on their goal, farmer's markets, volunteer opportunities, and their impressive collections and herbarium (which houses over 1 million plants... WHAT!). Whether or not you're interested in learning exactly how and why our environment operates the way it does, hopefully all understand how important it is that so many people have dedicated their lives to doing so. We're all of this earth! Come to BRIT to celebrate.

Crowd control is out the window! I think that this would've…read morebeen super cool if we weren't corralled through like cattle. Way too many people to be able to truly enjoy the experience. As hotel guests, we were supposed to skip lines, but the staff didn't check our status, threw us in a normal line and we didn't realize until waiting in line for nearly 50 minutes that there was a separate line being honored, even though two employees of ICE were told by us that we were hotel guests and we showed our hotel bands. It is lovely and magical, but the amount of people in each 15 minute group was overwhelming.

If you go, be prepared to part with some cash, or um, charges on your card. We planned a Christmas…read moreouting to see ICE! with dear friends from Granbury on 12/9/23. She's going through breast cancer treatment and needed some holiday cheer. Bought tickets online, and even with the senior discount for all four tickets, we paid $212. We planned to see all the hotel's beautiful decor and then enjoy a nice meal in one of the hotel's restaurants after seeing ICE! NOWHERE, absolutely NOWHERE on the ICE! web site or the Gaylord's site does it mention the true blue nightmare that is parking, nor does it mention or suggest buying in advance a parking pass for the garage nearest the ICE! exhibit. One must search for info on parking to find that out. We would have paid another $25 per vehicle, but it would have saved MANY steps and much frustration. We were coming from Plano and found the parking garage was full. Our friends from Granbury were apparently about two minutes behind us pulling onto the Gaylord's grounds. We went to the front of the hotel to valet park. Valet was crazy busy but efficient considering there were long lines four rows deep with a mixture of overnight guests loading and unloading luggage, day visitors coming and going, etc. We were shocked to find out valet was $27 and NO CASH. We didn't see another choice, so we used valet services. Although right behind us, our friends were waved away because "valet was full." They were routed to a remote lot where a shuttle picked them up and dropped them off at the back of the hotel. We, of course, were at the front. It took quite a while to navigate the massive hotel to find each other. We made the fairly long walk to ICE! and proceeded through the maze and many stops along the way of getting inside the exhibit. Once in our (very hot while outside the exhibit) parkas, we inched along a long snaking line for at least 30 minutes while all those in front of us stopped for the professional photographer to take their pictures. We knew we wouldn't purchase any photos and wanted to skip that step. They wouldn't allow that. So we had our picture taken, got the claim ticket and moved into the exhibit. The exhibit itself was cute. The artistry of the ice carvings is quite impressive. The Grinch That Stole Christmas theme wasn't nearly as good as previous years. It seems to be a smaller exhibit than others, but it was still enjoyable. I'm not a fan of the Grinch stuff and would have preferred another theme, but it was well done. As we emerged from the cold, we were asked for our claim ticket for the photos. A nice young lady brought over our already printed photos... one 8x10 in a cute ICE! themed cardboard frame, two 4X6 prints, and a cute little frame that looked like a snow globe to hold one of the 4X6 prints. The cost? A whopping $45! That's the smallest package they offer. No option to buy just the 8X10 or the two 4X6 prints. Not a chance we were going to spend that kind of money on photos even if they were good. We thought they might make a deal rather than discard what they'd already printed, but nope. They'd only accept $45. No pictures for us. Upon leaving the exhibit, patrons are sort of "dumped" into a very large gift shop, much like the Disney and Universal Studios parks do. One must navigate the gift shop to get out of the ICE! area. The gift shop opens into a large open area with an ice skating rink (additional fee), a merri-go-round (additional fee), and a Build-a-Bear station (additional fee). There is NO SEATING in this entire area. There is a place to buy BBQ (as I recall) and drinks, but no seating. My friend wanted a Christmas ornament from the gift shop as a memento, so the rest of us stepped out of the fray and had to stand while she waited behind at least 25 people to pay for her purchase. No seating doesn't make sense except that Gaylord wants people to move around and spend money. Once leaving the ICE! area, we walked the fairly long distance back to the hotel and made our way around to where the restaurants are. That isn't a short walk either and was quite congested with people. Once we reached the restaurant area, we were met with a sign saying the restaurants were ALL reserved for overnight hotel guests only. So we've spent all this money, navigated the expensive parking nightmare, fought ridiculous crowds, and now we're not welcome to have a sit down meal in the hotel. Thankfully Grapevine has many fine offerings, so we left the Gaylord, tired and frustrated, and made our way elsewhere for our meal. There is no doubt the Gaylord Texan is aware of these many issues. They don't care about warning local patrons so plans can be made accordingly because the hotel is making money hand over fist. So incredibly disappointing. We won't bother including ICE! or the Gaylord Texas in future holiday plans as they were inhospitable hosts who clearly don't care about the comfort and convenience of their patrons.