Irving, Texas trip, anything to see?

[chelsmm]

Hi,

 

My daughter may be going to the Judo Junior Olympics in Irving, Texas this June.  I don't know the area at all (I've never been to Texas, and it's such a huge state anyways), so I'm hoping someone here might give me an idea if there is anything to see or do in the area.  I doubt we will have a car.

 

Thanks,

Chelsea.

[Alessandra]

The National Scouting Museum is in Irving. No idea what it is like.

[Aurelia]

Pretty much anything in the Dallas area, like the Dallas Zoo, Aquarium, art & science museums, Pioneer Plaza, Reunion Tower (make sure you dress nicely if you want to eat at the restaurant there, they are strict about enforcing the dress code). Irving is considered like a suburb of Dallas.

[staceyobu]

The Perot Museum is very impressive. You will also be close to Six Flags amusement park

[MasaMama]

Dallas Museum of Art is free. While you are in Dallas Downtown area, taking a break at Klyde Warren Park would be nice, too. (You might want to bring a swimming suit for the little splash river).

[Kerileanne99]

How much time will you have and what are the ages of the kids?

If you won't have a car, but could use transportation or get a ride to one area, I would head for the Perot museum. It is absolutely amazing, and has a little something for all ages...from Mom/Dad to tiny tots as there is a special children's area on the bottom floor. If you are a member of any science museum on the reciprocal list, it will probably be free general admission. We are members even though we live 2 hours away because we go so often and because of that reciprocal agreement! We have made our membership fees back several times over.

The other reason to head there is that there is so much in that area. The Dallas Aquarium pretty much shares a parking lot with the Perot, and there are plenty of great places to eat right there. The Dallas Museum of Art (free), and a fantastic park a pp poster mentioned are very close as well.

 

If you are really confined to Irving (really, just consumed by Dallas as a whole!) you might look to see what is happening at the Irving Center for the Arts...

[Mom2OandE]

Irving is smack dab between Dallas and Ft. Worth. It's minutes from DFW airport. Arlington is just south.....Six Flags over Texas. It's one big metropolitan area.

[dragonflyer]

There is a free petting zoo in Irving.  It is not very big and would not take much time.

[hellen]

The orange line of the light rail will get you from the Irving Convention Center to the Perot Museum. It would be way easier with a car and you would have more options. The new children's section of the Dallas botanical garden is neat.

[Kerileanne99]

The orange line of the light rail will get you from the Irving Convention Center to the Perot Museum. It would be way easier with a car and you

would have more options. The new children's section of the Dallas botanical garden is neat.

Oh, is that new?! We went a couple of weeks ago and we fell in love. We pretty much had to drag my little math-lover away from the math path math in nature area. She 'hopped' Fibonacci numbers all day and tried to see how many trees she could find that followed the Pattern. So many neat things!

I couldn't believe that I had missed it all these years, but we drive almost every weekend to either Dallas or Austin so we aren't local..:

[chelsmm]

wow, thanks for all the ideas.  It sounds like there is plenty to do.  I'm not sure who will be going.  I'd love for the whole family to go (DH, DD-8, DS-6, and me), but I doubt we can afford the airfare.  So it's more likely to be DD and me and possibly my dad.  He needs to go to Texas for something else, and is hoping to coordinate.  The math park sounds so cool!  My kids love petting zoos of any size.  It's all about the baby goats for them. And the splash river would be a huge hit.

 

very helpful, thanks!