Dallas & Fort Worth Official Visitor's Guide

190 199 183 Irving 114 820 635 southeast 12 Dallas 80 Fort Worth Arlington Grand Prairie 175 Terrell 360 Tyler Athens 377 Waxahachie Ennis Corsicana Polka Festival, Ennis and the December Christmas Parade of Lights. Catch the vision of the thousands of twinkling lights that illuminate downtown Ennis each December. Visit Ennis…where we’ll put a smile in your heart. For more information, visit visitennis. org or call the Ennis Convention and Visitors Bureau toll-free: (888) 366-4748, metro: (972) 878-4748, fax: (972) 875-1018. has 28 historical markers, many on stately, turn-of-the-century homes, that are easy to find with the “Guide Map of Terrell Historical Markers.” The R.A. Terrell Homeplace, located on the campus of Southwestern Christian College, is being restored and will open to the public. One of the first dwellings erected in Terrell, it is one of twenty surviving Round Houses in the nation and is a Texas Historic Landmark. The annual Heritage Jubilee offers activities for the entire family and includes an IBCA sanctioned BBQ cookoff. Treasures abound at several antique stores and malls, with bargains at Tanger Outlet Center on I-20. Two rodeo arenas and Thrillvania, voted “Best Of” Dallas Area Haunted Houses, are seasonal activities to explore. Annual events include Heritage Jubilee (2nd weekend in April) North Texas Antique Tractor & Engine Club Show (2nd weekend in June), July 4th Fireworks, Chamber Civic Auction (October), Christmas Parade (2nd Saturday in December). Tyler Azalea Garden, Tyler TYLER Tyler, Texas is located in the piney woods of East Texas on Interstate 20 between Dallas and Shreveport, LA. Known as the Rose Capital of the World, Tyler still produces over 1/4 of all the roses sold in the United States. The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the largest in nation covering over 14 acres containing 38,000 rose bushes. Tyler has many other attractions including the Caldwell Zoo, Brookshire’s World of Wildlife, Tyler Museum of Art, Discovery Science Place and the Tyler Rose Museum. The Arts flourish in East Texas with the East Texas Symphony, the R.D. Cowan Center and the Tyler Civic Ballet, as well as many children and local performance venues. For the history buff, Tyler offers historic home tours, cemetery tours, living history exhibits and historical reenactments. Our visitors can enjoy a trip to Tyler State Park, Lake Tyler, Lake Palestine or just a relaxing day in one of the many public parks though out the city. Our city is proud 75 TERRELL The City of Today with the Charm of Yesterday…just 30 miles east of Dallas on I-20 or US 80. Enjoy the rich history of Terrell by visiting the Heritage Museum located in the Carnegie Building. The exhibits include a 1921 Estey pipe organ, farm tools used by early settlers of the area, a unique doll collection and an original painting by Frank Reaugh. The #1 British Flying Training School Museum commemorates the joint effort between the citizens of Texas, the British and American governments, in training more than 2,200 British and American pilots in Terrell during World War II. Railroading played an important part in Terrell’s heritage. Visit the Midland Rail Car, the private dining car used by Col. E.H.R. Green, an early settler in Terrell and son of Hetty Green, the “Witch of Wall Street,” located in Ben Gill Park. Terrell For more information, contact: Terrell Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau, Box 97 (1314 W. Moore), Terrell, Texas 75160; (972) 563-5703. terrelltexas.com Carnegie Building, Terrell for more information go to visitdallas-fortworth.com http://visitennis.org http://visitennis.org http://www.terrelltexas.com http://www.visitdallas-fortworth.com

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