Dallas & Fort Worth Official Visitor's Guide

southeast visitdallas-fortworth.com regional communities to have two of the Top 100 annual events in the country; The Texas Rose Festival held in October and the Azalea and Spring Flower Trail held in March. The Azalea and Spring Flower Trail, Tyler Waxahachie’s Historic Downtown is an antique hunter’s paradise. Visitors not only enjoy the historic homes and antique shopping, but can experience numerous quaint bed & breakfast inns, motels, and the Historic Rogers Hotel. With four bed & breakfast inns, Waxahachie promises ample opportunities for you to create your own weekend getaway. Annual events include Scarborough Faire Renaissance For information: Tyler Convention and Visitors Bureau, 315 N. Broadway, Tyler, Texas 75702, (800) 235-5712. visittyler.com WAxAHACHIE Located only 30 minutes south of the Dallas/ Fort Worth Metroplex, Waxahachie is a step back into turn-of-the-century Texas. The city showcases an architectural and historic flair which has made Waxahachie one of the most acclaimed movie sets in the nation. Such films as “Places In The Heart,” “Tender Mercies” and “The Trip to Bountiful,” have been filmed in this picturesque city. Welcome to Cleburne along the Chisholm Trail southwest CLEBURNE Visit Cleburne, located 29 miles south of Fort Worth, 50 miles west of Dallas. With areas of rolling hills, natural streams and wooded landscape, Cleburne retains a small town image within a metropolitan area. Cleburne State Park - 498 scenic acres offering camping, picnicking, fishing, swimming, and more. Layland Museum, housed in a 1904 Carnegie Library, boasts a 10,000-item collection relating to American home life in north central Texas and the southwest. The upstairs is home for Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players Inc., bringing theatre to Cleburne. The players produce four shows each year from all genres of theatre. 4th of July kicks off with a downtown parade then on to Lake Pat Cleburne for food, kids activities, entertainment and the main event with a majestic fireworks display. Whistle Stop Christmas in Hulen Park begins with 3 million lights being turned on the day before Thanksgiving and staying on till the end of December in Hulen Park. An eveninglighted parade takes place downtown the first Saturday evening in December. “The Majesty of Christmas” play, carriage rides, Santa and music enhance the beauty of the park. Splash Station Waterpark, a premiere venue for aquatic recreation. The eight-lane lap pool is opened year-round with the leisure pool opened in summer months. Slides, interactive spray ground, and vortex pool are sure to bring fun to your Ellis County Courthouse, Waxahachie Festival, held April-May; Gingerbread Trail Tour of Homes, the first weekend of June; Crape Myrtle Festival, held July 4 weekend; SCREAMS, thrilling thousands, is open the entire month of October; fourth Saturday in October Texas Country Reporter Festival; Candlelight Historic Home Tour, Thanksgiving weekend and first two weekends in December, Saturday and Sunday, will give you the opportunity to tour these turn-of-the century homes; and Bethlehem Revisited, held the first two weekends of December Friday - Sunday, invites you to walk the streets of ancient Bethlehem. The Ellis County Courthouse, listed in the top 100 most photographed structures in the state, awaits your visit! For information: Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce, 102 YMCA Dr., Waxahachie, TX 75165, (972) 937-2390, metro: (972) 938-9617, or visit us at: waxahachiechamber.com 76 dallas/fort worth area tourism council 2009 official visitors guide http://www.visitdallas-fortworth.com http://www.visittyler.com http://www.waxahachiechamber.com http://www.waxahachiechamber.com http://www.waxahachiechamber.com

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