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GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS, DIVISION CHAMPS
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ATTRACTIONS
Grand Prairie is home to famous Texas attractions for the entire family to enjoy. Experience the wonders of LOUIS TUSSAUD’S PALACE OF WAX & RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! & RIPLEY’S ENCHANTED MIRROR MAZE, three unique and entertaining attractions in one convenient location. In the Palace of Wax, come face to face with your favorite Hollywood stars. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! has fourteen galleries displaying the most fascinating and bizarre oddities from all corners of the globe. Take the challenge of Ripley’s Enchanted Mirror Maze. Experience thousands of mirrors and endless hallways.
Rated best in America, Grand Prairie’s “Gold Medal Award” and “Playful City USA” parks attract locals and visitors to play away the day. TANGLE RIDGE GOLF COURSE, one of Texas’, top ranked courses, offers exciting elevation changes, Champion Bermuda greens and rolling tree-lined fairways. Or, play Golf Digest’s “2008 Best in Texas” at affordable PRAIRIE LAKES GOLF COURSE. At Lake Joe Pool, fish, camp, picnic, swim and ski. Boats and jet skis are rentable at Lynn Creek Marina. Loyd Park on Lake Joe Pool is open year round with 221 camp sites, lakeside cabins, a meeting room, restrooms, showers, boat ramps, swimming beach, picnic sites and nature trails.
LYNN CREEK PARK, open daily March-October, features a white-sand swimming beach, mega S.S. Prairie Dog playground, boat ramps and lakeside picnic sites. November through December, Lynn Creek Park lights up with Prairie Lights, the popular drive-through holiday light display. No wonder Grand Prairie was a 2008 Money Magazine “Best Place to Live.” TRADERS VILLAGE, in Grand Prairie, is America’s largest weekend Flea Market and Festival Complex. Stroll through 3,500 vendors and discover that treasure of a lifetime. Enjoy theme park rides, festivals and a world of wonderful food. It’s always a state fair atmosphere of entertainment and just minutes from Six Flags and all area attractions. So, come for the shopping or just the fun of it. Traders Village also has a highly rated RV park on site.
LONE STAR PARK at Grand Prairie is a major league sports entertainment attraction featuring world-class live horse racing in a seven level glass-enclosed, climate-controlled environment. Lone Star Park offers two race meetings annually: the Spring Thoroughbred Season runs April through July, and American Quarter Horses take center stage September through November for the Fall Meeting of Champions. Visit lonestarpark.com or call 972-263-RACE for more information.
THE BAR AND BOOK AT LONE STAR PARK offers year-round, simulcast wagering from racetracks across the country seven days a week in a state-of-the- art, 36,000-sq. ft. Las Vegas-style Race Book.
ALLIANCE SKATE PARK AT GRAND PRAIRIE is a first-class recreational competitive skate park for in-line skating and skateboarding. The park includes an intermediate/advanced course and beginner’s course. Skaters of all skill levels are welcome.
A beautifully restored historic UPTOWN THEATER in downtown Grand Prairie offers concerts, plays, movies and more. Originally opened in 1950, the $5.5 million restored theater seats 400. With an orchestra pit, state-of-the-art lighting and sound, a black box theater, dressing rooms, artist meet and greet room, a large reception area and concession stand, the Uptown is a perfect venue for cozy entertainment in an elegantly quaint venue. The 6,350-seat live performance hall,
VERIZON THEATRE AT GRAND PRAIRIE, is located just south of Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie. Verizon Theatre is one of the most technologically sophisticated indoor theaters in America. The venue allows it to present a wide range of shows from music concerts and Broadway shows to comedy, magic, televised events, corporate events and more.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS baseball team, a member of the American Association of Professional Baseball, the 2008 Division Champions and the 2011 National Champions, host 50 games a year in their award-winning stadium, located between Lone Star Park and Verizon Theatre. In addition to baseball, the facility offers concerts, festivals, boxing and other special events during the year. The 6,000-seat stadium offers 13 luxury suites, Kid Zone play area, swimming pool and restaurant. In the heart of Dallas/Fort Worth & Beyond, Grand Prairie has something for everyone. Unique and entertaining attractions make Grand Prairie the perfect place to visit!
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