Some good free, semi-free/cheap and fun things to do w/ or show to a foreigner visiting…?

…Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas?
My best friend (a brit) is finally coming to visit me! I live in DFW area… North Texas. We can travel some but probably only will do one bigger "field trip" elsewhere (probably San Antonio). Mostly want to think up some places to go around here that are fun. Preferably free or cheap… but if it’s worth going to and costs a bit that’s ok too. I’ve already thought of Six Flags/Hurricane Harbor, Deep Ellum/Dallas and maybe going to San Antonio… Horse back riding, camping/picnic/bbq… the zoos… maybe even a rodeo even though I am not crazy about them… haha. And of course some good restarants… maybe a steakhouse one night. I am not sure what all there is to do here even though I’ve lived here forever. I want him to remember his trip to Texas! And most of all I want him to have a fun time here. Has anyone else ever had a foreign friend visit here and what kinds of stuff did you do with them? What would you suggest? Any ideas would be appreciated

Here is a list of 50 free things to do in Dallas:

Pioneer Plaza Cattle Drive

A growing number of bronze, larger-than-life-size steers and their cowboy escorts moo’ve along Pioneer Plaza – adjacent to the Dallas Convention Center. This bronze cattle drive is located on the actual Shawnee Trail drive of the 1850s – and is the largest bronze monument of its kind in the world.

Downtown, Young & Griffin Streets
Outdoor Sculpture Tour

Discover over 30 distinctive sculptures on the sidewalks of Downtown. Along with pieces from the 19th century, there are contemporary works, including a painter capturing magnificent Dallas on canvas – Can you find him?
Art Garden

Enjoy the Sculpture Garden at the base of the statuesque Trammell Crow Center in Downtown. More than 20 statues from the French masters, including Rodin, reside in this peaceful setting with cascading waters and beautiful gardens.

Free/Donations Accepted
Tues. – Sun. 10 am – 5 pm
Thurs.10 am – 9 pm

Downtown, 2010 Flora Street, 214-979-6430
Uptown and West Village

Dallas’ popular Uptown District is exploding with new residential and retail centers with a variety of elements coming together for a shopping, dining, and entertainment experience that will appeal to all types of tastes. The West Village focal point is the new Magnolia Theater that supports independent film and arts.

Uptown, McKinney Avenue and Routh Street, 214-922-9622
Mustangs Sculpture in Las Colinas

Nine mustangs, bronze, beautiful and larger-than-life, splash their way across a stream cut through the stone and granite plaza of Williams Square. Stroll across the plaza and visit the Mustangs of Las Colinas Sculpture & Exhibit, which includes an informative 20 minute film about mustangs and the making of this breathtaking sculpture.

Exhibit Center Open: Weds. – Sat. 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.www.mustangsoflascolinas.com

In nearby Irving, O’Connor Road, North of Highway 114, 972-869-9047
Tour the Morton H. Meyerson

The acoustically renowned Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, designed by I.M. Pei, is yours to tour on selected Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. (please call in advance for monthly tour schedule as tours are subject to change with rehearsals and performances) Discover the 4,535 pipes on the Herman W. Lay Family Organ – this $1.36 million organ, crafted by C.B. Fisk Inc., is truly an acoustical wonder!

Enthusiastic and experienced volunteer docents are available to welcome visitors, school groups, conventions, families, and others for a one-hour tour detailing points of interest throughout the Meyerson. Once a month, schedule permitting, a thirty-minute organ demonstration of the Lay Family Concert Organ is presented, followed by a tour of the Center.

Free one hour tours at 1 pm. Events hosted at the center are by admission only.

Downtown, 2301 Flora Street, 214-670-3600
Dallas Central Library

Read all about it at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. This public library includes one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, printed in 1776 – also on permanent display, is William Shakespeare’s First Folio of Comedies, Histories & Tragedies. The library’s Children Center is one of the largest in the country.

Mon. – Thurs. 9 am – 9 pm
Fri. – Sat 9 am – 5 pm
Sun. 9 am – 1 pm

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