Top 20 Places to Take Kids in and around the Mid-Cities

2025's Best Places for Kids in the Mid-Cities!

THE 2026 SURVEY IS CURRENTLY RUNNING and closes June 20! Click here to vote for your favorites! Once we tally the votes, this page will magically change to the 2026 results.

Every May and June, thousands of local parents, grandparents, and caregivers weigh in on their favorite local places to take kids.

Of course, there are literally hundreds of wonderful places to take your kids in our area, not just this year's winners! Make sure to browse through our packed daily calendar, visit our Everything That's Free page, and sign up for our fantastic FREE weekly newsletter with dozens of ideas each week for local stuff to do with kids.

DALLAS AREA

1 Dallas Zoo

2 Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark

3 Perot Museum of Nature and Science

4 The Dallas World Aquarium

5 Dallas Arboretum

6 Heritage Farmstead Museum

7 North Texas Performing Arts

8 Reunion Tower

9 Hawaiian Falls

10 Dallas Summer Musicals

11 "My Local Library"