Manuel's Tree & Garden

Raise a bottle of grog, wipe your matted beard on your sleeve and toast your knight at the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament. This attraction will make you feel like royalty with its banquet-style theater in the round, and you can tour the grounds where period-costumed actors create a Medieval village experience.

At the Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival and Chili Cookoff, entry is free so you can come and go as you please. You will find plenty of bluegrass music, a chili cook-off, and an arts-and-crafts marketplace.

Explore the Wilds of Africa, learn about the Giants of the Savanna and regale in the elephants, tigers and bears of the ZooNorth, all at the Dallas Zoo. The 100-acre facility is home to 406 species and 1,800 animals.

All aboard for the Museum of the American Railroad in Frisco, an intriguing place dedicated to celebrating the heritage and future of railroads through historic preservation, educational programming and truly uber-interesting artifacts and archival material from the railroad industry to exhibit and interpret their significance in American life and culture. Exhibits and general programs are provided year-round. The Museum is a 50-year-old collecting institution with a long history of providing quality educational and entertaining experiences to over 3 million visitors from around the world, preserving and presenting their priceless collection of trains, including the widely popular TrainTopia, a railroad odyssey consisting of a 2500 square foot miniature model train layout.