Hike or bike on one of the best recreation trails in the area in Boulder Park. Mountain bikers swear by the long uphill stretches and birders rave about the beauty and diversity of species that can be found there.
Die laughing at a production by the Comedy Killers, Dallas' own professional murder-mystery troupe. The actors can be hired to perform at parties, corporate events and the like. Or you can watch a show at the Dallas Hub Theater, where the production was voted Best Place for a First Date. Either way, it's comedy to die for.
Updated in 2006, the 18-hole, par 71 Cottonwood Valley Golf Course measures 7,120 yards. The course features Bermuda grass fairways and Bentgrass greens and tee boxes and strategically placed bunkers. The number one signature hole's green was designed by the course's original golf architect, Robert Trent Jones Jr., in the shape of Texas with a bunker in the shape of Oklahoma and a lake resembling the Gulf of Mexico.
Go boot scootin' or belly up to any of the three bars at Gilley's Dallas. Ride the mechanical bull, learn a new line dance and remember to wear your cowboy hat.