We have been here twice and have loved it both times! There is SO much to do. So many floors and…read morethemed rooms of fun for all ages (bubble room, craft room, trains, grocery store, sound and light, tea room, etc). This is also a great value! Admission was affordable and was part of our "GetOut" austin passes. The only tricky thing may be parking. There are a lot of spaces, but each time we've gone it's been a full lot. Would definitely recommend this place for kiddos!

We were thoroughly surprised by the Mayborn Museum. It looks small but it offers so much for kids…read more The first floor is the museum and the second floor is interactive and mainly for kids. We spent the whole day here except going out for lunch as they offer re-entry. Check out the Design Lab and Lights and Sounds areas. We had the most fun there. Also, there are scavenger hunts all over the museum so keep your eyes open for those.

This place has a lot history and fact that most people don't know. It is well laid out. There is a…read morefew interactive things to do. So Big and Small children don't get bored.

Having watched the CW's "Walker" featuring Jared Padalecki, I've been itching to check out the…read moreTexas Ranger Museum! If you're thinking it's a museum for the baseball team like Tracy P. thought, uhm, it's not. Haha. Texas Rangers have an illustrious history. Surprisingly, not all TR's were good, but for the most part they were lawmen. Do watch the 45-minute film before touring the museum which helped me appreciate the exhibits as it ties the TRs with almost every aspect of Texas history. There are interactive exhibits so you can pick up and feel the weight of a TR gun. And there are somber reminders of the most famous Waco incident. Expect to spend a decent couple of hours here and stop by the gift shop for a memorabilia. Only $10.50 per adult admission. Enjoyed it! Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and NY.

Beautiful historic home, it was decorated so beautifully for the holidays. We enjoyed our tour,…read morelearning so much about early Waco and it's founders.

Greatly enjoyed touring this home which features many well restored rooms and a rich history. The…read morecurator provided an excellent visit and history of the home and original family. Am looking forward to seeing the home when decorated for the holidays. Plan on two hours to complete the tour.

Wasn't sure what to expect but really glad we stopped by while in Waco. The staff was friendly and…read moreinformative. The dig site was a short walk and was in an air conditioned building. Thank goodness due to the heat and humidity in late Sept! Interesting and fascinating. Only took about 1.5 hours even with an informative session with one of the park tour guides.

As a National Park enthusiast, I was really excited to learn this site wasn't too far from my…read morefriend's house and so I was ecstatic to visit Waco Mammoth National Monument while in Texas. I'm also glad I happened to bring my National Park passport (you just never know!) Anyway, Waco Mammoth is definitely one of the more unusual units of the National Park System I've visited but also worth the visit!!! The history behind the site is fascinating. After two men discovered bones in 1978, researchers from Baylor University and other institutions began excavating the area and quickly realized they had uncovered something incredible! More and more fossils were found and in 2015 my guy President Obama established the site as an official unit of the National Park System. Though, one thing visitors should know ahead of time is that even though this is a National Park Service site, our America the Beautiful passes do NOT work here. General entry to the park grounds is free, but there is a separate fee to enter the dig shelter because it is operated in partnership with the City of Waco to help support preservation efforts. The actual dig shelter is absolutely the highlight of the experience, though you'll need to join a guided tour led by a docent. Hopefully you end up with one who is especially knowledgeable and enthusiastic because that really makes the experience come alive. I loved seeing the nation's first and only recorded evidence of a nursery herd of Colombian Mammoths from the Ice Age! So neat. At least 19 mammoths were discovered and the jury (err, scientists) are still out on how exactly these mammoths came to be trapped at this site/the reasoning for their passing. Anyway, this is a fascinating stop and absolutely worth visiting if you're in the Waco area, especially if you enjoy history, science, paleontology, or just visiting National Park units. It's not a full-day destination by any means, but it's definitely educational, memorable, and offers something very different from the typical national park experience!

Friendly staff and gorgeous floor. Thursday night is their…read moreRetro Night and was only $2 to skate if you have your own skates. Great choice for family fun!

If there was a way to give zero stars, I would. Do not buy any prepaid plans or passes from Skate…read moreWaco located at 401 Towne Oaks dr, waco, tx 76655. Their management is incredibly dishonest, unorganized, and they will triple-charge you. I bought three 1-month passes for myself and my two older kids. At sign-up, the staff was very friendly but claimed they were out of physical citizen pass cards, promising we would get them the following week. That never happened. The second week we got in fine because the same employee remembered us. However, by the third week, they refused to let us in without the cards. Even though I had already paid for the passes, they forced me to buy a brand new pass just to enter, promising I could roll over the unused weeks. When we returned the next week, the store manager stood at the gate, told me my passes were expired, and forced me to pay full price again. I ended up paying three times for the exact same service. Avoid their prepaid promotions--they take advantage of customers and have the worst customer service I have ever experienced.

Nice park. Grounds are nice rubbery green. Seats are covered. Netting is full length of 3rd to…read morehome and 1st to home. Biggest disappointment is the $5 hotdogs. I don't mind paying $3.50. No more. But don't rip me off. I hoped this Baptist University would at least be fair. But even here the almighty $$$ wins out. 3 Star. That's it.

Fun little cook off in the streets of Hico, Texas. First year was 2004, can't believe it took me…read morethis long to find out about it. A few months back I planned the run for my car club; not too many hotel options in the area so we chose Stephenville just north for our overnight stay. Saturday morning our group snacked at the complimentary breakfast before heading out for some curves. Event was well organized starting with parking; very short walk to the streets where teams were already cooking. Couple of options here folks; we purchased appetizer tickets for $15 each. That gave us access to run between booths and snack instead of eating a full blown meal. $35 would have gotten you a steak dinner served at 5:30pm. I think another $30 for wine. First stop we dined on Asian spiced pork belly! One booth had free beer!!! YES PLEASE! Notable bites to start were seafood boudin, spicy hot wings, and bacon jam bites. And that was the first 100 yards. Round the corner and a margarita machine made out of a drink cooler and a garbage disposal (redneck brilliance). Free Margaritas!!! OK its REALLY hot, another few yards down the street for free Gatorade. Another good dish with a play on Texas Caviar with grilled chicken. Sausage wrap with three salsa options including the last one "I dare you". Yes, it was friggin' hot but a nice way to induce more sweating to cool you off...eventually. Hit some shops; had some fun. Only complaint was the teams that just served crappy Eckrich sausage. Yall could have done WAY better for your guests! We were so full we didn't even stop for pie at the Koffee Kup. Fun times!!

Great food. I was pleasantly surprised by the pulled pork Mac and cheese. Will return soon.read more