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 is my second visit to the Mayborn Museum. It is an excellent museum for children of all ages…read more My earlier visit was about 4 years ago. Many of the interactive exhibits that would interest younger folks has been updated. Interactive exhibits is a big part of the museum exhibits. Very educational and fun. There is a room for Space X rocket technology and the relationship of Baylor University and Space X. Well worth a visit for all!

Such a fun museum!…read more For $12 per adult, you can't beat the price and it comes with a free soda! This museum has so much history of Dr. Pepper and all things Dr. Pepper/Keurig. My dad worked for Dr. Pepper/Keurig for nearly 40 years, so this was so fun to see. So many cool artifacts from the beginning of Dr. Pepper to now. The gift shop is so cute with various souvenirs. The soda fountain building is fun! You can pre-book a make-your-own-soda event. We forgot to do that, but it looked really fun. The free soda was a plus. They even have flavors I've never heard of like Diet Caramel Dr. Pepper. Fun thing to do while in Waco!

Fun with the kids at the museum. Had a 12, 8,and 7 year old and looking for summer adventures to…read morekeep them busy. The museum is very well organized with lots of nostalgic pieces and fun advertisements to see. Interesting to see the changes in design over the years. After the museum we got the floats and they were tasty and a perfect treat especially in the TX heat. They have some fun flavors of Dr. Pepper items you can also purchase like popcorn and cases of pop. Nice family time and place to escape the heat. Spent about 2.5 hours. Tip- $10 parking right across the street for easy access.

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.

All sports fanatics! This is a self-paced experience. Very informative about the legends who made…read moreheadway. Covers everything from football, tennis, and boxing in pro, college & everything in between. The South West Conference exhibits were really good. The Tom Landry Theater was nice. Great Visit.

We visited the Texas Sports Hall of Fame today and had a fantastic time! William, who was working…read moreduring our visit, was incredibly warm and welcoming, which made us feel right at home from the start. My family enjoyed exploring all of the exhibits, starting with the fun showcase of college fight songs that got everyone in the spirit. We wrapped up our visit at the Southwest Conference (SWC) display, which has something for fans of every university. The sports simulators were a big hit with our whole family -- especially trying to throw amazing pitches in the baseball game and shooting baskets into the space station-themed basketball hoop. It was the perfect blend of history, hands-on fun, and Texas sports pride. Highly recommend for families, sports fans, and anyone looking for something unique to do in Waco!

We went to the Mammoth National Monument for the 4th of July. What initially attracted us to the…read moresite was that it was a free activity to do for part of the day. Upon arriving to the site, you find a small gift shop and a booth set up to collect admission fees. I quickly double checked that the activity was free for the day since that what we all had seen advertised on their website. When I addressed this with the ranger, who was attending the station, he brushed us off saying that it was a separate ammenity fee and that the park was always free to enter... Interesting. I asked what the separate amenities were and couldn't get a straight answer, we were led to believe this was for some sort of tour in the park, but that was okay because we planned to walk around ourselves and didn't need a tour guide or anything. Come to find out, you can't see the main attraction without paying this "amenity fee," which normally would not be a big deal, but the advertising on the website coupled with the inadequate explination by the ranger led our group to believe the whole park and attraction would be free on that day. Fast forward, we decided to pay the fee to see the mammoths and dig site. In and of itself, the site was neat. We heard speeches from two different rangers about the history and what had been found in the area and what they were currently working on. The only other downside was that the speeches were very biased and rehearsed, drawing conclusions without definite evidence to back it up - such as exactly how and when the mammoths died. The presentation would have been so much better if only the facts were presented themselves and the conclusions were stated more clearly as hypothesis since there is no real way to know 100% the conclusions which were drawn.

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!

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!!

We only had an hour to kill in Waco and decided to take a tour of the first historic home we came…read moreacross. This ended up being the perfect thing to do! It was so cute and beautifully maintained. The tour guide was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic and answered all our questions. The tour costs a few couple of bucks and we had to take the condensed version but it was still really great. We learned a lot about the history of the home and the beginnings of Waco itself. I highly highly recommend this tour!

Elias is very informative on his cows, answers any question you have, and the steaks we got were…read moreamazing no seasoning needed just a pinch of salt at the end. Can't wait to get our qtr of waygu. He has our business from here on out.