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Texas Ranger Museum Package

Texas Ranger Museum Package

Enjoy a visit to the museum!!

Includes two tickets to the Texas Ranger Museum and a discount coupon book to other attractions per night.
Requires one day advanced booking.

Valid Dates:	Valid until December 31, 2012
Requirements:	3 day advance booking http://www.comfortsuites.com/ires/en-US/html/RoomAvailability?hotel=TX775&arrivalDate=&departureDate=&srp=PTXRGR&dateFormat=mm/dd/yy

Waco's 2 Best Haunted Houses!

8:00 PM UNTIL MIDNIGHTOCT 26,27,28,29,30,31 HOMECOMING WEEK

http://www.hauntedhousetexas.com/

Waco Tourist Information Center

The Tourist Information Center is your source for information about things to see and do in Waco, and throughout Texas. Stop by to pick up complimentary Visitors Guides, brochures, attraction and event information and Waco maps.
In addition, the Waco Tourist Information Center sells souvenirs such as T-shirts, mugs, keychains, books, postcards, local food items and more. Many of the items are also available at our online gift shop.
The Waco Tourist Information Center is located next to the Texas Ranger Museum. Exit 335B from I-35.
For more information, call the friendly staff at the Tourist Information Center at (800) 922-6386, (254) 750-8696 or email visitus@wacocvb.com.

Waco Indoor Activities for Kids and Teens

Art Center Waco has fun hands-on activities for the "child in all of us". Art Center Waco takes visitors around the world with Islamic calligraphy, Japanese origami, Turkish paper making, and French valentine making.

Like sports? The Texas Sports Hall of Fame is a great place to learn about a favorite team or player. Interactive displays provide the opportunity to match stride, height, hand and shoe size to those of an average NBA player. Answers to a sports trivia quiz can be found throughout the Hall of Fame. This is one quiz kids will love!

If you like video games and need an evening activity, Lansharx X-Box and PC Gaming Center is open noon to midnight, 365 days a year.

Learn about the legendary Pied Piper at the Armstrong Browning Library. Robert Browning composed the popular poem for Willie Macready, a bedridden 10 year-old to read and illustrate. The original pencil sketches drawn by Willie, and the stained glass window depicting the story can be seen at the library.

The Dr Pepper Museum is the home of the world's oldest major soft drink. The first floor contains a replica of the drug store where Dr Pepper was invented as well as an animatron of pharmacist Dr Charles Alderton telling the story of its invention. The interactive exhibits designed for younger audiences are fun and educational. The computer game "What's your favorite soft drink?" is great fun for those wanting to test their knowledge of Dr Pepper history.

Kids of all ages will find something to discover at the Mayborn Museum Complex. Themed discovery rooms allow kids to try on clothing from around the world, scrape skins and grind corn like Native Americans, stand inside a beating heart, or work on science experiments.

Learn how children in the 1880s popped popcorn without a microwave or stove. A tour guide will take you through Earle-Harrison House and show you why children who lived in this house enjoyed spending time in the kitchen.

Learn what life was like in the late 1800s while visiting one of Waco's five historic homes. Take a guided tour through Earle-Napier-Kinnard House, East Terrace, Fort House, McCulloch House, or Earle-Harrison House, and see the difference in how children played.

Catch a rodeo or weekend horse show at the Extraco Events Center.

Enjoy skating at Skate Country. While the older kids skate, the Younger kids enjoy the 3-story indoor playground for kids 10 and under. Skate Country is open till 9 pm on Thursday, 11 pm on Friday, and 10 pm on Saturday. 500 N. Loop 340, (254) 799-8899.

Laser Tag anyone? Skate World offers indoor laser tag in addition to the skating rink. Skate World is open till 9 pm on Thursday, 11 pm on Friday, and 10 pm on Saturday. 401 Towne Oaks, (254) 772-0042.

Waco Outdoor Activities for Kids and Teens

Outdoor Activities

There is always something fun happening at the Cameron Park Zoo! In addition to seeing the wonderful animal exhibits, enjoy the new Brazos River Country exhibit.

There's lots for kids to do at Cameron Park. Learn about wildflowers during an educational tour through the park. Take a walk through Miss Nellie's Pretty Place. This wildflower preserve has winding paths open all year long, and is as pretty as a picture from March through June. Or play a game of Disc Golf on the 18 hole course. It's free and open year-round.

At Lion's Park, ride on a miniature train, play putt-putt, drive a go-kart, or ride on a bumper boat. For more information, call (254) 772-4340.

Stroll across the wooden slats of Waco's Suspension Bridge and imagine how it was when cowboys drove their cattle across it in 1870.

See Baylor's bear mascots romp and play at the Bear Plaza on the Baylor University Campus, 1200 S. 5th St.

Five neighborhood Spray Parks are located throughout Waco. Cameron Park, Kendrick Park, Chapel Park, Dewey Park and Mountainview Park offers a wet splash to anyone willing to press the "water" button. The parks are free and open during daylight hours.

At Homestead Heritage, kids can see the many homesteading crafts and skills used in daily life - skills that revolve around homestead living in a traditional agrarian culture.

How about some paintball at Guru Paintball?

At Kaska Family Farm, kids and teens can experience a 6-acre cornfield maze with 3 miles of trails. Seasonal.

Heart Of Texas

October 1, 2012 marks the beginning of "Waco and the Heart of Texas", a new program designed to market the greater Waco region. We heartily welcome our new partners, the cities of Bellmead and McGregor. Their hotels are now listed on our website at www.wacocvb.com/waco-hotels.asp, as well as their attractions and restaurants.