Attractions

Tarrant County offers numerous commercial entertainment options. Here are some of the best-known. (Call ahead to confirm prices and hours.)

The Clubhouse For Kids Only
2200 Airport Freeway
Bedford
(817) 868-1800
Second location: 6550 Camp Bowie Blvd., Suite 110
Fort Worth
(817) 763-0707
Prices: 2-12 years old, $6.95; 1 year-23 months, $4.95; free for adults and babies younger than 12 months.
Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; Noon-6 p.m. Sundays
Special rates: 10 or more children, $4.95 per child; Parties, $95.

Cowtown Cattlepen Maze
145 E. Exchange Ave.
Fort Worth
(817) 624-6666
www.cowtowncattlepenmaze.com
Prices: $4.25; $3.25 ages 5-12; any rerun is $2.25.
Hours: 10 a.m.-dusk daily, weather permitting. Race the clock through a two-level labyrinth while trying to locate check points. Prizes are awarded for fastest times. Call for prices on group discounts. Available for corporate teamwork building, birthday parties and other events.

Fort Worth Botanic Garden
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd.
Fort Worth
(817) 871-7686
Prices: Free for general garden touring; Conservatory is $1, 50 cents for ages 4-12; Japanese Garden is $2, Monday-Friday, $2.50 Saturday-Sunday, $1 ages 4-12.
Hours: In the Conservatory, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; 1-6 p.m. Sunday; in the Japanese Garden, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

Fort Worth Herd
Stockyards National Historic District
North Main Street and Exchange Avenue
Fort Worth
(817) 336-4373
Prices: Free
Hours: 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily. Cowhands in 19th-century clothing drive 10 to 15 Texas Longhorn steers down Exchange Avenue every morning and back every afternoon.

Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
Two miles past Lake Worth Bridge on Texas 199
Fort Worth
(817) 237-1111
Admission: Free; donations accepted.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The Hardwicke Interpretive Center is not open on Mondays; the grounds are open seven days a week. Naturalist-led nature hikes are 10 a.m.-noon every Saturday.

Fort Worth Water Gardens
1502 Commerce St.
Fort Worth
(817) 871-5700
Admission: Free
Hours: 7 a.m.-11:30 p.m. daily; water features run 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily.
Architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee designed this landmark, a 4.5-acre park with pools, fountains and waterfalls.

Fort Worth Zoo
1989 Colonial Parkway
(817) 871-7050
Prices: $7 for adults; $5 for senior citizens; $4.50 for children 3-12; free for children 2
and younger. Parking $5. Every Wednesday is half-price day.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays; winter hours and holiday hours vary.
Visitors can see more than 4,000 animals, including those in one of the finest primate facilities in U.S. zoos. The newest intallation is Texas Wild!, devoted to the flora and fauna of the Lone Star State.

Gameworks
3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway
Grapevine
(972) 539-6757
Prices: 75 cents to $3 per game, average cost is $1.50 per game.
Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight Mondays-Thursdays; 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Fridays; 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturdays; 10 a.m.-midnight Sundays.
Special rates: Sunrise Special ends two hours after opening; Moonlight Madness starts two hours before closing; ladies play free 7-10 p.m. Thursdays; $25 for two hours of unlimited play.
Creatively produced by DreamWorks, Universal and Sega, GameWorks is 32,000 square feet of one-of-a-kind games and attractions.

Laser Quest
7601 Grapevine Highway
North Richland Hills
(817) 281-0360
Prices: $7.50 per person/20 minutes.
Hours: 6-10 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 4 p.m.-midnight Fridays; noon-midnight Saturdays; noon-8 p.m. Sundays.
Special rates: 10-plus players, $6.50 per person.

Log Cabin Village
2100 Log Cabin Village Lane
Fort Worth
(817) 926-5881
Prices: $2 for adults; $1.50 for seniors and children 4-17; kids younger than 4, free.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays.
A collection of log cabins brings to life Texas pioneer days. Docents demonstrate old-time skills such as candlemaking.

NRH20 Family Water Park
9001 Grapevine Highway
North Richland Hills
(817) 427-6500
Open summers only.
Prices: 48 inches or taller, $13.45; shorter than 48 inches, $11.45; free for children 2 and younger. Discounts for North Richland Hills residents: above 48 inches, $6.95; under 48 inches, $5.95.
Hours: vary. Call to confirm hours of operation.
Season pass: $59.95 for nonresidents; $49.95 for residents in groups of up to four; four or more, $39.95

The Palace of Wax and Ripley's Believe It or Not!
601 E. Safari Parkway, seven minutes east of Six Flags
Grand Prairie
(972) 263-2391
Prices: Adults, $15.95; $9.95 for children 4-12; single museum tickets are $11.95 for adults and $6.95 for children. Tax not included.
Hours: Opens at 10 a.m. year-round seven days a week (closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). Closing times are seasonal; call ahead for confirmation. Ticket booth closes one hour before closing.
The Palace of Wax houses more than 225 wax figures representing Hollywood stars, famous folks from the Old West, historical figures, storybook characters and biblical scenes. Ripley's Believe It or Not! displays an array of oddities, curiosities and illusions collected by Robert Ripley.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Across Interstate 30 from The Ballpark in Arlington
(817) 265-3356
Prices: For the 2001 season which ended on Labor Day, Sept. 3: Adult $27.99 plus tax; seniors and those under 48 inches tall, $13.99 plus tax; children 2 and under, free. Parking $6. Price information for 2002 will be available in the spring before the park's opening at the end of May.
Hours: seasonal
This 47-acre water park features a 1-million-gallon wave pool that creates 4-foot surf, six 600-foot-long water flumes, a six-story Kamikaze water slide, 62-foot-tall Geronimo, a river raft ride and the Black Hole, a tubular slide with strobe lights. A 2-acre section of the park is designated for small children.

Six Flags Over Texas
Texas 360 and Interstate 30
Arlington
(817) 530-6000
Prices: Adults $40.99 plus tax; seniors age 55 and older, disabled guests and children under 48 inches tall, $20.49 plus tax; children 2 and under, free. Parking $9 per vehicle; preferred parking $12.
Hours: Open at 10 a.m. daily, with closing hours varying according to the season. The park is open from early March through late October, weekends only in spring and fall.
One of the state's most popular attractions, Six Flags Over Texas has more than 2 million visitors each year. It features thrill rides, live entertainment shows and skill games.

State Fair of Texas
Fair Park, Dallas
(214) 565-9931
www.bigtex.com
Prices: $11 adults; $7 but free on Thursdays for those 60 and older; $7 for children under 48 inches tall; free for children 2 and under.
Dates: Sept. 28-Oct. 21, 2001.
Staged annually in late September through early October at Fair Park in Dallas, this is one of the largest state fairs in the United States. There are numerous exhibits, an extensive midway, live music, a livestock exposition, the annual Texas-Oklahoma football game in the Cotton Bowl and a major musical production in the State Fair Auditorium.