Dallas World Aquarium
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🦒 Zoo · Dallas
2.5 hours · $$$ · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 30 min driveFrom Plano · Parking: Paid lots around the West End about $10–15; or DART to West End station and a 5-minute walk
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2.5 hoursBest seasons: Summer · Winter · Spring · Fall
An entire rainforest packed into an old West End warehouse: you walk down ramps from the top floor with sloths and toucans overhead, manatees and arapaima below the waterfall, and an underwater tunnel with sharks and penguins at the bottom — a 2-year-old's eyes can't keep up.
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