Discover The 6 Best Indoor Activities Dallas Can Offer in 2023!
From browsing eclectic murals at the Dallas Arts District to hitting the mini golf links, relishing culinary creations, or doing pirouettes at the ice-skating center, you will always find something to do indoors in Dallas, Texas. Want to take a break from the great outdoors? Explore these varied and enticing indoor attractions today.
With proximity to the Dallas Design District, the Dunhill luxury living community is an ideal location for anyone who loves a good time. When not enjoying the community's concierge-level services and amenities, you can take a short drive (or walk) to countless nearby attractions.
In the Dallas Arts District, or Anywhere in Dallas, You Can Find It!
Do you fancy marine life? Want to bring the whole family to an engaging, kid-friendly sea life exhibit at the Dallas World Aquarium? How about the discovery camps at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, filled with science activity stations that activate the mind and body?
Rather kick back for some live music or plan a Dallas date night with some indoor mini golf and a movie? Just want to go on a shopping spree or enjoy a king spa after a sunny day at Klyde Warren Park?
From Dallas to Fort Worth, there is always something to do in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Make the most of a rainy - or humid - day and relish the indoors. The fun activities and fun games abound! Here are 6 of the best indoor activities in Dallas, TX, for 2023.
1. Get Educated, Entertained, and Wet at The Dallas World Aquarium!
Whether you want some guided tours and touch tanks for the kids, would rather explore aquarium displays at your leisure, or simply want to see some majestic sea life, you'll have an absolute blast at the Dallas World Aquarium.
Sightsee exotic birds and sloths at the rainforest exhibit, catch a peek at endangered Orinoco crocodiles, or dive deep (not literally) into the underwater world with ancient sea dragons and alien-looking jellyfish. These amazing educational exhibits are sure to enthrall individuals and groups alike.
Do you like sharks and stingrays? Or do you prefer eagles and hummingbirds? How about reptilian creatures so otherworldly you swear they can't be real?
No matter your preference, you will enjoy these self-directed and guided tours. The Dallas World Aquarium has it all. From fun games to sea life exhibits, hands-on exhibits, and family fun for older kids and the full range of children ages, you won't be disappointed!
2. Be MESMERIZED with Musical Acts at the Historic Kessler Theater
Do you like musical performances, eclectic ensembles, or the Dallas Symphony Orchestra? If you're a fan of fun activities for adults, the Kessler Theater has you covered. Intimately accommodating up to 500 guests, this venue is one of the staples around Downtown Dallas.
With a full lobby bar and Reserved Gallery bar, the Kessler Theater is one of those indoor places you won't forget. Enjoy a memorable musical composition, see some stagecraft, or simply relax inside on a rainy day.
If you like indoor activities that don't require much activity, the Kessler Theater in downtown Dallas is for you. With an ideally located luxury community, you can experience it year-round!
3. For Countless Indoor Activities Dallas Loves, Go to Punch Bowl Social!
If you're around downtown Dallas, you need to go to Punch Bowl Social. The question isn't what you can do here, but what can't you? With its jazzy design, this 24,000-square-foot venue/restaurant/bar/entertainment center is truly in a class of its own!
From vintage arcade games to handcrafted brews, bowling games and karaoke, this Dallas destination is the perfect spot for adults, older kids, and children.
Whether for children ages 3 to 10, or any-aged adults reconnecting with their inner child, the appeal of Punch Bowl Social is universal. Just be careful if you bring the baby, the first words when your toddler talks may be, "Punch Bowl Social."
4. Break New Boundaries at the Dallas Museum of Frontier Flight
From downtown Dallas to all around Dallas, your Dallas adventure will find new limits at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. Part informative adult-oriented museum, part stimulating children's museum, this is the prime flight museum for parents and kids ages 0 to infinity and beyond!
Not a far drive from East Dallas, South Dallas, or West Dallas, this premier flight museum is not your ordinary street museum. Learn about spacecraft and space flight the fun way. Whether you're lost in extraterrestrial educational exhibits, zipping back in time through aviation history, or testing your problem-solving skills with advanced and introduction lessons in STEM fields, outer space has never been more exciting.
Less than an hour from Fort Worth, this Dallas Museum is the flight museum kids and adults will love. Enjoy the best of downtown and north Dallas with this local and tourist favorite. If you have a knack for the sciences in general, don't forget the Perot Museum of Nature and Science as well.
5. Skate, Shop, and Chow Down at the Galleria Dallas Multiplex
This mixed-use culture and entertainment center in Dallas can keep you occupied for days. Boasting designer names like Luis Vuitton and Gucci, mainstream apparel brands, a massive food hall and food court, and art lovers' collectives (Asian art, anyone?), the Galleria Dallas is more than just a shopping mall.
Located in North Dallas, the Galleria brings visitors from South Dallas, East Dallas, Grand Prairie, and far beyond Dallas every single day. There's even an ice-skating rink where you can purchase admission and skate rentals. Who doesn't like falling at the ice-skating rink?
6. Bring the Kids to the Dallas Children's Theater in North Dallas
When around downtown Dallas, don't forget to bring the kids to the Dallas Children's Theater a tick east of North Dallas (or north of East Dallas). Is the Dallas summer heat too much? Bored on a rainy day?
This incredible venue offers dynamic teen programs, art lessons with known professionals, and all kinds of productions from designers, playwrights, and intellectuals.
For a similar experience, bring the kids to the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) teen program as well. There are many kid-friendly places in North Dallas and all of Dallas if you know where to look!
Whether Downtown Dallas or ALL OF Dallas, Your Adventure Awaits!
From that innovative street museum with the crow collection to the King Spa and Water Park, the Bush Presidential Library, the Oso climbing walls, the Texas Discovery Gardens, Fair Park exhibits, or the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, you can't be bored!
Want to live closer? Perfectly located near the Dallas Arts District, The Dunhill gives you easy access to the indoor activities Dallas residents love. With resort-style amenities, impressive home finishes, and indulgent neighborhood attractions, The Dunhill is where your vibrant new lifestyle awaits.