Working Vacation: Texas

March 2022

Things to Do When You're Traveling Through - Restaurants, Sites in Texas

Arlington

Texas Live! is in Arlington’s Entertainment District. Photo courtesy of the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau
People of all ages enjoy a concert at Levitt Pavilion Arlington. Photo courtesy of Levitt Pavilion Arlington
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This city of about 400,000 is east of downtown Fort Worth and west of downtown Dallas. Arlington’s Entertainment District includes two Six Flags theme parks, two professional sports team stadiums, restaurants, shopping centers, museums, and live entertainment venues. 

Steve Moya is the owner of Moya Art Events, which holds art festivals in Arlington. Vandergriff Art Festival takes place in early June and the South Street Art Festival in early October. 

Restaurants Moya recommends: 

Moya recommends these sites: 

MORE TEXAS SITES

The exterior of Dallas Museum of Art. Photo courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art’s atrium. Photo courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art
A shrimp entrée at Rudy & Paco Restaurant & Bar, in Galveston. Photo courtesy of Visit Galveston
The Tin Man and Toto are among the sculptures featured in Galveston’s Tree Sculpture Tour. Photo courtesy of Visit Galveston
A dugout was the most common shelter on the southern Great Plains where timber for building was scarce. This 1888 half-dugout began as a family dwelling but became a Matador Ranch line camp with as many as nine cowboys sharing the space. Photo courtesy of the National Ranching Heritage Center Archives
An interior shot of Mosquito Cafe, in Galveston. Photo courtesy of Visit Galveston
The Rose Window at Mission San Jose at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service
The belltower of San Juan Church at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service
This 1908 ranch barn was a landmark in Guthrie, Texas, for many years. Disassembled and reconstructed at the center in 1981, the outside of the barn appears much as it did when in use at the ranch. Photo courtesy of the National Ranching Heritage Center Archives
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Michael Stipek is a photographer who lives in Denver. “Wrap the museums around your art show in any of these cities,” he said of Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, and San Antonio. Stipek also likes to visit historical sites when he travels. 

His recommendations: 

A promoter recommended these restaurants: 

The promoter recommends this cool site in nearby New Braunfels: 

Sarah Piel is the director of education and resource development at The Grand 1894 Opera House and the director of ARToberFest, which is held in Galveston in October. 

Piel’s restaurant recommendations: 

Cool sites Piel recommends:

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