Source: Wikipedia.
Arlington, Texas is most famous as being the home of the exciting theme park, Six Flags Over Texas, but there’s more to this city than roller coasters! The Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers both call Arlington home, and the city has a good selection of parks, shopping centers, restaurants, and recreation too.
Six Flags Over Texas
Opened in 1961 Six Flags Over Texas was the first park of the Six Flags theme park chain and it’s open March through January, so almost all year round. As well as being a big attraction for the residents of Arlington, Six Flags attracts thousands of visitors from Texas, the rest of the country, and even from around the world who come to ride the fifty or so rides. Of these there are twelve roller coasters and five water rides and all the rides are spread throughout the park’s different lands which include Mexico and Spain, Texas, Old South and France, USA, Looney Tunes USA, Goodtime Square, Gotham City, Boomtown, and Tower. There are many thrilling rides as well as an abundance of places to eat, many of which are themed according to the lands they’re in.
Restaurants in Arlington
Six Flags Over Texas has just about the largest concentration of restaurants in the city, but there are still many to find outside of the theme park too – over 360 of them in fact according to TripAdvisor! There’s a good selection of cuisine types served in Arlington, not just the typical southwestern you might expect. The top rated restaurant actually specializes in Turkish cuisine; it’s called the Istanbul Grill, and is the only Turkish restaurant in the Fort Worth Arlington area. The second most popular restaurant, Abuelo’s Mexican Food Embassy, serves Mexican foods, and also in the top ten is a seafood restaurant, a steak restaurant, barbecue, and American.
Attractions in Arlington
As well as the Six Flags theme park there’s also the water park, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor which has a separate admission fee to the main theme park. It has many water slides as well as rapids, lagoons, and children’s areas.
Away from the theme parks though, Arlington also has a museum: the International Bowling Museum which includes the International Bowling Hall of Fame that would be an interesting visit if you’re a big fan of bowling.
Sports in Arlington
Although they’re called the Dallas Cowboys this world-famous American Football team actually plays here in Arlington as the Cowboys Stadium. This vast stadium with retractable roof was opened in 2009 and if you’re able to catch a game it’s quite the atmosphere! If you’re not able to catch a game you can still enjoy a stadium tour, either self-guided or guided.
The Texas rangers are the other big sports team in Arlington, playing at Rangers Ballpark. The Rangers are a professional baseball team, playing in the American League West Division and you can take guided tours of the ballpark as well, seeing some of the behind the scenes areas you wouldn’t normally get to see.
