- The list below includes 378 free or cheap things to do in or near Irving, Texas, including 97 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, Recreation Centers, Bike Paths and Arts Centers.
- From Birds Fort Trail Park to Sam Houston Trail Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Irving and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano and Arlington.
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Professional drivers sate passengers’ need for speed in stock cars during exciting racing experiences
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Located within the larger Wagon Wheel Park, the 66-acre Coppell Nature Park acts as a natural habitat for local bobcats, hawks, coyotes, and other animals. There is also an on-site Biodiversity Nature Center with several educational exhibits.
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Situated on 51.46 acres, Lakeside Park features a fishing pond that is home to waterfowl as well as facilities for volleyball, baseball, softball and basketball. It has a walking trail, pavilions, picnic tables, barbecue grills and two playgrounds.
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1462 First Avenue, Dallas, TX 75210
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From Stingray Bay to the Intertidal Zone, the Children's Aquarium at Fair Park is an interactive attraction designed to provide hands-on experiences with marine life. Meet an albino alligator, upside-down jellyfish, giant Pacific octopus, and electric eel.
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Bedford Bark Park provides a place for patrons to exercise their dogs. The park offers a large area for large dogs. They also have shaded areas for patrons. Bedford Bark Park provides dog toys.
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With panoramic views of Lake Grapevine, Rockledge Park offers visitors hiking trails, swimming areas, and picnic pavilions. The trail leads visitors through scenic shorelines with rock structures, wild flowers, and native succulents.
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Facilities featured at Friendship Park include a children's playground, tennis courts, walking trail, and half basketball court. There is also a picnic pavilion with night lighting that can be rented for private gatherings.
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Lake George is an 8,000-acre manmade lake that is popular for boating, water skiing, and windsurfing. It is also popular with anglers, both for shore fishing, and boat fishing, for largemouth bass, spotted bass, white bass, white crappie, and channel catfish.
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Visitors can tour a restored historical site at Old Bedford School. Two previous incarnations of the school were lost to fires in the late 1800s and it currently hosts events like live concerts and murder mystery dinner theater.
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Located in Heritage Park, the Grapevine Botanical Garden features hundreds of plant varieties for public viewing. There are also walking trails, ponds, streams, and sitting areas for general leisure purposes.