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Ghosts of Courthouse Square Paranormal Tour for Two or Four from Discover Houston Tours (Up to 51% Off)
Follow your guide on a creepy walk through Courthouse Square, stopping to take photos and EMF readings of the supernatural surroundings
Spaghetti Warehouse Lobby
$60 $30
Historic Segway Tour in Austin, San Antonio, or Dallas from Segway Nation (Up to 46% Off
Segway Nation
Multiple Locations
$69
$37
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Historic Segway Tour in Austin, San Antonio, or Dallas from Segway Nation (Up to 46% Off
Segway Nation
Segway Nation
$69
$37
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$199 for Romantic Scenic Flight with Champagne and Chocolates for Two ($700 Value)
Southern Cross C-47
Diamond Hill - Jarvis
$700
$199
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Downtown History and Mystery Tour for One, Two, or Four from The Ken Hudnall Show (Up to 62% Off)
The Ken Hudnall Show
Camino Real Hotel
$25
$11
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Midday or Evening Pirate Boat Cruise for Two or Four from Osprey Cruises (Up to 49% Value)
Osprey Cruises
Port Isabel
$106
$60
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$99 for a 30-Minute Discovery Flight from Four Winds Aviation ($210 Value)
Four Winds Aviation
McKinney
$210
$99
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Hiking Tours from Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center (Up to 46% Off). Three Options Available.
Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center
Westcave Preserve
$13
$7
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Distillery Tour for Two or Four Plus Souvenir at Witherspoon Distillery (50% Off)
Witherspoon Distillery
Lewisville
$50
$27.50
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$174 for a Discovery Flight Package at Coastal Skies Aero Club ($318 Value)
Coastal Skies Aero Club
Pearland
$318
$174
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1-Hour Distillery Tours for 2 or 4 with Optional T-Shirts at Big Thicket Distilling Company (Up to 42% Off)
Big Thicket Distilling Company
Conroe
$20
$12
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Historical Ghost Tour for One, Two, or Four from Houston Ghost Tour (Up to 71% Off)
Houston Ghost Tour
Multiple Locations
$40
$12
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Ghost Tour for Two, Four, or Six from Texas Ghost Tours (Half Off)
Texas Ghost Tours
Historic Galveston
$40
$20
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Ghost Tour for Two, Two Adults and Two Students or Children, or Up to Eight at D'Vine Wine (Up to 53% Off)
D'Vine Wine
Grapevine
$40
$21
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Glass-Bottomed-Boat Tour for Two, Four, or Six at The Meadows Center (Up to Half Off)
The Meadows Center
San Marcos
$18
$9
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90-Minute Guided Segway Tour for One, Two, or Four from Segway Fort Worth (Up to 56% Off)
Segway Fort Worth
Multiple Locations
$65
$35
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$12, $22, or $30 for a Guided Winery Tour for 2, 4, or 6 at Lost Oak Winery (Up to 50% Off)
Lost Oak Winery
Burleson-Joshua
$20
$12
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Wine Tasting for 2 or 4 with Truffles, Fruit, Charcuterie, and Cheese at Pilot Knob Vineyard (Up to 50% Off)
Pilot Knob Vineyard
Briggs
$90
$45
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Granbury Ghosts and Legends Tour for Two or Four (Up to 53% Off)
Granbury Ghosts and Legends Tour
Granbury
$20
$10
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Distillery Tour or Moonshine Making Class with Take-Home Bottles at Crystal Creek Moonshine (Up to 65% Off)
Crystal Creek Moonshine
Spicewood
$60
$25
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Tunnel Walk or Historic Downtown Pub Crawl for 2, 4, or 12 From Houston Urban Adventures (Up to 53% Off)
Houston Urban Adventures
Multiple Locations
$70
$35
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Ghost Walk or Haunted Pub Crawl for Two or Four from Bad Wolf Ghost Tours (Up to 47% Off)
Bad Wolf Ghost Tours
san antonio
$30
$17
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Tour of Sites Related to President Kennedy's Assassination for Two or Four People from JFK History Tour (46% Off)
JFK History Tour
Dallas
$70
$38
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Fort Worth Stockyards Ghost Tour at Cowtown Winery (Up to 53% Off)
Cowtown Winery
Fort Worth
$40
$21
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Weekday, Weekend, or Themed-Tour for Two or Four from Galveston Historic Tours (Up to 50% Off)
Galveston Historic Tours
Galveston
$24
$14
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Lake Grapevine Off-Road Segway Tour for One, Two, or Four from Segway Grapevine (Up to 56% Off)
Segway Grapevine
Grapevine
$65
$32
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Winery Tour Package for Two or Four with Snack and Individual Customized Wine Labels (Up to 68% Off)
Sunset Winery
Burleson
$60
$20
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One-Hour Distillery Tour for Two, Four, or Six at Yellow Rose Distilling (Up to 62% Off)
Yellow Rose Distilling
Houston
$14
$7
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Double Decker Bus Tour for Two, Four, Six, Ten or a Family of Five from City Sightseeing San Antonio (Up to 57% Off)
City Sightseeing San Antonio
Alamo Visitors Center
$44
$22
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Historic Dallas Walking Tour for Two, Four, or Six from A Professor's Tour (Up to 54% Off)
A Professors Tour
Dante's Eatery
$40
$20
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Fort Worth Ghost Walk for One, Two, or Four from Ghosts of DFW (Up to 55% Off)
Ghosts of DFW
Fort Worth
$35
$17
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Wine-Education Class with Appetizers for 2, 4, 6, or 10 at La Fuente Winery (50% Off)
La Fuente Winery
Spring Branch East
$50
$26
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Guided Ghost Tour for Two or Four from Silverghost Tours (Up to 50% Off)
Silverghost Tours
Downtown
$36
$18
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Trinity Trails Tour for One, Two, or Four, or Segway Rental for Two from Cowtown Segway Tours (Up to 52% Off)
Cowtown Segway Tours
Fort Worth
$59.99
$29
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Landmark-and-Attraction Tour with Expanded Option for Two or Four from VP Houston Tours (Up to 53% Off)
VP Houston Tours
Afton Oaks/ River Oaks
$100
$49
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One-Hour Narrated Trolley Tour for Two Adults or Two Adults and Two Kids from The Alamo Trolley (Up to 43% Off)
The Alamo Trolley
Downtown
$50.10
$33
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Admission for Two or Four at Cutting Edge Haunted House (33% Off)
Cutting Edge Haunted House
Near East Side
$59.90
$40
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Distillery Tour for Two, Four, or Six at Whitmeyer's Distilling Co. (Up to 65% Off)
Whitmeyer's Distilling Co.
Independence Grove
$26
$12
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Hop-On, Hop-Off Double-Decker Bus Tour from Grand Double Decker (Up to 69% Off). Four Options Available.
Grand Double Decker
Tour Ticket Office
$47.52
$16
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While many children learn by performing hands-on tasks, school systems have yet to figure out how to incorporate gardens, imagination workshops, and towering aqueduct mazes into their budgets. With 90,000 square feet of hands-on exhibits, the Children's Museum of Houston, which was recently featured in The Wall Street Journal, sparks creativity by allowing kids to explore 14 learning stations. Ranked No. 1 among the 10 best children's museums in the nation by Parents magazine, named one of the 12 best children's museums in the country by Forbes.com and one of the 10 best by USA TODAY, and voted Best Museum in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014 by the Houston A-List Poll, the museum has accrued a lot of praise. The Huffington Post has also given a nod to the Children's Museum of Houston, which encourages children to explore their curious nature with a variety of interactive exhibits. Exhibits include the interactive EcoStation, a solar-powered outdoor utopia with activities such as stream creation and leaf rubbing that inspire kids to think about environmental responsibility. At the Invention Convention workshop, kids can explore engineering possibilities with building blocks, propellers, and even basic robotics. The sprawling cityscape of Kidtropolis invites children to participate in a simulated economy. The experience requires them to earn paychecks, budget money on pretend debit cards, vote for political candidates, and learn how to obsessively check milk expiration dates at the onsite grocery store. Their newest cultural exhibit, Heart and Seoul: Growing Up in Korea, explores the county's fashion, film, music, and cuisine, aiming to bring modern-day South Korea to the Houston area.
A crackling fire warms guests perched at white-draped tables in the candlelit wine cellar. Upstairs, diners marvel at the picturesque views of the vineyard and rose garden filling the glass-enclosed patio's windows or deeply inhale the aroma of wildflowers drifting onto the vine-covered porch. It's against these intimate backdrops that servers at The Vineyards Restaurant deliver steak, seafood, and other upscale dishes to tables, which come aglow with candlelight as dusk falls.
The chefs work hard to make each bite as special as the surroundings. They age beef-tenderloin fillets for 45 days before plating them atop garlic-and-mushroom sauce and slowly marinate chicken in a spicy chipotle-garlic oil before nestling it in a bed of pasta covered in cilantro cream sauce.
With such food in such a setting, a regular night out at The Vineyards is one to remember, but a special occasion there is truly magical. For marriage proposals, anniversaries, and the reunions of long-lost pairs of socks, staffers lead guests down a candle-strewn path to a private table set for dessert among the vineyard's rows of grapevines. The Vineyards has held more than 500 weddings in its open-air pavilion, and its on-staff wedding coordinator and floral designer help plan picture-perfect ceremonies.
Kenny’s Wood Fired Grill: A User's Guide
Steak and Seafood | Chicago-Style Chophouse Atmosphere | Freshly Baked Popover Starters
Sample Menu
- Entree (meat): filet mignon with roquefort-bacon-walnut butter and port demi-glace
- Entree (seafood): miso-glazed salmon with ginger-sake butter
- Side: mac and cheese with smoked gouda, ham, and white-truffle oil
- Sunday brunch: crab-cake benedict and a bloody mary
While You're Waiting
- Try not to fill up on the popovers. These flaky, fresh-from-the-oven treats begin every meal, and they're known to be quite addictive.
- Nurse one of the house-specialty cocktails: a Grey Goose martini. The vodka is served at a chilly 28 degrees thanks to the restaurant’s frozen-tap system.
Inside Tips
- At Kenny's, the owners pride themselves on their laid-back atmosphere, where their only policy is "to have no policy." If you want to make substitutions, the chef can do that. If you want to split a check, the server can do that, too.
- Reservations are recommended.
While You're in the Neighborhood
Before: Select a predinner drink from the dizzying selection of draft beers at Flying Saucer (14999 Montfort Drive).
After: Head down the street to Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar (4980 Beltline Road) for a night of dancing to the ivory-tickling tunes of A-list pianists.
If You Can’t Make It, Try This: Kenny’s Burger Joint (1377 Legacy Drive, Suite 120, Frisco, TX), where the owners of Kenny's Wood Fired Grill shift the spotlight to handcrafted burgers.
Each night, about a half-hour before sunset, one of Capital Cruises' double-decker boats launches out onto Lady Bird Lake. Austin's skyline peeks its head over the tree-lined banks as the vessel floats toward the Congress Avenue Bridge. Once there, passengers watch the sun drop below the horizon and paint a streak of burnt orange across the sky in an action that seems to bring the bridge to life. Here, at one of the largest urban bat colonies on the continent, thousands of bats take flight and soar into the sky.
These bat tours are just one way Capital Cruises explores Lady Bird Lake. The crown jewel of its fleet, a 75-foot yacht, sets the stage for floating wedding parties and specialty cruises such as the Riverboat Gambler. During these trips, passengers play roulette and nibble fajitas, pasta, and barbecue catered by the Hyatt Regency hotel. Additionally, Capital Cruises' staff lets customers chart their own adventures with rentals of standup paddleboards, swan-shaped pedal boats, and 21-foot electric Duffy boats.
The legend began in the 1880s, when Hezekiah Jones, the "Hangman," wandered through McDagenville with a bloodstained rope, attempting to cleanse the town of its evil. By his hands, more than 100 people died on the banks of the Trinity River before a lynch mob finally caught up to him. In their hysteria they strung him up to the limb of a rotted oak tree and left him to die. But in the morning, when they came to cut him down, only the frayed end of the rope was dangling from the bough. Now people say that the Hangman still wanders the night, clad in his black hood, searching for his next victim.
Visitors to Hangman's House of Horrors keep an eye out for Jones as they creep up dimly lit stairways, dodge more than 100 souls lurking in the shadows, and seek his advice on tying a proper square knot. The scream center has been featured on the Travel Channel's list of scariest Halloween attractions and named one of north Texas's scariest haunted attractions by NBC 5. Apart from the legend, Hangman's House of Horrors’ success is due to the hard work of more than 1,000 annual volunteers who redesign more than half of the house to fit the yearly theme. Their combined efforts have entertained more than half a million patrons and raised more than $1.8 million for local charities, including the American Cancer Society, Wish with Wings, Cenikor, Rocky Top Therapy Center, and SafeHaven of Tarrant County.
Author and radio host Ken Hudnall leads groups on an informative trek through El Paso's famed, and oftentimes spooky, past during the Downtown History and Mystery Tour. Each traipse through time begins at the Camino Real Hotel, where ominous tales of a distressed bride and the lingering presence of Pancho Villa cast a spectral tone upon the outing's onset. Winding through city streets, Ken and crew stop at the Cortez Building, the Plaza Hotel, and the very first Hilton Hotel, which has hosted several celebrity weddings. As night falls and shadows begin to dance and pants unsuspecting patrons, a stop at the Mills Building—constructed on the site of a hotel that burned to the ground—rounds out the tour's itinerary.