Guidebook for Allen

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Guidebook for Allen

Shopping

Outlet stores, shopping
171 locals recommend
Allen Premium Outlets
820 W Stacy Rd
171 locals recommend
Outlet stores, shopping
Lots of big box stores and good restaurants. Fun kids play area with maze and train car in center.
17 locals recommend
The Village at Allen
190 E Stacy Rd
17 locals recommend
Lots of big box stores and good restaurants. Fun kids play area with maze and train car in center.
New releases, 5 day rentals, free kids' movies.
Family Video
1545 E Main St
New releases, 5 day rentals, free kids' movies.

Arts & Culture

A fun place to go with the family, or with other couples, or for a girls (or guys) night out.
30 locals recommend
Topgolf
1500 Andrews Pkwy
30 locals recommend
A fun place to go with the family, or with other couples, or for a girls (or guys) night out.
The original Six Flags park! The Texas Giant, the Titan...thrills galore.
696 locals recommend
Six Flags Over Texas
2201 E Road to Six Flags St
696 locals recommend
The original Six Flags park! The Texas Giant, the Titan...thrills galore.
Fun, family-friendly waterpark for a hot summer day.
36 locals recommend
Hawaiian Falls Roanoke
290 W Byron Nelson Blvd
36 locals recommend
Fun, family-friendly waterpark for a hot summer day.
Check online for public skate times. Fun family outing. Beat the heat in summer or enjoy a winter sport in winter.
Allen Community Ice Rink
200 E Stacy Rd
Check online for public skate times. Fun family outing. Beat the heat in summer or enjoy a winter sport in winter.
Cable wakeboarding park
16 locals recommend
Hydrous Wake Park
580 N Cedar Dr
16 locals recommend
Cable wakeboarding park

Essentials

convenient grocery shopping
24 locals recommend
Walmart Supercenter
5001 McKinney Ranch Pkwy
24 locals recommend
convenient grocery shopping
Nearest grocery store besides Walmart
8 locals recommend
Kroger
1210 N Greenville Ave
8 locals recommend
Nearest grocery store besides Walmart
If you like organic or specialty foods
19 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
105 Stacy Rd
19 locals recommend
If you like organic or specialty foods

Food Scene

Lots of great restaurants and shops. Fun splash fountains and "beach" in back, with playground and volleyball.
20 locals recommend
Fairview Town Center
329 Town Pl
20 locals recommend
Lots of great restaurants and shops. Fun splash fountains and "beach" in back, with playground and volleyball.
So good!! Great place for lunch or dinner.
Black Walnut Cafe
955 W Stacy Rd
So good!! Great place for lunch or dinner.

Everything Else

We love this church! Pastor Chuck Swindoll is arguably the greatest Bible expositor alive, and hearing the orchestra is like getting to hear the DSO for free. Worth the drive.
Stonebriar Community Church
4801 Legendary Dr
We love this church! Pastor Chuck Swindoll is arguably the greatest Bible expositor alive, and hearing the orchestra is like getting to hear the DSO for free. Worth the drive.
Great library with lots of special programs offered. Lots of books/movies available.
Allen Public Library
300 N Allen Dr
Great library with lots of special programs offered. Lots of books/movies available.

Entertainment & Activities

Nice, huge park. Splash pad (seasonal), giant playground, covered picnic tables, open fields, tennis courts, duck pond, restrooms.
28 locals recommend
Celebration Park
701 Angel Pkwy
28 locals recommend
Nice, huge park. Splash pad (seasonal), giant playground, covered picnic tables, open fields, tennis courts, duck pond, restrooms.
Spacious, wooded park. Playground, duck ponds, fishing, trails, frisbee golf, restrooms, picnic tables, ampitheater.
Bethany Lakes Park
745 S Allen Heights Dr
Spacious, wooded park. Playground, duck ponds, fishing, trails, frisbee golf, restrooms, picnic tables, ampitheater.
Great place to burn off some energy! Dodge ball, basketball, and all sorts of trampoline fun. Search for coupons/groupons.
Cosmic Jump Indoor Trampoline Park
1300 Central Expy N
Great place to burn off some energy! Dodge ball, basketball, and all sorts of trampoline fun. Search for coupons/groupons.
Giant indoor playplace. There is a sound-proof, sanity-saving, parent area with wifi. Try not to go on Saturday. Crazy fun for ages 3-11.
Kid Mania
7252 Chase Oaks Blvd
Giant indoor playplace. There is a sound-proof, sanity-saving, parent area with wifi. Try not to go on Saturday. Crazy fun for ages 3-11.

Sightseeing

First class, high-tech, top quality museum. Definitely worth a visit. The 9/11 exhibit is moving, and brings you back to that day.
130 locals recommend
George W. Bush Presidential Center
2943 SMU Boulevard
130 locals recommend
First class, high-tech, top quality museum. Definitely worth a visit. The 9/11 exhibit is moving, and brings you back to that day.
Great place to spend a day
727 locals recommend
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
2201 N Field St
727 locals recommend
Great place to spend a day
Good family fun. Try not to go when it's 100+ degrees (we have!) but it is good then too. :)
350 locals recommend
Dallas Zoo
614 S Ewing Ave
350 locals recommend
Good family fun. Try not to go when it's 100+ degrees (we have!) but it is good then too. :)
Even if you can't afford hundreds of dollars to attend a game, the impressive stadium is worth touring. See the locker rooms, stand on the field...wow.
880 locals recommend
AT&T Stadium
1 AT&T Way
880 locals recommend
Even if you can't afford hundreds of dollars to attend a game, the impressive stadium is worth touring. See the locker rooms, stand on the field...wow.
See where JFK was shot.
421 locals recommend
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
411 Elm St
421 locals recommend
See where JFK was shot.