Guidebook for Rowlett and Metroplex
Entertainment & Activities
Shenaniganz Entertainment Center
1290 E Interstate 30Good fun and good eats.
Rockwall Escape Rooms
A fun place to work with groups to solve puzzles to escape a room.
The Dallas World Aquarium
1801 N Griffin StA beautiful place to have a lunch.
The original Six Flags and bigger than Disney land. The Texas Giant is the best roller coster.
696 locals recommend
Six Flags Over Texas
2201 E Road to Six Flags StThe original Six Flags and bigger than Disney land. The Texas Giant is the best roller coster.
San Jacinto Plaza
101-115 S San Jacinto StLive music Thursday – Saturday evenings May through October from 6:30PM to 9:00PM
Consistently ranked one of the BEST haunted attractions in the country! A thrilling, multi million dollar production of terror, housed in a climate-controlled 47,000 square foot facility right in the heart of DFW.
6 locals recommend
Dark Hour Haunted House
701 Taylor DrConsistently ranked one of the BEST haunted attractions in the country! A thrilling, multi million dollar production of terror, housed in a climate-controlled 47,000 square foot facility right in the heart of DFW.
Fair Park is home of the State Fair of Texas is the largest and most acclaimed state fair in the U.S, 5 museums and 10 performance and sporting venues.
66 locals recommend
Fair Park
Fair Park is home of the State Fair of Texas is the largest and most acclaimed state fair in the U.S, 5 museums and 10 performance and sporting venues.
The lively Deep Ellum entertainment district is known for its vibrant street murals, quirky art galleries and long-time concert venues for indie and blues.
717 locals recommend
Deep Ellum
The lively Deep Ellum entertainment district is known for its vibrant street murals, quirky art galleries and long-time concert venues for indie and blues.
Essentials
Walmart Supercenter
782 E Interstate 30Many basics in one big place.
Tom Thumb
8805 Lakeview PkwyNice grocery store with excellent deli and some speciality foods.
Walgreens
2911 Ridge RdThis is a 24 hour pharmacy.
Getting Around
Light rail station is only five minutes away and downtown Dallas is right down the track.
Downtown Rowlett Station
5000 Martin DrLight rail station is only five minutes away and downtown Dallas is right down the track.
Shopping
Love to go to Bass Pro. It is good as the great outdoors, and it has a a really good restaurant inside with excellent seafood.
19 locals recommend
Bass Pro Shops
5001 Bass Pro DrLove to go to Bass Pro. It is good as the great outdoors, and it has a a really good restaurant inside with excellent seafood.
Popcorn Papa
919 I-30 Frontage RdWhat is better than a popcorn and candy store?
This area has great view of the lakes from its many walking paths and restaurant patios
72 locals recommend
The Harbor Rockwall
2059 Summer Lee DrThis area has great view of the lakes from its many walking paths and restaurant patios
Parks & Nature
You can walk for hours among the flowers.
710 locals recommend
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
8525 Garland RdYou can walk for hours among the flowers.
Riverside nature park offering 1.3 mi. of hiking & biking trails & picnic space amid native trees.
Rowlett Nature Trail
1610 Miller RdRiverside nature park offering 1.3 mi. of hiking & biking trails & picnic space amid native trees.
Kayak Instruction Inc.
6917 Miller RdCanoe and kayak rental within walking distance.
Lakeside Park South
1171 C A Roan DrIt is a close walk to the lake.
Food Scene
Keller's serves the best old school hamburgers on the planet. You have to go out of Rowlett to get to it but it is the best place to eat an old fashioned hamburger. Been serving the same burgers since the 1950s.
Keller's Drive-In
Keller's serves the best old school hamburgers on the planet. You have to go out of Rowlett to get to it but it is the best place to eat an old fashioned hamburger. Been serving the same burgers since the 1950s.
Great all you can eat Tex -Mex restaurant.. Best sopapillas this side of New Mexico.
Pancho's Mexican Buffet
4550 Gus Thomasson RdGreat all you can eat Tex -Mex restaurant.. Best sopapillas this side of New Mexico.
China Lake Chinese Restaurant
8214 Lakeview PkwyLove their Chinese food, been going there for 25 years.
Love nostalgia, this is indeed a classic diner with chicken fried steak on the menu.
Route 66 Classic Diner
206 W Rusk StLove nostalgia, this is indeed a classic diner with chicken fried steak on the menu.
Dozens of flavor combinations of soft-serve frozen yogurt, plus sorbet.
sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt
1067 E Interstate 30Dozens of flavor combinations of soft-serve frozen yogurt, plus sorbet.
Rosa's Café & Tortilla Factory
12275 Custer RdAuthentic Tex-Mex with free salsa bar.
Upscale craft bottle shop specializing in sour, specialty and hard to find craft beers, unique beer themed merchandise including novelty tees.
Beer Geeks
131 S San Jacinto StUpscale craft bottle shop specializing in sour, specialty and hard to find craft beers, unique beer themed merchandise including novelty tees.
Arts & Culture
There are just some things you have to see to believe. And there is a wax museum there too.
69 locals recommend
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
601 E Palace PkwyThere are just some things you have to see to believe. And there is a wax museum there too.
one of the largest art museums in the country encompassing 24,000 works including the must see work of Fredrick Church, 'The Icebergs'
790 locals recommend
Dallas Museum of Art
1717 N Harwood Stone of the largest art museums in the country encompassing 24,000 works including the must see work of Fredrick Church, 'The Icebergs'
Home to 11 permanent exhibit halls and various traveling exhibitions throughout the year.
727 locals recommend
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
2201 N Field StHome to 11 permanent exhibit halls and various traveling exhibitions throughout the year.