| There's also a patio and a 24 hour convenience store. Among commercial plazas and casual eateries, this contemporary hotel is off the President George Bush Turnpike and 2 miles from the scenic Spring Creek Forest Preserve. Check in time: 3:00 PMCheck out time: 12:00 PM. A breakfast buffet and parking are complimentary. Featuring floor to ceiling windows, the bright, modern rooms come with free Wi Fi, flat screen TVs and minifridges. Other amenities include an indoor pool, a gym and a hot tub, as well as a colorful lounge with work space.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 35 min
Cavanaugh Flight Museum (22 min.)
A vast collection of vintage fighter planes many of which still fly & some available for rides. Heritage Farmstead Museum (14 min.)
1891-built Victorian farmhouse is a state landmark & portrait of Texas pioneer life on the farm. Bob Woodruff Park (16 min.)
Community park featuring a playground volleball court fishing pier & some hard-surface trails. Hawaiian Falls Garland (5 min.)
Branch of a chain of water parks with slides rides lazy river & a 16 000-sq.-ft. wave pool. Museum Of Biblical Art (20 min.)
A gold ziggurat tops this museum housing works of Bible-inspired art from the Renaissance to today. White Rock Lake (30 min.)
Large reservoir lake with hiking boating picnicking bird-watching a museum & a dog park. Dark Hour Haunted House (12 min.) Southfork Ranch (15 min)
Picturesque ranch used as the setting for the original Dallas series & now offering tours & more. Breckinridge Park (13 min.)
Multiple soccer & softball fields plus ponds & picnic areas fill this approximately 417-acre park. George W. Bush Presidential Center (22 min.)
Museum housing the archives of the George W. Bush presidency 43 000 gifts & a replica Oval Office. Downtown Plano (12 min.)
History Meadows Museum (23 min.)
University-based showcase for art by Goya & other Spanish masters from the 15th to 20th century. White Rock Lake Park (26 min.)
Green space circling an artificial lake offering trails boating picnicking & bird-watching. Oak Point Park And Nature Preserve (18 min.)
Natural 800-acre park around a small lake with a pavilion amphitheater & nearly 13 miles of trails. | 
