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Places worth going, with the drive, what it cost us, the window that actually works, and an honest verdict — including the ones we would not do again. Mostly around home; sometimes much further.

Every place we have written down

PlayingLearningExperiencingExploring

The entrance to the Half Price Books flagship on a clear day, red steps up to the doors and the big red Books Records Magazines sign above them.

LearningHalf Price Books, the flagshipWorth the SaturdayNot a destination on its own, but the best hour you can spend between other things. The kids run first and read second, and both are allowed here.

The Scheels All Sports sign across the front of the building against a blue sky, with a bronze statue of a mountain biker on a plinth below it.

PlayingScheels at GrandscapeWorth the SaturdayWhere we go when we want to take the kids out but not fight a crowd to do it. Kills an hour, costs almost nothing, and they get to go shopping, which has become a novelty.

A young giraffe running alongside a safari vehicle at Fossil Rim.

ExploringFossil Rim Wildlife CenterWorth the SaturdayThe highlight of the whole trip. Costly with a car full of kids, but they are still talking about it weeks later.

The fountain court at the entrance to the Crow Museum of Asian Art.

ExperiencingCrow Museum of Asian ArtWorth the SaturdayA nice hour. Go right at opening for the street parking, and expect to come back — the art rotates.

The show floor at the Texas Mineral and Fossil Show.

LearningTexas Mineral and Fossil ShowWorth the SaturdaySurprisingly big, completely free, and she stayed for hours. We will watch for it next year.