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People play at Fritz’s Adventure, Friday, July 18, 2025, in The Colony.<\/p>\n
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Looking for a fun and unique activity in Dallas-Fort Worth? There are numerous immersive experiences popping up across North Texas. These activities and events, some of which are kid- and family-friendly, engulf attendees, introducing them to an environment different from their everyday lives. People can venture into other worlds, participate in active challenges and create new memories while doing it, right here in D-FW.<\/p>\n
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MEOW WOLF GRAPEVINE’S THE REAL UNREAL
One of North Texas’ best-known interactive experiences is located inside the Grapevine Mills Mall. Venture into another dimension that is a combination of art and curiosity by discovering new passageways, admiring the art, or grabbing drinks at the concept’s new bar, Prime Materia.<\/p>\n
Open Sunday to Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. at The Real Unreal Meow Wolf Grapevine, 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Suite 253, Grapevine. General admission is $40 for adults and $20 for kids. meowwolf.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n People wait to order drinks during a media preview for Meow Wolf Grapevine’s new bar Prime Materia, Thursday, June 12, 2025, in Grapevine.<\/p>\n Elias Valverde II\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n GLOW OR GO: AN IMMERSIVE GROUP ADVENTURE IN DALLAS<\/p>\n In 75 minutes, complete five active challenges at Glow or Go. The includes throwing, jumping and maneuvering challenges that take place in a world where color has been erased, and only you and your team have the defeat the Black & White Nemesis to bring it back.<\/p>\n Open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Glow or Go, 921 N. Riverfront Blvd., Dallas. Tickets range from $22 to $35. For ages 12 and up. Teams can range from four to nine people.dallas.gloworgo.games.<\/a><\/p>\n Karen Johnson of Wichita Falls, Texas waits to maneuver her way through lasers in the Red Reflex room of the Go or Glow interactive game show challenge in Dallas on Saturday, July 19, 2025.<\/p>\n Juan Figueroa\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n SENSAS: A UNIQUE MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCE IN DALLAS Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Sensas Dallas, 921 N. Riverfront Blvd., Dallas. Tickets range from $17 to $21 for youth and $22 to $26.50. Teams can range from four to 15 people.sensas-experience.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Game Master Luke Lopez, right, explains about the five senses’ tests to attendees at SENSAS, Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Dallas.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n FRITZ’S ADVENTURE PARK IN THE COLONY Open every day of the week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at 5651 Nebraska Furniture Mart Drive, The Colony. Tickets range from $19 to $59. fritzsadventure.com.<\/a><\/p>\n People climb the outside wall of Fritz’s Adventure, Friday, July 18, 2025, in The Colony.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n IICE FITNESS IN DALLAS Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Open Monday through Friday from 5 to 8 a.m. and 5 to 8 p.m., on Saturday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2629 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 235, Dallas. The first class is $15. iicefitness.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Confetti flies around riders during the last song of an evening cycling class at iiCE Fitness, Monday, July 28, 2025, in Dallas.<\/p>\n Elias Valverde II\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n JANE & JOHN JUSTIN FOUNDATION OMNI THEATER There are multiple showings throughout the day on Sunday and Tuesday through Saturday at the Omni Theater, 1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth. Tickets are $12 for children and $16 for adults. fwmuseum.org.<\/a><\/p>\n The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History announces the brand new Jane & John Justin Foundation Omni Theater.<\/p>\n Courtesy of Cosm\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n CIDERCADE IN FORT WORTH Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Open daily from 10 a.m. to midnight at 1813 W. Bowie St., Suite 101, Fort Worth. cidercade.com\/fortworth.<\/a><\/p>\n Valor Williams, 5, plays a video game at Cidercade in Dallas on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. (Rose Baca\/The Dallas Morning News)<\/p>\n Rose Baca\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n The new attraction that opened in downtown Dallas in February offers visitors an immersive experience which aims to spark conversations about cash and financial reality. Guests will get to learn about the history of money, decipher counterfeit money, take photos in a bathtub full of faux money, get your financial fortune read by AI “experts” from the ’80s, create money with your face on it and do a laser maze vault heist.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 501 Elm St., Dallas. Tickets are free for children four and under, $22.99 for children ages five to 17, and $24.99 for everyone 18 and up. museumofmoney.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Paper money of Subhi Gharbieh, co-founder of MoMoney, Museum of Money, is seen after he designed his own dough at ” Currency Designer,” an interactive exhibit, at the museum, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Dallas.<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n Step into your favorite Netflix shows and participate in fun games inspired by the hit shows Stranger Things\u00a0and\u00a0Squid Games.\u00a0Visitors can also indulge in food and drinks inspired by Netflix shows and movies.\u00a0<\/p>\n Open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Galleria Dallas, 13550 N. Dallas Parkway, Dallas. Tickets start at $39. netflix.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Invitees look for evidence inside the Stranger Things immersive experience during a tour of the new Netflix House, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 at Galleria Dallas.<\/p>\n Shafkat Anowar\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Check out Grapevine’s newest attraction, Dig World. Families can operate full-sized construction equipment and explore the different zones in the park. These zones include Dig Academy, the Dude Perfect Zone, Stripe’s Rubble Rush, operator games, Highway Haulers and The Ultimate Dig.\u00a0<\/p>\n Open Monday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2200 W. Grapevine Mills Circle, Grapevine. Tickets start at $35. digworldnation.com.<\/a><\/p>\n A football toss game at Dig World, an adventure park where adults and kids of all ages can operate construction equipment, in Grapevine, Texas, Wednesday, July 8, 2026.<\/p>\n Anja Schlein\/The Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n Explore an array of illusions that will alter your perspective, mesmerize your senses and unlock your imagination. The museum offers lots of fun photo ops and interactive displays.\u00a0<\/p>\n Open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 701 Ross Ave, Dallas. Tickets are $22.95 for children and $29.99 for adults. moidallas.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Brooke Herigon, left and Catherine Festa demonstrate the Beuchet Chair illusion at the Museum of Illusions in the West End area of Dallas Wednesday, December 4, 2019. (Brian Elledge\/Staff Photographer)<\/p>\n Brian Elledge\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n Inside\u00a0Stonebriar Centre is a world where kids can be any profession they want. Kids ages four to 14 can play in a miniature city and learn more about different professions through interactive activities.\u00a0<\/p>\n Monday through Sunday from noon to 7 p.m. at Stonebriar Centre, 2601 Preston Road, Suite 3011. Frisco. Admission starts at $52.95. dallas.kidzaniausa.com.<\/a><\/p>\n Aylin Munoz, 10, gets off the pretend firetruck while celebrating her birthday at KidZania USA on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Frisco.<\/p>\n Juan Figueroa\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n SCI-TECH DISCOVERY CENTER<\/p>\n Kids can have fun while learning about science at the Sci-Tech Discovery Center. The exhibits include building challenges, an air pressure zone, health exhibits, the coordination station and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n Open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at 8004 N. Dallas Parkway, Frisco residents Safia Fernandes, 10, and her sister Savana (left), 8, make New Year party hats at the Sci-Tech Discovery Center in Frisco on Friday, December 31, 2021. (Stewart F. House\/Special Contributor)<\/p>\n Stewart F. House\/Dallas Morning News<\/p>\n Watch a drunk rendition of Shakespeare’s classic Romeo and Juliet. One actor will be tipsy and the rest will try to keep the show on track. The shows will take place in a hidden speakeasy in Deep Ellum.\u00a0<\/p>\n Shows begin on July 16 and will take place at Deep Ellum Art Co., 3200 Commerce St., Dallas. Tickets start at $44. dallas.drunkshakespeare.com.<\/a><\/p>\n A larger-than-life 87-foot-diameter LED dome that shows sports games, movies and immersive films that make viewers feel like they are inside the screen.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Challenge all five of your senses at Dallas’ newest escape room. Participate in six challenges as you try to solve a puzzle within two hours, all while raising money for charity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Face your fears while getting an adrenaline rush at the newest adventure park in North Texas. Explore an abandoned plane, scale up walls and telephone poles, explore underground tunnels, climb through rope courses and zipline from tree tops.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
An immersive indoor cycling experience cued to multicultural music. Work out to Indian, Arabic, Afro and even a live banda while getting hyped up by the IICE Fitness team. Build community with your fellow riders and get a workout.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Experience science films in a new way, in a 360-degree 8K LED dome. Right now, a nature documentary called A Vision for Tomorrow is playing at the dome, and viewers can embark on a visual journey through movement, sensations and possibility.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
A large arcade featuring over 275 arcade games ranging from retro classics to modern games. There is also basketball, air hockey, billiards and dance-offs. Enjoy a pizza and beer while competing against your friends.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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