We'll be spending a day at NASA Houston before driving up on the 25th March to Frisco for the TPF. She will play pinball too but won't be geeking out there all the time like me so if you have any ideas for her to amuse herself locally, please post...she likes Baseball and has never seen a game in the UK (yes I know it's out of season) - cheers, mike.
There is a minor league team who's stadium is walking distance. They were doing stuff out there last year...not sure if it was a game or just practice.
Quoted from TigerLaw:There is a minor league team who's stadium is walking distance. They were doing stuff out there last year...not sure if it was a game or just practice.
That's the RoughRiders (Because they couldn't pick a name that wasn't sterotypical of Texas, right?)...season doesn't start until April. Doesn't look like there's anything scheduled there in March, but I didn't look that hard.
Well neither of us have been to Texas before (she has never been to the US) and we're both really looking forward to it - I'll try to remember my pinside badge or I might be wearing a pinballnews t-shirt (I work with Martin the editor)... any more ideas welcome 
If she has access to the car rental, she can drive to Arlington, TX and take a tour of the Texas Ranger's Ballpark as well as a tour of the Dallas Cowboy's Stadium.
She also has PLENTY of shopping right around the corner from the Embassy Suites.
If you have an extra day to spare, I recommend an evening in downtown Fort Worth, TX. You can also visit the Stockyards, which is area with cobbled streets and western themed restaurants, shops & entertainment. In my opinion, Fort Worth has the best downtown area in the state.
The Kimball Art Museum in Fort Worth is well worth a visit.
Be sure to eat a Whataburger, visit a Dairy Queen and enjoy some pecan pie. 
Marcus
Thanks for the advice - will definitely check out the stockyards and maybe the Perot museum which looks to be close to Dealey Plaza. JFK was killed on my 1st birthday so I'd like to check that out. We might do the tours, though I think my wife really was hoping to see an actual game.
The food suggestions are welcome but I am the only meat eater in our relationship - I think she appreciates that Texas is not exactly veg-friendly 
cheers, mike.
Baseball (MLB or MiLB) won't play games in the area 'til april. You gotta go to Florida or Arizona for games in march
Quoted from labnip:Come smoke cigars with us outside
...and make fun of people on pinside
Anyone not in attendance is fair game
Quoted from labnip:Come smoke cigars with us outside
...and make fun of people on pinside
I still have that bottle of tequila I was going to bring to Houston before I got nailed at work and had to cancel... No reason not to bring it to Dallas.
Quoted from Noahs_Arcade:Anyone not in attendance is fair game
Too be honest, even if you're in attendance you are still eligible to be mocked. Some of us crusty old cigar smokers are ornery like that.
Quoted from BarrySanders:Too be honest, even if you're in attendance you are still eligible to be mocked. Some of us crusty old cigar smokers are ornery like that.
Now that doesn't sound like the Barry Sanders that I know. Oh wait, never mind that sounds exactly like the Barry Sanders that I know. I was thinking of the NFL player...who I do not know. Carry on...
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