The Villages

Description:

The Villages is tucked along the shoreline of sparkling Lake Palestine, one of the largest and most beautiful water sports playgrounds in the Southwest. The lake's 100 miles of shoreline and miles of waterways offer an unending selection of vacation fun activities. The Villages offers a luxurious water-oriented club lifestyle.

Nearby Attractions

Tyler

Caldwell Zoo, located in nearby Tyler, was founded in 1937. Today it is known for its unusual animals from around the world. Fun and educational for the entire family, the animals are housed very close to natural living environments.
Caldwell Zoo
2203 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Tyler, TX
www.caldwellzoo.org
The Tyler Rose Gardens are considered the nation's largest rose garden, thus giving the town the name "Rose Capital of America." One of the state's major tourist attractions is the Texas Rose Festival, dedicated to the beauty of the blooms.
Tyler Municipal Rose Garden & Rose Museum
1900 W. Front St. Tyler, Texas
903-597-3130
www.tylerrosemuseum.com
Brookshire's World of Wildlife Museum & County Store
WSW Loop 323 & Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX
903-534-2169
www.brookshiresmuseum.com
Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge
State Park Highway 14N., Tyler, TX
903-858-1008
www.tigerlink.org
Harrold's Model Train Museum
8103 US Hwy 271 N, Tyler, TX
903-531-9404
Discovery Science Place
308 N. Broadway, Tyler, TX
903-533-8011
www.discoveryscienceplace.com
Historic Aviation Memorial Museum
2129 Dixie Dr., Tyler, TX
903-526-1939
www.tylerhamm.com
R.D. Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center
3900 University Blvd., Tyler, TX
903-566-7424
www.uttyler.edu/cowan
Hudnall Planetarium & Vaughn Conservatory
Tyler Junior College, Tyler, TX
903-510-2200
www.tyler.cc.tx.us

Canton

Canton Trade Days, or First Monday, is a popular attraction the first of every month. People flock from miles around to buy and sell endless varieties of merchandise from handmade crafts to exotic animals.

Dallas
A two-hour drive puts you in the midst of "Big D" with its entertainment, shopping and hundreds of restaurants. The Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Texas Rangers and the 1999 Stanley Cup Champions, the Dallas Stars, provide seasonal sporting events.