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Don't Miss These in Midland TX

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Anni VanLeishout

Doesn't matter if it's hot out or not, don't get stuck in a hotel room. I won't share the boring stuff you can find driving down the main roads - only the places worth visiting for the experience. Everything here is worth doing at least once.

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Outdoor Activities that Aren't Hiking

Unique Restaurants

Experiences, Not "Stuff"

Water & Splash Parks

Indoor Activities because ITS HOT

Outdoor Activities that Aren't Hiking

The land is flat, but the activities haven't flatlined! Go in the mornings or evenings to avoid the heat of the day - you'll get the best experience!

The course is huge - go as early as you can to enjoy the cooler morning, and don't overpack.

Green Acres Mini Golf

Home games are inexpensive, and the mascot loves to play with the kids.

Midland RockHounds

Good burgers but the pickles are too salty. They can give you jump if your battery dies, and there's a playground under the screen if you go early.

BigSkyTheatre

Texas sun is unforgiving - use as high an SPF as you can get.

Anthelios Melt-In Milk Sunscreen for Face & Body SPF 100

Love this for the baseball games, because they fit in your pocket and are rechargeable.

JISULIFE 3 IN 1 USB Rechargeable Mini Fan

Unique Restaurants

Only sharing the ones that are special and hard to find elsewhere. Each has its own unique experience without costing you a fortune. Both are sit-downs. One has live animals (that you do not eat, btw).

Their koi are MASSIVE, and its very much a jungle vibe. decent prices, good quality ingredients, and there's no place like it locally that offers the same greenhouse experience with the fish and the plants.

Cafe at the Gardens

They MAKE THE NOODLES, and you get to watch them do it! Plus they have beef-based broth available. Ask for extra noodles, and you'll have enough broth left over to have a second bowl of soup to take home.

Noodle house

Not a restaurant BUT… Its hand-made candy - what's not to love?

Susie's South Forty Confections

Experiences, Not "Stuff"

Instead of spending your money buying “things”, try buying memories. The performing arts are alive and well in this flatland, and you're missing out so you can watch Sponge Bob in a hotel room…?

They do big shows like Aladdin all the time, so this is perfect for a date night or a family evening.

Midland Festival Ballet

Are we cultured if we haven't been to an opera at least once in our lives? This is an experience worth having.

Permian Basin Opera

Music hits differently when you are in the room with the artists. Everything is bigger, and you feel more alive. Please don't miss this one.

West Texas Symphony

Water & Splash Parks

Inexpensive way to tire the kids out and keep them cool in the summer heat. Don't go unprepared, though - make sure you have sunscreen and electrolytes.

Very casual splash park - easy to take your lunch or dinner and let the kids catch the water.

Centennial Park

Large park with great slides - great as a midday trip to tire the kids out before you go to something slower like a museum or opera.

Washington Aquatic Center

Waterproof sunscreen with as high a spectrum as possible is a must if you're letting the kiddos run around in bathing suits.

Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Oxybenzone-Free Sunscreen

Playing in the water will suck the water right out of you - make sure you and the kids are hydrated. These ones are sugar free!

Variety Pack Sugar-Free Hydration Multiplier®

Indoor Activities because ITS HOT

I'm not an outdoorsy person, myself, so here are the better indoor activities with a good range of energy level needed. Pottery is the most low key, and the Cinemax rope course/theatre is the highest.

no hot cement here! boards, blades and scooters all welcome. Wear your helmet.

RTD Skatepark

They don't open until early afternoon, so they're a perfect midday activity when its too hot to be outside. Plus you get a souvenier.

The Pottery | Adult & Kid Party Place Odessa, TX | Midland, TX

Indoor shooting range with lots of goodies to look at and play with. pew pew.

Ally Outdoors

Save an entire evening for this one. Movies but also ropes course, escape rooms, video games, bar, bowling…

Cinergy Midland South Featuring EPIC