Guided or unaccompanied tours take kayakers down a placid stretch of the Colorado River.

Youngsters feed goats & ponies at petting zoo, zoom down zipline & slides in playground & traverse mini-golf course

V8 Ferrari F430 or Ariel Atom roars down straightaways, reaching 60 mph in less than 3.9 seconds as drivers shift six gears

Self-guided tour with refreshments covers historic estate with collection of Early American decorative arts & paintings & 14 garden acres

Midwest Rock-n-Roll Express Tour totes seminal Illinois arena legends Styx & REO Speedwagon for evening of chart-topping classic rock

750-foot tower grants guests 360-degree views; history exhibit & 4-D ride educate & enthrall

Award-winning performance venue hosts edgy, dark comedy set on border of Texas & Arkansas, where characters struggle with love & fate

Instructors teach water-gliding basics during all-day surf sessions at Surfside Beach, with free shuttle from downtown Houston

Beading classes guide crafters to string fine seed and round beads onto jewelry wire to create a variety of bracelet styles.

Biologists & artists narrate four-hour kayaking trips through choice of 9 Galveston Bay sites to promote preservation of ecology & wildlife