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Garland is a city in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area in the State of Texas. Mike Judge, the creator of Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill, used to live in Garland, as well as some other small towns around Texas. So, yeah. Don't be shocked if you take a wrong turn through a downscale neighborhood and see someone barbecuing hot dogs using one of those things that turns your truck's air filter into a grill. On the other hand, Garland's north side is a palacial monument to suburban living in all its McMansioned, strip malling, Starbucks-sipping glory. Garland is basically an unprepossessing, pleasant place. While it's hard to get too excited about much that happens in Garland, it is just so darned pleasant.
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Small museum in the town's historic Santa Fe depot.
Patch of prairie and bottomland forest alongside a creek for relaxation. Sometimes the site of guided nature walks.
Big cat rescue...meow.
A small but unfortunately oftentimes rather crowded and dirty beach on Lake Ray Hubbard, where swimming isn't allowed but relaxing, watching the waves, etc are still okay.
Traditional Tex-Mex in the $5-$6 range for lunch, including an astonishing variety of enchiladas and sauces. Not fancy, but authentic and tasty.
It's open 24 hours a day, and the best place if you're on the downswing from some Saturday night partyin'. Authentic Mexican food, around $7 for a burrito.
This is Tru, not Blue, even though LeAnn Rimes is from here. It has an indoor pool and hot tub.
Not just a shopping venue but location of a farmer's market and cinema too.
By train
DART's blue line will take you all the way from downtown Dallas to downtown Garland in under an hour.
By car
From the south or west, you will probably be heading on I-30 or I-20, which will pass through south Dallas and come up to I-635, which you will take north. There are several marked Garland exits.
By bus
DART buses help connect to the train at awkward times.
People in Garland drive. People who are too poor or too young to drive walk or use the bus. Biking is common in park neighborhoods, but requires some bravery to do crosstown.
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