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Plano Facts and Places:

Newspapers are Plano Star Courier, Inside Collin County Business
Plano Sports teams are Wildcats, Panthers
Local Schools are Jasper High School, Plano Senior High School, Plano East Senior High School, Collin County Community College

About Plano, Texas

Plano, Texas is proud of its daily Plano Star Courier newspaper and McKinney Messenger. Among Plano, Texas’ tourist sites are the Farrel-Wilson Farmstead Museum, Fairview Farms, Laser Quest, Whirly Ball, the Art Center, Heritage Farmstead and Interurban Railway Station Museum.

The Interurban Building linked Dallas and Dennison. Other favorite historical places to visit are Haggard Park, the 1924 Plano Independent School District Administration Building, the 1901 W.J. Carpenter House, the Victorian Wetzel House, the Mitchell House, the 1910 S.B. Wyatt House, and the 1907 Aldridge House.

Lets not forget about Magnolia House, the Mathews House, the Victorian cottage Lamm House, the 1890 Olney Davis House or the 1898 Wall-Robbins House. Tourists also enjoy the view of the 1867 Forman House, the 1898 Queen Anne Carpenter-Edwards House, the 1912 Prairie Carlisle House, and the 1901 Queen Anne Roller House.

Other places of interest are the 1896 brick Plano National Bank, the original brick streets of Plano’s downtown area and the 1898 stucco covered Moore House formerly known as the Plano Masonic Lodge.

Plano, Texas is not only known for its historic homes, but also for its professional sports. Among the teams in Plano are the Dallas Burn Soccer, Dallas Cowboys Football, Dallas Mavericks Basketball, Dallas Sidekicks Soccer, Dallas Stars Hockey, Lone Star Park and Texas Rangers Baseball.

Golfers are interested in Chase Oaks Golf Course, Los Rios Country Club, Ridgeview Golf Club and Pecan Hollow Golf Course. Skaters frequent All Star Skate and Ice Bound Entertainment Center. Tennis courts are available at High Point Tennis Center. Hot-air balloon flights are offered by In the Air.

Cinema goers enjoy Studio Movie Grill, Cinemark Movies 10, Cinemark Tinseltown and Cinemark Legacy. Those who preference concerts and plays should seek Plano Chamber Orchestra, and Plano Repertory Theatre.

Plano, Texas also has a beautiful Lake La Von. Plus, tours are offered by Southfork Ranch. Abuelo’s, Akbar Indian Restaurant, Aparicio’s Plano Tortilla Factory and August Moon are among the favorite dining venues located in Plano, Texas.  The Austin Avenue Grill and sports Bar, Bd’s Mongolian Barbeque, Bavarian Grill, Bennigan’s and Big Easy serve tantalizing meals.

The Black-eyed Pea, Blue Mesa Grill, Campisi’s Restaurant and Carrabba’s Italian Grill are among tourist favorites. Don’t forget about Chettinaad Palace, Cozymel’s Coastal Mexican Grill, El Chico, El Fenix, El Paso Cantina, and Dishmonger’s Seafood Market and Café.

Most people find Fuddruckers, Ivy’s Bayou Bistro, Japon Steak & Sushi, Kirby’s Steakhouse, La Madeleine, Le Peep and Love and War in Texas as taste bud fulfilling. The specialties of Mi Cocina, Ojeda’s Mexican Restaurant, Ole Whiskers, and Papaya are quite appetizing. Picasso’s Pizza Pasta and Vino, Billy Barker’s Plano Café, Poor Richard’s Café, Posado Café and Privavera Italian Ristorante & Club, and Razzoo’s Cajun Café certainly peek one’s desire for savory dishes.

Other delicacies are available at Rockfish Seafood Grill, Saltgrass Steakhouse, Samui Thai Cuisine, Taquieria La Paloma, Texas land & Cattle, Tuppee Tong Thai Restaurant, and Vincent’s Seafood and Steak. Plano, Texas takes pride in the comfortable, relaxing atmosphere of its lodging, particularly that of The Carpenter House, Amerisuites, Candlewood Suites, and Courtyard.

Tourists find the lodging services of Days Inn, Doubletree Hotel, Fairfield Inn and the Hampton Inn rather quaint. Harvey Hotel, The Hearthside, Homewood Suites, La Quinta, and Main Stay are tastefully decorated. Other Plano facilities are Residence Inn, Sleep Inn, Sun Suites, Towne Place Suites, and Wellesley Inn & Suites.

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