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BEST OF THE METROPLEX™

DFW - Here's your Best of the Best with more than 350,000 votes cast by Metroplex families Click here to see all 2011 nominees ▪Best Amusement Park: Six Flags ▪Best Animal Encounter: Fort Worth Zoo ▪Best Bowling Alley: Main Event ▪Best Carousel: Dallas Zoo ▪Best Children’s Library: Bookmarks (Dallas Library in NorthPark Center) ▪Best Historical Attraction: Fort Worth Stockyards ▪Best Holiday Display: Gaylord Texan ▪Best Fireworks: Addison Kaboom Town ▪Best Indoor Playspace: Going Bonkers ▪Best Movie Theater/Chain: Studio Movie Grill ▪Best Children’s Museum: The Children's Museum (at MNS) ▪Best Overall Museum: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History ▪Best Nature Center: Dallas Arboretum ▪Best Place To Ice Skate: Ice Skating Center At Galleria Dallas ▪Best Horseback Riding: Frisco Horse Park ▪Best Roller Rink: Texas Skatium ▪Best Playground/Park: Allen Celebration Park ▪Best Puppet Show: Dallas Children's Theater ▪Best Children's Theater: Casa Manana ▪Best Water Park: Hawaiian Falls ▪Best Art Class: Van Grow Art Studio ▪Best Dance Class: Dana's Studio of Dance ▪Best Drama Class: Dallas Children's Theater ▪Best Gym Class: ASI Gymnastics ▪Best Martial Arts Class: USA Martial Arts ▪Best Music Class: Kindermusik ▪Best Sports Class/Camp: SoccerTots ▪Best Swim Class: Emler ▪Best Day Camp: Kids R Kids ▪Best Recreation Center: Frisco Athletic Center ▪Best Preschool: Kids R Kids ▪Best Birthday Cake: Nothing Bundt Cakes ▪Best Party Place: Pump it Up ▪Best Party Entertainer: Zooniversity ▪Best Themed Party: Children's Aquarium at Fair Park ▪Best Children’s Haircut: Cool Cuts 4 Kids ▪Best Family Photographer: Amy Columbus Photography ▪Best Hospital For Delivery: Baylor Grapevine ▪Best Nanny/Sitter Service: Moms Best Friend ▪Best Baby Gear Store: Buy Buy Baby ▪Best Children’s Furniture: Pottery Barn Kids ▪Best Consignment Sale: Just Between Friends Fort Worth ▪Best Kid’s Clothing Store: The Cozy Cottage ▪Best Mall: NorthPark Center ▪Best Maternity Store: Pickles & Ice Cream Maternity ▪Best Resale Store: Kid to Kid ▪Best Toy Store: Learning Express ▪Best Farmer’s Market: Dallas Farmer's Market ▪Best Organic Food Store: Central Market ▪Best Family Breakfast: Original Pancake House ▪Best Family Restaurant: Babe's Chicken ▪Best Kids Eat Free: IHOP ▪Best Ice Cream: Paciugo ▪Best Pizza: Campisi's ▪Best Children's Hospital: Children's Medical Center ▪Best Urgent Care Center: Acute Kids Urgent Care ▪Best City For Families: Frisco ▪Best Date Night Place: Studio Movie Grill CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2010 NOMINEES - EACH WAS CHOSEN BY A MINIMUM OF 50 PARENTS USING A WRITE-IN BALLOT! Best Birthday Cake Casa Linda Bakery Creative Memories Nothing Bundt Cakes Society Bakery Texas Star Bakery Best Party Place ASI Gymnastics Going Bonkers Pump It Up Best Party Entertainer Big D Engine Company David Chicken Zooniversity Best Themed Party Children's Aquarium at Fair Park LegoLand Sweet & Sassy Zooniversity Best Art Class Art Smart Quiggly's Clayhouse Van Grow Art Studio Best Dance Class Dana's Studio of Dance Diane Cole Johnson Dance Studio Best Drama Class Creative Arts Theatre & School Dallas Children's Theater Studio B Performing Arts Center Best Gym Class ASI Gymnastics Gymboree Play & Music The Little Gym Best Martial Arts Class Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense USA Martial Arts Best Music Class Kindermusik Little MusicMaker Septien Entertianment Group Best Sports Class/Camp Soccer Shots SoccerTots Best Swim Class AquaKids Emler Best Day Camp Adventure Day Camp Kids R Kids Best Recreation Center Bedford Boys Ranch Frisco Athletic Center Keller Pointe Keller Pointe Best Preschool Kids R Kids Primrose School Best Amusement Park Hawaiian Falls Sandy Lake Six Flags Best Animal Encounter Dallas World Aquarium Dallas Zoo Fort Worth Zoo Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Sharkerosa Ranch Best Bowling Alley Alley Cats Main Event Strikz Best Carousel Arlington Parks Mall Dallas Zoo Stonebriar Centre Best Children’s Library Bookmarks (Dallas Library in NorthPark Center) Frisco Public Library Keller Public Library Valley Ranch Public Library Best Historical Attraction Dallas Heritage Village Fort Worth Stockyards Log Cabin Village Best Holiday Display Frisco Square Holiday Lights Gaylord Texan Prairie Lights Trains at NorthPark Best Fireworks Allen USA Addison Kaboom Town Lake Grapevine Best Indoor Playspace Going Bonkers Indoor Safari Park Leapin Lizards The Children's Museum at the Dallas Museum of Nature & Science Best Movie Theater/Chain AMC Theaters Cinemark Studio Movie Grill Best Children’s Museum The Children's Museum at the Museum of Nature & Science Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Sci-Tech Discovery Center Best Overall Museum Dallas Museum of Art Dallas Museum of Nature & Science Fort Worth Museum of Science and History Best Nature Center Dallas Arboretum Heard Museum River Legacy Best Place To Ice Skate Dr. Pepper Stars Center Ice Skating Center At Galleria Dallas The Ice at Stonebriar Centre Best Horseback Riding Frisco Horse Park Full Circle Riding Academy Best Roller Rink Interskate Roller Rink Texas Skatium White Rock Skate Best Playground/Park Allen Celebration Park Frisco Commons Kid Country Coppell Kid’s Kastle at Unity Park Best Puppet Show Dallas Children's Theater Dallas Puppet Theater Slappy's Puppet Playhouse Best Children's Theater Artisan Center Theater Casa Manana Studio B Performing Arts Best Water Park Hawaiian Falls NRH20 Great Wolf Lodge Best Family Breakfast Bread Winners Cafe Brazil The Dream Cafe Le Peep Original Pancake House Best Family Restaurant Babe's Chicken Dream Cafe The Purple Cow Best Kids Eat Free Dickey's Barbeque Pit IHOP Best Ice Cream Braums Henry's Homemade Ice Cream Paciugo Pinkberry Best Pizza Brooklyn's Campisi's Mama's Pizza Palio's Pizza Cafe Best Children's Hospital Children's Medical Center Cook Children's Hospital Medical City Best Urgent Care Center Acute Kids Urgent Care CareNow Best Children’s Haircut Cool Cuts 4 Kids Sharkey's Cuts For Kids Best Family Photographer Amy Columbus Photography Chunky Monkey Photography Karey Rinkenberger Photography Pink Fly Photography Best Hospital For Delivery Baylor Grapevine Medical City Dallas Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Presbyterian Hospital Plano Best Nanny/Sitter Service Moms Best Friend Seeking Sitters Best Baby Gear Store Baby Bliss Buy Buy Baby The Right Start Best Children’s Furniture Lone Star Baby & Kids Pottery Barn Kids Best Consignment Sale Divine Consign Just Between Friends Fort Worth Rhea Lana Best Kid’s Clothing Store A Tiny Hiney Baby Boutique The Cozy Cottage Wellness Baby Best Mall Grapevine Mills NorthPark Center Stonebriar Center Best Maternity Store Motherhood Maternity Pickles & Ice Cream Maternity Best Toy Store Brilliant Sky Toys Kidcore Toys Learning Express Town Square Toys The Toy Maven Best Resale Store Kid to Kid Once Upon a Child Best Farmer’s Market Coppell Farmer's Market Dallas Farmer's Market Best Organic Food Store Central Market Sprouts Whole Foods Best City For Families Arlington Coppell Dallas Flower Mound Fort Worth Frisco Keller Southlake Best Date Night Place The Melting Pot Southlake Town Square Studio Movie Grill Sundance Square