Escape to Texas McKinney Main Street
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downtown square includes an eclectic mix of
landscapes and lush rose gar-
all be found a mere 30 miles north of Dallas.
downtown walking tour is a big hit with tour
dens, charming small towns and bustling
“Our downtown square is McKinney’s gem.
groups, as are tours of Chestnut Square His-
cities, natural wonders and historic sites.
It’s both rich in heritage and bustling with
toric Village, the Collin County History
While the slogan “Don’t Mess With Texas”
exciting activity,” says McKinney Convention
Museum and Heard-Craig House, all of which
may come to mind, the actual motto for this
& Visitors Bureau Executive Director Dee-dee
offer intriguing aspects to McKinney’s story.
ith more than 268,000 square
the revitalization of the downtown square
miles, Texas is dotted by desert
shops, wineries and a boutique hotel that can
as a key commercial district. The historic
tough cookie of a state is “Friendship.”
McKinney, Texas
Guerra. “It’s an especially popular destination
As part of its revitalization, McKinney Main
for bus tours because there is something for
Street has found great success in holding a
everyone – shopping, dining, museums, wine
wide variety of events in the downtown area,
Take a step back into history by visiting
rooms, art – all found within several walkable
bringing more than 100,000 people a year to
McKinney’s picturesque and quaint historic
blocks. And bus parking is accessible on the
the square to enjoy its beauty, atmosphere
downtown square, which remains one of
northern border of the square.”
and activity. McKinney’s historic downtown
North Texas’s most vibrant. With roughly 120
Both a National and Texas Main Street
has plenty to offer a tour group any time of
mom-and-pop businesses, more than 20 of
City, McKinney remains actively involved in
year, but the special annual events that take
which are one-of-a-kind restaurants, the
both the restoration of its historic roots and
place throughout the year make for great tour
4 • Bus Tours Magazine / September, 2018