Nearby: Grapevine

When you’re landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, you’re actually in Grapevine. This convenient city has plenty to keep attendees and their and guests occupied. The Gaylord Texan has 70 conference and meeting rooms as well as a huge exhibit hall. Attendees will marvel at the life-size Alamo and the other Texas “regions” depicted under the soaring atrium. Shoppers flock to Grapevine Mills, a 1.6 million-sq.-ft. mall with hundreds of discount stores including Neiman Marcus Last Call Clearance Center. (Airport passengers have been known to grab a taxi to the mall between planes.) Others looking for adventure dive into Great Wolf Lodge, an indoor waterpark hotel, with dozens of water slides and 10,000 square feet of meeting space. True to its name, Grapevine’s home to more than a half-dozen wineries. The French chateau-inspired Delaney Vineyards, is open for tastings and hosts memorable events. grapevinetexasusa.com