Discover Lewisville

Lewisville brings together an early trading history, performing arts, and nature experiences along Elm Fork. In Old Town, historic buildings recall the community’s agricultural roots, while the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area offers trails for hiking, birdwatching, and wildlife viewing. Paddling is another option to consider when planning your trip. You can decide whether local history, performances and art, or the landscape and outdoor activities will be the main focus of your stay.

Old Town and the History of Main Street

Old Town Lewisville was the first trading center of the agricultural community. Two rows of century-old buildings line both sides of Main Street. Anyone interested in local history will find an introduction here to Lewisville’s early development.

One building illustrates this history in particular: Degan Livery Stable opened in 1885 at the northeast corner of Main and Kealy and served Lewisville’s agricultural community until 1932. These dates show that the building was connected to the life of the community at the time for a clearly defined period. This gives you a way to focus your trip on history without reducing the city’s story to a single building.

Performances and Public Art

The Lewisville Grand Theater complements the historical attractions with performing arts. It opened in January 2011 as the first publicly operated arts center in southern Denton County. It hosts performances in music, dance, and live theater. If you like to make a performance the centerpiece of a trip, you can also explore Lewisville with its live offerings in mind.

Lewisville’s public art collection includes indoor and outdoor works in a variety of artistic media. This offers another way to experience the city’s culture, whether you’re primarily interested in theater, music, dance, or visual art. Together with Old Town’s historical focus, this gives you a range of cultural themes to explore during your stay. When choosing a vacation rental in Lewisville, you can consider which of these interests matter most for your trip.

Landscape, Trails, and Paddling

The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area reveals another side of Lewisville: the area lies where the Blackland Prairies and the Eastern Cross Timbers meet. The Elm Fork of the Trinity River and its associated bottomland forest run through the area. Nature enthusiasts can explore more than seven miles of trails for hiking, birdwatching, and wildlife viewing. The combination of different landscapes, the river, and the bottomland forest provides a distinctive setting for nature experiences.

Paddling is another option to consider as a focus for your trip. The Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area is home to the northernmost access point to a 22-mile paddling route on Elm Fork. The hiking and viewing trails and the paddling route are different ways to experience the area; the distances given refer to separate offerings. The area also hosts a monthly nature walk led by naturalists. When planning, you can choose between independent hiking and wildlife viewing, a guided nature event, or a paddling activity.

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