Discover the little-known vanilla cultivation plant Cooperative Provanille, where all work is done by hand on-site. Take a close look at the industrious workers on the job, and witness every step of the way over the 18-month long processing period. There is a gift shop on the premises if you wish to purchase a souvenir.

The museum, which was built in 1992, hosts permanent exhibits exploring New World art and its African heritage, as well as indigenous and archaeological artifacts. It also hosts exhibits by local artists, creative workshops and other events for the community.

The Dallas Arboretum is one of Texas' most attractive sites. Choose from 19 gardens that encompass 66 acres of pure beauty. Positioned on picturesque White Rock Lake, the gardens give way to an Eden of trees, plants, ornamental shrubs, and different flowers throughout the seasons. There is more than what meets the name, though. The Arboretum is its own menagerie of art displays, concerts and festivals all in the spectacular natural ambiance.

Added in early 2002 as the second main pillar of the Kunstsammlung and accommodating contemporary art was the Ständehaus am Kaiserteich, until 1988 the seat of the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. Four wings with continuous arcades surround the building’s central public area, a spacious plaza. The creative treatment of this representative building in the Historicist style (1876-80) by the Munich architectural office of Kiessler + Partner created a modern museum building with a striking glaze domed roof which shapes the building’s aesthetic and at the same time spans an expansive sculpture garden located on the uppermost level. Together, a flexible hall for temporary exhibitions in the ground floor level and the upper galleries comprise more than 5300 m² of surface area. Installations and artist’s rooms are an important focus of the Kunstsammlung, an area which has been expanded continuously in recent years.