The Edge at Allen Station Park

Wouldn’t your middle school years have been way more rad if you’d had a skate park to hang out at? The lucky kids of northern 'burb Allen have just that with The Edge, which boasts not only a concrete skate park complete with plenty of handrails, bowls, boxes and ledges just begging to be ollied, but also two roller-hockey rinks and a BMX track. Bonus: Admission to the outdoor area is free, so strap on your elbow pads and get to living out your wildest Tony Hawk fantasies.