Top O' Hill Terrace

Review №1

Rating: 5

I love it!!! Very interesting place and very classy lady, Mrs. Vicky, explaining to detail all the history of this place. I highly recommend it.

Date: 4 weeks ago

Review №2

Rating: 5

This was wonderful. So much history here. Make sure to make an appointment but you have to visit this if you are near Arlington!

Date: a month ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Very cute place to relax and take a few pics. Nothing more than that, and doesnt try to be

Date: a month ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

My granddaughter is going to college there at ABU

Date: 2 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

This is a hidden gem for anyone who enjoys history or who just wants something different. The tour was well-presented and very interesting. We learned so much!

Date: 2 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

I was giving some friends from England a tour of DFW. They were interested in seeing sights related to JFK and I knew this school used to be a casino and that a lot of celebrities and maybe some organized crime were involved. Even though I grew up in Arlington I had never made the time to visit. Theres so much history still left underground and unexplored - I hope the city or some benefactor decides to invest because theres so many escape tunnels left hidden and unexplored - this tour will just leave you wanting more! Ask about going to see where Oswald is buried just down the road!

Date: 3 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 2

Date: 4 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 4

Perfect for an all white affair, some wine and good feels. Cheers to arlington Baptist

Date: 4 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

This was a very good place to visit. A lot of information is shared on the history from the tour guide we gave a donation of money and it was definitely worth it. We were there maybe a couple hours.

Date: 4 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

I would recommend anyone to visit the Top O the Hill Terrace. If you love history and know anything about the great preacher Dr. J. Frank Norris, you will love your visit to this place. You not only will receive a good history lesson, but you can also get a picture next to their statue of J. Frank Norris. So, enjoy!

Date: 7 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Beautiful and historical spot in Dallas!

Date: 9 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

Great experience! I had no idea the history of prohibition, bootlegging, and gambling in Arlington during the 20s-40s.

Date: 9 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

One of my top choices in the state of Texas. A must see!!!

Date: 10 months ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

So interesting! I recommend this tour.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Amazing history with an even better twist in the story. A thrilling redemption story.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

This place is amazing. What a story. Cant wait to see what the future plans find on this interesting property.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №18

Rating: 3

Not a lot to see. Historic place for sure.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

History of the grounds about past Casino activity. Many famous and infamous people visited! History is quite interesting.

Date: 11 months ago

Review №20

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Pretty views and just a great place

Date: a year ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

What a treat to be able to learn about and see the property! A gangster casino right in Arlington. Thats baller! The tunnels were fascinating. The tour guide was brilliantly knowledgeable. We could tell shes poured her heart and soul in to dissecting the history and connecting the stories wonderfully. Hats off to you and your fantastic work!

Date: a year ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Such an awesome place that has so much history! Vicki is awesome!

Date: a year ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

Absolutely incredible historical tour; Vickie is a fantastic guide and genuinely kind host.

Date: a year ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Cool place to visit! Loads of history & finds.

Date: a year ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Hidden gem of history. A must see when Arlington.

Date: a year ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Anyway, my castle was the sandstone gate turrants next to the Jobe place that was built in 1920. I dont know it is still there, but our first Christmas tree was a live silver spruce that was in a large wash tub. Mom and dad planted that tree in the back yard. Dad had an old iron wash pot on legs with a grate across the top that he would grille steaks on on Saturday nights...while drinking beer.

Date: a year ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Little known history around Arlington that is amazing and shocking. Vicky is a great historian about Top of the Hill. Make an appointment and go hear amazing stories and tour Top of the Hill soon. This is free but a $10 donation is suggested.

Date: a year ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №31

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 1

Fabulous tour very informative and personal took time to explain in great detail - professor Vicki Bryant was excellent great value for money would recommend a visit xxx

Date: 2 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Sunday we went on a tour for Top O Hill Terrace at Arlington Baptist College. Vickie Bryant lead the tour and was fantastic. She was so passionate and has uncovered so much information about VEGAS BEFORE VEGAS right in Arlington, Texas .who knew! We were introduced to so much history and learned of the hidden tunnels that had been used at that time. Definitely would recommend the tour and we re interested in going back. Thank you Vickie.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Top historical place to visit in Arlington. A Vegas before Las Vegas. Mrs. Vickie shares tons of information about the history of the place. All info at the top of the tongue. Shes encyclopedia of details. You dont understand how you spent 2,3 hours listening to her narration. The old artifacts are well displayed n neat. Admire her enthusiasm and energy to take us around the property, the tunnel etc. She should write a book on this. Enjoyed my visit as an international student of UTA.... Best wishes from Medha.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

I had no idea about the history of Top O Hill Terrace until my sister arranged for us to go on a tour. I was completely unaware that this place was VEGAS BEFORE VEGAS and now its Arlington Baptist College. If you LOVE or just LIKE History, youll enjoy Top O Hill Terrace. This location in the 1930s and 40s was a gambling playground for the rich, famous and infamous. Were talking about some of the big names of that time like Bonnie and Clyde, Mae West, W.C.Fields, Gene Autry, Frank Sinatra,, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Jack Dempsey, Max Baer and the man responsible for Las Vegas, Bugsy Siegel just to name a few. Before it was a casino, it was a tea room but in the 1920s Fred and Mary Browning bought the property and converted it to a gambling mecca. The Browns added an escape tunnel and secret rooms for hiding the gambling equipment during police raids. The tunnel and secret rooms still exist and can be seen during the tour. Its all just fascinating stuff. Tour guide, Mrs. Vickie Bryant, is absolutely WONDERFUL. This tour is a WINNER in my book.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

This place is incredible!! The history here is so fascinating and interesting. We had a wonderful tour and it was so neat hearing about and seeing the hidden tunnels. We had the most AMAZING tour guide, Mrs. Bryant. She is so passionate about what she does. Its not just her job, its her passion! I would definitely recommend.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №37

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

Vickie Bryant gave outstanding history of place and ansolutely asset to history of Arlington!!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Very interesting history this place have. The school is a great experience as well. I highly recommend

Date: 3 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Best historical tour ive ever been on! So cool!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

I highly recommend to visit this place and take the tour. Vickie is an amazing tour guide, she knows so much about the place, has met many people who visited as well as their friends of family. This place is called the Vegas before Vegas an illicit casino and brothel where many rich and famous people visited during the prohibition era.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

The tour was great; very informative and extremely well done. This Arlington secret needs to be advertised more and needs assistance from the city of Arlington or local charity to help support it financially. There is a ton of history that needs to be documented and preserved for the future just like museums all over the country. There is also a ton of additional history underground that needs to be uncovered. This requires money. Wake up Mayor! Wake up City Hall! Provide some assistance and/or help find an organization that will.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Highly recommend this tour for all history buffs. Tour guide Vickie Bryant provides a colorful glimpse into our city s past. We loved every story, image and artifact!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Very interesting and informative about Arlingtons past. Gambling, casino, hidden get away tunnels, well know people, to Baptist college! Well worth the time and price of tour from Mrs. Vickie Bryant.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Great Historical information that you would easily miss if you weren t looking for it.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

This is a MUST-VISIT if you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area! Very worth it. Informative. I can only hope that this place can get more funding to uncover more of the incredible history!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Vicki Bryant did an outstanding job of telling the Top o the Hill tale. Informative and fascinating.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Great campus with a ton of history!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 3

Date: 4 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Cool fine place

Date: 4 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 5

Wonderful history of Top of the Hill from Gambling to Baptist College! Great tour & informative talk... Hope to return when restorations have happened. A must do/hidden gem ,if in area!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Fantastic presentation of Arlingtons hidden history.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 5

A must see! Very interesting and informative tour. Vickie did an excellent job presenting the information.

Date: 4 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

Visited to take pictures of where my dad went to seminary back in 1964-1968, and stumbled upon Ms. Vickie Bryant who kindly invited me to tag along on a tour that she was giving a womens club. Im 39 yrs old, and not only did I hear tremendous history of where my dad went to school, but also learned so much of how this became an historic landmark. Ms. Vickie has some stories of famous celebrities that are confirmed to have visited the site when it was a high-end casino, along with underground tunnels and rooms that were used to escape police. she shows the facts and artifacts to prove it. Very interesting! Well worth it, especially for me to better connect with my dad and understand the times that he grew up around. known as Vegas before Vegas. from poker to preachers. To God be the glory!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Fascinating piece of hidden Arlington history. Tour guide mentions too often how much her religion should prevent her from talking about drinking and gambling. And how telling certain stories would guarantee her being killed by the Mob. (If thats true, just keep it to yourself!). But. Truly interesting history going on at Top O Hill Terrace, and she tells a completely engaging, if monotone, story.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Very, very interesting tourist attraction. So much history and the tour guide was fabulous.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

If you are visiting Arlington, this is a very interesting tour about prohibition and gambling with a slide show and a walk around the grounds.We were lucky enough to get in for our tour on our last day in Arlington. Vicki was very informative and has done a lot of research to be sure all her information is accurate.It was very cool that everything was tied together with visitors coming in sharing stories and keeping history alive. This is an important piece of history that Arlington needs to be sure continues! Thank you Vicki for your hard work and dedication to Arlington history.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 4

Its not a casino its a school

Date: 5 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 5

Very enjoyable tour! Mrs. Vickie Bryant was very knowledgeable and informed about the history of this place!! Awesome to see how far this land has come and be able to see some of the tunnels

Date: 5 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Top place to visit in Arlington, hands down! An amazing tour filled with the rich history of prohibition, a hidden casino and a bible college that youd never realize Arlington had hidden away. Famous people known to visit like Bonnie and Clyde, Ginger Rogers, Sinatra, John Wayne and many more. Hidden secret tunnels that they even havnt discoveres, flip around rooms, amazing personal testimonies. You have to check this out!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

A fascinating story!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 4

We enjoyed our visit to the Top O Hill Terrace.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Nice city view, quiet place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 2

The tour consisted of watching an hour long presentation and about a 15 minute tour. I wouldve learned more by watching a documentary on the PBS channel. Along with not being very engaging, the presentation was very much the Baptist Church patting them selves on the back for buying and ending the casino, and encouraging people to pat them on the back to. The actual tour consisted of going down a hall way on the side of the hill, which was about 20ft before you have to turn back around and go back out. After that was the courtyard with a fountain, and a hokey magnetic trick by the tour guide, where when walking over certain spots the magnets would move around. Even if it is actually magnetic and not the tour guide moving their wrists, it wasnt that impressive. I very much believe the tour guide is blinded by their own excitement. After these 3 quick spots, they proceed to talk about other tunnels and things, but dont even bother to show them, in fear of harmful gasses. I really think that there is more to this place and that it has potential, but for Petes sake! Be more engaging! Dont just brag about yourselves the entire time! Im not here to be indoctrinated into the Baptist Church! You have potential to be more engaging and more exciting but youre very much limited by your own inability to humble yourselves!

Date: 6 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 5

Lovely place

Date: 6 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 1

Date: 6 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 3

I loved to learn about the historial aspects of Top OHill, but in terms of scenic view I found the place a bit disappointing. Probably a much better site to visit during spring or summer time.

Date: 6 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 2

Date: 7 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Vicki Bryant, curator of the museum, creator of this magnificent tour, must be commended. She has dedicated herself to the research and the forming of the Top O Hill museum for many many years. What she delivers is the best dog & pony show of this historical place, it is a must experience for all that love to soak up the quite unique happenings that went on during the 20s & 30s up on that hill ! I wish I could give you ten stars. Thank you for such a memorable day. !!

Date: 7 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 5

Very interesting place with all the mystique and aura of a bygone era.. Nice presentation in which youll learn all about the secret gambling operation and all the famous people that visited the place to have some illegal fun.. the place has a long history that is well explained and shown by the guide and you will have the chance to see the secret rooms and passages that were used to thwart and fool the police in case of a raid..very affordable and is a must if you visit Arlington as is considered the #1 spot to visit in the city... Enjoy...

Date: 7 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

It was fun to visit it was also an inexpensive way to spend the day and learned some interesting facts as well

Date: 7 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Mystic Gambling The presentation was most enlightening and incredible to believe the celebrated guests, gangsters, and gamblers that frequented the establishment. The great lengths that were taken to thwart the police and FBI were quite unique. While the presentation is almost 2 hours, there is a short break and it is very interesting information. Then you take a short walking tour outside.

Date: 7 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 4

Date: 7 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

Date: 7 years ago