Immersive experiences for selfie queens and kings.

Here is the ultimate comeback to “pics or it didn’t happen”.

Strike a pose at these photo-op, immersive experiences. I’m someone who loves to grab content “for the ‘gram,” and the following activities offer endless opportunities.

While this list features exhibits in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, most travel and could be coming to a spot near you.

Netflix House

The streaming service’s popular shows and movies break the fourth wall and come to life within Netflix House. The entertainment venue opened in December 2025 inside Galleria Dallas. It’s free to enter and snap photos with a larger-than-life Thing sculpture from Wednesday, or sit on the Queen's throne from Bridgerton.

Enjoy heart-pounding, immersive theater experiences inspired by Stranger Things and Squid Games(starting at $39 per person). I thoroughly enjoyed walking through Hawkins and seeing bits of the set, but take your time exploring. It is not an escape room, and there is no prize. The actors did a phenomenal job in channeling bits of the story from the screen. Without giving too much away, watch out for Henry Creel.

Their RePLAY arcade features games and mini-escape rooms themed after shows like KPop Demon Hunters, Stranger Things, Love is Blind, The Floor is Lava, and more.

Netflix Bites offers themed drinks and food for purchase, along with a gift shop nearby. Netflix House Philadelphia also opened in 2025 with additional features, including expanded areas dedicated to shows such as Wednesday and One Piece. A third location is set to open in Las Vegas in 2027.

Balloon Museum

I’m not being “full of hot air” when I say the Balloon Museum was one of the most imaginative walk-through exhibits I’ve explored.

Dallas’s is called “Let’s Fly– Art Has No Limits”. Several artists contributed to the multi-room, inflatable art exhibit featuring multimedia and interactive works.

My favorite:

• PERPETUAL BALLET. Step inside a vortex of balloons, spurred by awhirlwind, in time to gorgeous music and changing lights, thanks to Mauro Pace. Instagram and TikTokers– prepare for a photoshoot!

• Other standouts include Karina Smigla-Bobinski’s ADA, a large balloon with charcoal bristles in a white-walled room, so museum-goers can participate by gently encouraging the balloon to move and draw.

• Christopher Schardt’s MARIPOSA is a 26-foot-wide butterfly sculpture with over 39,000 full-color LEDs. Pillows and blankets are littered about to lie on and take in the sight. To my delight, the wings are powered by a porch swing.

And step into the ballpit for Bruno Ribeiro’s HYPERFREQUENCY, an audio-visual masterpiece with lights, vibrations, and music cues you’ll have to witness for yourself.

Tickets range from $29 to $44, depending on age and peak time pricing. There is a balloon gift shop too. I don't know what kind of balloons they use, but the $6 flower balloon I got bloomed for nearly a month.

Balloon Museum has traveled the world and welcomed more than 7 million visitors since its debut in 2021). The mobile exhibit was in Dallas, Houston, Chicago, and Milan at the time of publication. Dallas dates are available through April 19.

Harry Potter Exhibit

Potterheads! Don your house robes and grab your wands, we’re going to HogwartsHarry Potter: The Exhibition offers an in-depth look at original movie costumes and props, built sets for photo-ops, and interactive games to practice your spells and potions. Of course, I wore my Ravenclaw robe and carried my Luna Lovegood wand throughout.

Upon entry, guides take you into the castle with the help of a couple of incantations and a Marauder's Map. “Mischief managed!” After that, you select your Hogwarts house, wand, and patronus and wander through the self-guided exhibition of props and scenes from the saga.

Yer a wizard too, thanks to interactive moments like practicing your swish and flick, matching ingredients for potion-making, repotting mandrakes, and casting a spell.

I have to admit, I got a little emotional gazing at the costumes and walking through Hagrid’s hut.

Tickets start at $18 and are availablefor purchase in Dallas through April 12.

If you have a suggested venue to explore, reach out via email laurennegretemedia@gmail.com