5 /5 Bobby singh: McKinney is an absolutely beautiful place to visit. The centre of the downtown is the historic McKinney performing arts center, which is surrounded by 19th century buildings which are very well preserved. These buildings currently house, restaurants, art, galleries, bars, clothing, shops, souvenir, shops, barbershops, and many other local businesses. Not a single franchise in sight!.The area is safe, clean and very comfortable. Definitely worth visiting. There is free 3 Hour St. parking from 8 AM to 5 PM daily so parking is not an issue.