| Six Flags |
| From giant-sized coasters to family-friendly rides, Six Flags Over Texas has thrilled generations. Now Superman Tower of Power, the tallest ride of its kind in the world at 325 feet high, allows guests to fly like the Man of Steel himself. |
| Texas Stadium |
| Home to the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium also hosts a variety of other sporting and entertainment events. However, even when there isn't an event, visitors flock to Texas Stadium for tours. |
| Dallas Zoo |
| Visit animals from around the world in award winning natural habitats at the Dallas Zoo. During the summer months, visitors can even ride a monorail around the zoo grounds. |
| Dallas Arboretum |
| Located on White Rock Lake, just outside of downtown Dallas, the Arboretum features colorful gardens all year long. Tours are available daily. The Arboretum is also available for weddings and other private functions. |
| Medieval Times |
| An 11th-century style castle with a fish-filled moat is just the setting for the unique experience of an evening spent at Medieval Times. |
| McKinney Trolley |
| Dallas' McKinny Trolley is a historical trolley system, which recreates how a real trolley system of the early to mid-20th century looked and operated. |
| Billy Bob's |
| With close to 3 acres under one roof, Billy Bob's is certainly "Texas size." The massive nightclub is host to top country music acts, professional bullriding, and plenty of dancing. |
| Sixth Floor Museum |
| This museum is dedicated to preserving and celebrating information on John F. Kennedy's life, career, assassination and death. Located on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository building - the very spot the sniper's gun was found - the Sixth Floor Museum let's you gain a feel for how things happened in 1963. |
| National Cowgirl Hall of Fame |
| A one of a kind museum, Fort Worth's National Cowgirl Hall of Fame features exhibits and memorabilia honoring the 'gals of the west. |
| Ft. Worth Zoo |
| Visitors to the Ft. Worth Zoo will be transfixed by its wonderful exhibits, ranging from Raptor Canyon to Koala Outback, and attractions such as Tasmanian Tower and their virtual safari. |
| African American Museum |
| Housing one of the nation's most extensive and best collections of folk art, the museum at Fair Park is dedicated to preservation and display of historical, artistic and cultural contributions made by African Americans. |
| Age of Steam Railroad Museum |
| This outdoor exhibit at Fair Park allows visitors to relive the golden age of the passenger train, and features the world's largest diesel electric locomotives. |
| American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum |
| American Airlines history unfolds here from humble beginnings through five eras of flight. Video presentations, interactive displays, a 2-seater flight simulator, an IWERKS movie “Spirit of America,” and other flight-related activities are on tap. Housed in a glass hangar is the Flagship Knoxville, a restored 1940s DC-3. |
| Antiques Galore |
| Antiques aficionados won't be left in the cold in Dallas, where perusing and buying options include The Gathering, with dealers specializing in 18th and 19th century European pieces; Love Field Antique Mall, with the largest selection of antiques, collectibles and classic cars in the U.S.; McKinney Avenue Antique Market, with quality items from American to English on the trolley line near the Arts District; and Park Cities Antiques, with upscale English, French and American pieces. |
| Cavanaugh Flight Museum |
| The Cavanaugh collects, maintains, and flies an extensive collection of aircraft, as well as artwork and artifacts from World War I through the Vietnam conflict. The significant and rare aircraft comprise one of the nation's largest private aviation collections. |
| Dallas Aquarium |
| Marine and freshwater fish, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates from Walking Batfish and Electric Torpedo Rays to a six-foot-long Alligator Gar all star at this Art Deco facility at Fair Park, built in 1936 to coincide with the Texas Centennial, with a saltwater section added in 1964. Special attractions include the Amazon Flooded Forest, and the World of Aquatic Diversity. As the first to breed and rear Texas Blind Salamanders, the aquarium also is known for maintaining and breeding the desert pupfish, and is one of only two aquariums to breed the now extinct species Megupsilon aporus. |
| Dallas Mavericks |
| The Dallas Mavericks bring new energy and excitement to the court as the NBA team plays at the American Airlines Center. |
| Dallas Museum of Art |
| Formerly the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Dallas Museum of Art traces beginnings to 1903, with the facility opening in 1909 in Fair Park under the name Free Public Art Gallery of Dallas. In 1991, a $30-million expansion was designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes to help create mini-museums. The old gallery now houses the Museum of Africa and Asia, the Museum of Europe, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. The Nancy and Jake Hamon Building, completed in 1993, houses the Museum of the Americas, with art from Pre-Columbian to the mid-1940s. |
| Dallas Neighborhoods |
| Well worth exploration are Dallas' eclectic neighborhoods. Among them are Deep Ellum, described as a Southern Soho; The West End, with family fun by day and and exciting nightlife; Uptown, in the heart of the antique district; Knox-Henderson, with quaint, old-world style; Highland Park, described as the Beverly Hills of Texas; Swiss Avenue, a grand boulevard with historic homes; and the Dallas Arts District, a 17-block area covering some 60 acres of downtown. |
| Dallas Stars Hockey |
| The Dallas Stars take to the ice at the American Airlines Center, opened in 2001 at a cost of about $325 million with a design that puts fans closer than ever to the action. Platinum seats have a host of comforts and amenities, and there are 143 luxury suites on the Flagship, Platinum and Admiral levels. |
| J. Erik Jonsson Central Library |
| Named in memory of Texas Instruments' J. Erik Jonsson, this eight-floor library has a copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed on July 4, 1776. Also on the seventh floor on permanent display in a special room is First Folio, printed in 1623, and the first complete printing of Shakespeare's plays. In the second floor Children's Center, is a hand-crafted scale model of the 8th century Viking ship Drakkar. |
| Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie |
| This 36,000-square-foot pavilion is open six days a week for thoroughbred and quarterhorse racing during Thoroughbred Season, April-July and Quarterhorse Season, October-November. |
| Nasher Sculpture Center |
| Occupying a full city block downtown, the Nasher Sculpture Center (opening in mid-October, 2003) features a 54,000-square-foot building and a 1.5 acre sculpture garden designed by architect Renso Piano in collaboration with landscape architect Peter Walker. The $70-million Center, adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art provides a home for the internationally acclaimed Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection of modern and contemporary works. Rodin, Degas, Picasso, Matisse, and many other renowned artists are represented. Raymond Nasher was one of the first real estate developers to put art in commercial complexes. |
| American Airlines Center |
| The American Airlines Center is an arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood near downtown Dallas, Texas that is used for hockey games, basketball games, football games and concerts.
The American Airlines Center is home to the following sports teams:
Dallas Stars (NHL)
Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
Dallas Desperados (Arena Football League) |
| Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch |
| Sharkarosa is a non-profit wildlife ranch with exotic and native animals including lemurs, camels, zebra, sloth, and kangaroos, along with longhorns, buffalo and more. Safari tours, kid's train rides, and helicopter rides are part of the fun, with party facilities and a bounce house on grounds. |
| Southfork Ranch |
| In 1978, a legend was created rivaling any other series in television history, as an unknown Texas ranch became recognized worldwide. The series was "Dallas," the family the Ewings, and the ranch was Southfork, where the Dallas legend lives on well beyond the 356 episodes produced. Guided tours of the Ewing mansion and grounds spotlight memorabilia from the gun that shot J.R. to Lucy's wedding dress and Jock's Lincoln Continental. Visitors can roam the ranch, eat at Miss Ellie's Deli and shop in two themed retail stores, heavy on Southfork-label merchandise. |
| Cotton Bowl |
| The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932. Originally known as "Fair Park Bowl", it is located in Fair Park, site of the State Fair in Dallas, Texas, USA. It has a natural grass surface and a capacity of 68,252 seats. Concerts or other events using a stage allow the playing field to be used for additional spectators to a capacity past 80,000. The Cotton Bowl is the home of the annual Cotton Bowl Classic college football bowl game, for which the stadium is named. However, the game will move to Arlington, Texas, and the Dallas Cowboys New Stadium on New Year's Day 2010.
The Cowboys hosted the Green Bay Packers for the 1966 NFL championship at the Cotton Bowl. Artificial turf was installed in 1970 and removed in 1993.
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| Texas Rangers Baseball |
| The Texas Rangers play major league baseball from April through October at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers Ballpark complex includes the Legends of the Game Baseball Museum, Children's Learning Center, and Dr Pepper Youth Ballpark. |
