Travel and Explore Dallas, TX!

Dallas, TX Settled in 1841, Dallas has become a metropolitan city that's cosmopolitan with an old west charm. Dallas County is considered the #1 visitor and leisure destination in Texas with more than 160 museuems, galleries, and artistic attractions...and more than 1110 live performances per night. Dallas area events include: Scarborough Faire Renaissance Festival, Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Taste of Dallas, Oktoberfest, State Fair of Texas, and the Turkey Trot.  Biblical Arts Center  7500 Park Lane  Dallas  Texas  (214) 691-4661  It displays nondenominational religios art from around the world, including paintings, sculptures, icons and clerical artifacts displayed in a building reminiscent of early Christian-era architecture.  Cotton Bowl  Fair Park  Dallas  Texas    It seats about 72,000 for sports events and more.  Dallas Aquarium  Fair Park  Dallas  Texas  (214) 670-8443  It displays plants and animals indigenous to local lakes and rivers.  Dallas Arboretum And Botanical Garden  8525 Garland Rd.  Dallas  Texas  (214) 327-8263  It embraces 66 acres of flowers and exhibit gardens on the shore of White Rock Lake.  Dallas Horticulture Center  Fair Park  Dallas  Texas  (214) 428-7476  It displays a 7-acre Southwestern garden and a garden for the visually impaired, with raised beds for scents and textures.  Dallas Museum Of Art  1717 N. Harwood  Dallas  Texas  (214) 922-1200  It exhibits ranging from preColumbian and early African artifacts.  Dallas Museum Of Natural History  Fair Park  Dallas  Texas  (214) 421-3466  It features native animals, minerals, and plants. Special national and international traveling exhibits also are displayed.  Dallas World Aquarium, The  1801 N. Griffin St. in the West End District  Dallas  Texas  (214)720-1801 or 720-2224  There is an underwater world in 65,000 gallons of saltwater. The displays represents many parts of the world.  Dallas Zoo  621 E. Clarendon Dr.  Dallas  Texas  (214) 670-5656 or 670-6825  The zoo contains more than 1,400 mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds in a parklike environment.  Dollhouse Museum Of The Southwest  2208 Routh St.  Dallas  Texas  (214) 969-5502  The museum has permanent, rotating and and traveling collections include dollhouses, miniatures, dolls and toys.  Fair Park  East on US 67/80, 3 blks. east of I-30  Dallas  Texas  (214) 890-2911  There are many moderne buildings-a type of art deco architecture popularized by movie theaters in the 1930s.  Frontiers Of Flight Museum  8008 Cedar Springs Rd.  Dallas  Texas  (214) 350-3600  It features pictures, maps, photographs, documents, model airplanes, and more.  Hall of State  Fair Park  Dallas  Texas  (214) 421-3466  A gold medallion symbolizing the six nations to which Texas has paid allegiance dominates the Hall of Six Flags.  International Museum Of Cultures  7500 W. Camp Wisdom R.  Dallas  Texas  (214) 709-2406  It displays portray the cultures and lifestyles of those people, including South America's Quichua, and more.  John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial  Main and Market St.  Dallas  Texas    A memorial monument in memory of John F. Kennedy, our 35th president. Located by the Old Red Courthouse.  Medieval Times Dinner And Tournament  2021 N. Stemmons Frwy  Dallas  Texas  (800)229-9900 or (214)761-1800  Medieval Times takes you back in time to the Middle Ages. An exciting four-course dinner with spectacular 11th-century entertainment. Entertainment includes knights on horseback, a jousting tournament, and events with breathtaking skills.  Music Hall  Fair Park  Dallas  Texas    The houses of the Dallas Opera. It presents the Dallas Summer Musicals and a variety of special performances.  Old City Park  1717 Gano St.  Dallas  Texas  (214) 421-5141  A historic village with restored (1840-1910) buildings from the turn-of-the-century.  Reunion Tower Of Dallas  300 Reunion Blvd  Dallas  Texas  (214) 651-1234  A 50-story landmark tower with a three-level geodesic sphere containing a revolving cocktail lounge, observation deck and restaurant with a spectacular panoramic view. Located adjacent to the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The tower was first built as a focal point for the Reunion area which was a settlement of French immigrants.  Texas Stadium  Jct. of SRs 114 and 183, Loop 12 and Carpenter Frwy.  Dallas  Texas  (972) 438-7676  It is the home of the Dallas Cowboys. Texas Stadium seats 63,855.  Thanks-Giving Square  Pacific, Bryan, and Ervay St.  Dallas  Texas  (214) 969-1977  Thanks-Giving Square contains a garden ,bell tower, reflecting pools, and waterfalls.  The Science Place  Fair Park  Dallas  Texas  (214) 428-5555  The visitors can lift a ton using one hand, bend light, stargaze in the planetarium and there is a large variety you can choose from.  Wendy And Emery Reves Collection  1717 N. Harwood  Dallas  Texas  (214) 922-1200  There are exhibits of antique furniture, Chinese porcelain and Winston Churchill memorabilia.