Dallas Attractions
Dallas
Dallas, now the largest city in Texas after Houston, owes its origin to John Neely Bryan, who in 1841 built himself a hut on the banks of the Trinity River in north-eastern Texas.
Dallas, now the largest city in Texas after Houston, owes its origin to John Neely Bryan, who in 1841 built himself a hut on the banks of the Trinity River in north-eastern Texas.
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Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
To the north-east of the city, is the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, on the shores of White Rock Lake.
All values are in United States Dollars
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
| Adult | $ 12.00 |
| Senior over 65 | $ 10.00 |
| Child 12 & under | $ 8.00 |
| Child 2 & under | FREE |
Parking
Pay
Reunion Tower
Dallas's great landmark is the Reunion Tower in Reunion Park (viewing platform). In the same complex is the restored Union Station (400 S Houston St.), now housing the tourist information office. The First Republic Bank Plaza, 70 storeys high, is another landmark visible from afar.
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The Sixth Floor Museum
The Sixth Floor Museum is located at the location where John F. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, is thought to have fired the fatal shot. The museum focuses on the life of Kennedy.
Age of Steam Railroad Museum
The museum contains one of the oldest and largest collections of heavyweight passenger car collections is the country. The collection also features the largest steam, diesel and electric locomotives ever used.
American Museum of The Miniature Arts (closed)
ATTRACTION IS CLOSED.
Permanent exhibits include dollhouses, a miniature toy shop, a porcelain shop, a bordello and militaria (with replicas of toy soldiers dating from 300 B.C. to the current day).
Permanent exhibits include dollhouses, a miniature toy shop, a porcelain shop, a bordello and militaria (with replicas of toy soldiers dating from 300 B.C. to the current day).
Bahama Beach WaterPark
Bahama Beach is a family waterpark.
Hours
May 28 to August 21
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 12:00 |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Always opened on:
Memorial Day - USA (last Monday, May )
American Independance Day (July 4)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Biblical Arts Center
Artwork is on display in both permanent and feature exhibits. There is architectural artifacts to spiritual art on display.
Biblical Arts Center
7500 Park Lane
Dallas, TX 75225
United States
7500 Park Lane
Dallas, TX 75225
United States
Phone 1 (214) 368-4622
Fax 1 (214) 361-1365
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
The museum covers a total area of 50,000 square feet throughout four hangars. The collection includes aircraft dating back to WWI, as well as related artifacts and art work.
The museum is located just north of Dallas in Addison.
The museum is located just north of Dallas in Addison.
Conspiracy Museum (closed)
ATTRACTION IS CLOSED.
The museum deals with the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of Kennedy.
The museum deals with the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of Kennedy.
Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Dallas (Fort Worth International Airport)
The Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport is the third largest airport in the world. Located north of Dallas / Fort Worth, it is approximately a 35 to 45 minute drive to the airport from the city center areas.
Dallas County Historical Plaza
On Dallas County Historical Plaza is the log cabin (restored) in which John Neely Bryan is said to have lived.
Dallas Firefighters Museum
The Dallas Firefighters Museum is located in the Old No. 5 Hook and Ladder Company Station, built in 1907. The collection includes old fire trucks and equipment, and an 1884 horse-drawn steam pumper.
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park
Old City Park: The Historical Village of Dallas features 38 historic structures dating from 1840 to 1910.
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park
1515 South Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75215
United States
1515 South Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75215
United States
Phone 1 (214) 421-5141
Fax 1 (214) 428-6351
Hours
February 1 to July 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
September 1 to December 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Dallas Holocaust Memorial Center
The Dallas Holocaust Memorial Center serves to educated people about the Holocaust in an attempt to reduce prejudice.
All values are in United States Dollars
Dallas Holocaust Memorial Center
211 North Record Street
Dallas, TX 75202
United States
211 North Record Street
Dallas, TX 75202
United States
Phone 1 (214) 741-7500
Fax 1 (214) 747-2270
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 9:30 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
| Adult | $ 8.00 |
| Senior | $ 6.00 |
| Child 18 & under | $ 6.00 |
| Military discount | $ 4.00 |
Dallas Museum of Fine Art
North of Main Street and Thanksgiving Square, is the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, notable particularly for its collection of pre-Columbian sculpture.
All values are in United States Dollars
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
American Independance Day (July 4)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
| Adult | $ 10.00 |
| Senior over 65 | $ 7.00 |
| Military discount | $ 7.00 |
| Students | $ 5.00 |
| Child 11 & under | FREE |
Free on First Tuesday of each month. Late Night Fridays (third Friday of the month, excluding December), the Museum is open until midnight.
Parking
Pay
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Dallas Zoo
The Dallas Zoo is a 95 acre park housing 8,000 animals and a variety of habitats.
All values are in United States Dollars
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Always closed on:
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
| Adult | $ 15.00 |
| Child 11 & under | $ 12.00 |
| Senior over 65 | $ 12.00 |
Parking
Pay
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Wheelchair loan or rental
Restaurant or food service
Wheelchair loan or rental
Frontiers of Flight Museum
The exhibits feature items from the 1920's and 1930's - the Golden Age of Flight as well as more than 200 aircraft models representing nations involved in this conflict along with the uniforms of the men and women who flew them.
Frontiers of Flight Museum
6911 Lemmon Avenue
Dallas, TX 75209
United States
6911 Lemmon Avenue
Dallas, TX 75209
United States
Phone 1 (214) 350-3600
Fax 1 (214) 351-0101
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
International Museum of Cultures
Dioramas offer a glimpse of areas such as Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific, and jungle dwellers in Ecuador and Peru.
All values are in United States Dollars
International Museum of Cultures
7500 West Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas, TX 75236
United States
7500 West Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas, TX 75236
United States
Phone 1 (972) 708-7406
Fax 1 (972) 708-7341
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
| Adult | $ 5.00 |
| Child | $ 4.00 |
| Students | $ 4.00 |
| Senior | $ 4.00 |
| Child 3 & under | FREE |
Facilities
Gift shop
John F. Kennedy Memorial
Immediately adjoining, on Kennedy Plaza, is the John F. Kennedy Memorial, a monumental open granite cube commemorating the murder of President Kennedy here on November 22nd 1963.
Meadows Museum
The Meadows Museum began when Algur Hurtle Meadows donated his personal collection of Spanish art to the Southern Methodist University in 1962, to be set up in memory of his late wife. The collection has since grown into one of the most comprehensive Spanish art collections in the world, outside of Spain.
All values are in United States Dollars
Meadows Museum
5900 Bishop Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75205-6306
United States
5900 Bishop Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75205-6306
United States
Phone 1 (214) 768-2516
Fax 1 (214) 768-1688
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 21:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
American Independance Day (July 4)
Labor Day - USA (1st Monday, September)
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
| Adult | $ 8.00 |
| Senior over 65 | $ 6.00 |
| Students | $ 4.00 |
| Child 11 & under | FREE |
Mesquite Championship Rodeo
Home cooked barbeques, Texas music, bull riding, bronco riding, and calf roping are all part of the show.
Mesquite Championship Rodeo
1818 Rodeo Drive
Mesquite, TX 75149
United States
1818 Rodeo Drive
Mesquite, TX 75149
United States
Phone 1 (972) 285-8777
Fax 1 (972) 289-2999
Opera House
The Dallas Opera puts on a variety of productions each year. It now performs in the Margot & Bill Winspear Opera House at the AT&T Performing Arts Center.
Pioneer Plaza
On Pioneer Plaza near the City Hall stands what is said to be the world's largest bronze sculpture. The work of Robert Summer in 1995, it depicts 70 Texas longhorn cattle and three cowboys.
Samuell-Grand Park
Enjoy the wide variety of trees and flowers or take in a game of tennis on one of the 20 lighted courts.
Southfork Ranch
Southfork Ranch, home of the Ewing family in the television soap opera "Dallas", has been reopened as a tourist attraction. It lies in Plano, 6 mi. east of U.S. 75 by way of Parker and Hogge Roads.
All values are in United States Dollars
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Always closed on:
Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November )
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
| Adult | $ 9.50 |
| Senior | $ 8.00 |
| Child 12 & under | $ 7.00 |
| Child 4 & under | FREE |
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Texas Stadium (closed)
ATTRACTION IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED.
Texas Stadium was home of the Dallas Cowboys. The stadium was demolished on April 11, 2010.
Texas Stadium was home of the Dallas Cowboys. The stadium was demolished on April 11, 2010.
Thanksgiving Square
The Center for World Thanksgiving at Thanks-Giving Square is a worldwide resource. The square features waterfalls, reflecting pools, a chapel, bell tower, and meditation gardens.
Wendy and Emery Reves Collection
The Reves villa was recreated to house the 1,400 piece collection of Impressionist paintings, works on paper, Spanish and Middle Eastern carpets, Venetian glass, rare Chinese export porcelain, silver pieces, European iron and woodwork and early Renaissance and 17th century European furniture.
