Map of Dallas Texas

Dallas is probably, the only one metropolitan city in the world, where people, dressed in cowboys’ wear look harmonic. Coming to Texas, you will be pleasantly surprised of the variety of old faithful ranchos, entertaining tourists. The locals, as true Texan, adore everything big. It can be dangerous to follow them: the biggest steak, the tallest cowboy (16 meters high), the biggest stadium of the local football team Dallas Cowboys, gathering together more than 105 thousands visitors.
The most popular Dallas airport is Fort Worth. If you want to learn more about Texas from the first step, it is better to take flight from Atlanta with Delta Air Lines – this board arrives in the old and historically popular airport with the romantic name Love Field. You may rent car here and start your Dallas adventure with comfort.

Places to See in Dallas

Nasher Sculpture Center contains a big collection of sculptures in the open air: Richard Serra, Henry Moore, Joan Miro and others. It is very pleasant to walk along the popular sculptures, admiring them. The unique collection of classical and modern art is waiting for you.

Perot Museum of Nature and Science is a miracle of modern architecture and design. This is also a museum of natural history. The variety of interactive, archeological, geological, biological expositions is formed according to the newest technologies. They cannot leave you cold.

Places to live in Dallas

Joule Hotel

Probably, this is the best hotel to stay in Dallas. It is placed in elegant modern building of 1920. There are 120 suits inside. The hotel interior is well-designed, including art masterpieces on the walls, Spa salon and one of the restaurants in the city.

Crowne Plaza Hotel Dallas Downtown

The high-class hotel is situated in the center of the city. It can be named the most stylish and fairy place. The team of competent designers worked hard to decorate suits in aristocratic style: coffee and cream colors. The hotel decoration includes a lot of glass elements and decorative lights. The atmosphere is fantastic. Polished metal columns, ceiling decoration, different lights – all interior details are thought out to the last small part.

Places to Eat in Dallas

CBD Provisions

This is Joule Hotel restaurant. It is very convenient to stay and have breakfast in the same place. The atmosphere is pleasant and intimate. You should try hot chili – it is cooked with egg, but without tomatoes, beans. It sounds interesting.

Mexico Lindo

Staying in Texas, you should meet Texano closer. Texano means special cuisine of South-Western states that was formed under the Mexican influence. Mexico Lindo boasts with big portions, hot and spicy food, and interesting cocktails. The chef’s dish is grilled snapper and enchiladas.

Places to Have Fun in Dallas

Dallas is the most popular family resort. It is all because it has a lot of entertaining centers.

Dallas Zoo

This is the best popular visiting place in the city. More than 8 thousands of aviaries are placed in the Zoo territory. The hundreds of rare animals live here. You can see African tapirs, giraffes, ant-eaters. The collection was many times renewed.

Dallas World Aquarium

You can meet the underwater inhabitants during the interesting excursion in Dallas World Aquarium. The rare octopuses, sea-cows, jelly-fish, sharks and crocodiles impress you. The collection is considered to be the best in the world.

Six Flags Over Texas

Welcome to the noisy and funny thematic park – Six Flags Over Texas. More than 100 of modern attractions, cozy cafes, and play grounds are available. You may spend the whole day here.

Dallas Botanic Garden

If you like nature, welcome to the city Botanic Garden. The area occupies 66 hectares. You can see the beauty of picturesque gardens, flower compositions and thematic parks. Look at this charming lake – Rock Lake!

Travelling Tips

Going to Dallas in the first time, you should take a map with you. The map can help you to reach any city sight you need.

If you want to rent a car in Dallas, you should know that high traffic is mostly in the central streets. In the morning the cars go to the city center. In the evening the major flow goes from the center.

Spring is a rainy season. So, your excursion program can be suddenly interrupted with rain and storm. It is better to visit Dallas in autumn or spring. Nevertheless, it is better to book the hotel beforehand.

The most popular way of the city transport is tram and bus. You can easily travel by tram over the city territory. The bus routes are also well-developed. Nevertheless, travelling by bus is longer before heavy traffic in the rush-hour.
The transport tickets are sold in the special cabins at the bus stop. The ticket for the whole day costs about 4 dollars. As a rule, the buses and trams go from 5 a.m. till the midnight.
You should call for taxi by phone or catch it in the special taxi stop. It can be difficult to catch a free car in the streets. All cars are equipped with counters. It is better to assign the price previously.
The city boasts with the variety of different restaurants and cafes. The competition is big. So, the gastronomic establishments offer to have tasty meal and hot entertainments. They are full of special proposals. As a rule, weekend is the best place for interesting actions and attractions.
The big part of museums and galleries starts working at 10 a.m. till 11 p.m. The kids, students and aged people are offered to use special sales system. To use them, you should provide documents.
Be attentive. The working hours of all entertaining establishments in the city can be changed depending on the season.
You should know that Texas is not full of ranchos. To visit the true American rancho, you should jump in your car and go to Fort-Worth. The local Cattle Yard is a real fun for tourists. You can find the cowboy saloons, beasts of bulls, and rodeo. Have you ever ridden a bull? The doze of adrenaline is guaranteed.