1. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy through a continually growing, multifaceted collection of approximately 35,000 items.
2. Dallas Museum of Art ranks among the leading art institutions with over 24,000 works of art spanning 7,000 years of human creativity. The Museum is especially known for its arts of the ancient Americas, Africa, Indonesia, and South Asia; European and American painting, sculpture, and decorative arts.
3. Fair Park boasts the world’s largest collection of Art Deco exhibit buildings, art and sculpture, the 277-acre park and its cultural, educational and sports facilities play host to more than seven million annual visitors.
4. The Museum of Nature & Science is the result of a 2006 merging of three cultural institutions – the Dallas Museum of Natural History The Science Place and the Dallas Children’s Museum, to inspire minds through nature and science.
5. Grapevine Mills offers over 1.6 million sq. ft. of shopping, entertainment and restaurants with over 180 stores to choose from.
6. Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden housed on 66 acres at White Rock Lake provides a complete life science laboratory with endless potential for discovery.
7. The Dallas Zoo offers 95 acres to explore, thousands of animals to visit, and a huge variety of family activities.
8. The Historic West End is the heartbeat of Downtown Dallas, the oldest entertainment area with dining, shopping, events and full of attractions.
9. Greenville Avenue is a rich heritage and one-of-a-kind mix of shops, restaurants and stores that stretches from near Garret Park all the way into Richardson.
10. Reunion Tower is a 171 m observation tower and one of the most recognizable landmarks in Dallas.

Car rental companies in Dallas include Avis, Advantage, Budget, Dollar, National, Alamo, Thrifty, E-Z Rent-A-Car, Enterprise and Hertz.

Dallas being one of the top tourist destinations is also home to a number of Fortune 500 companies. The city is one of the main economic centers of the United States where its economy is based mostly on computer technology, banking, energy, commerce, telecommunications and transportation.

Dallas consists of a prosperous art scene boasting rich arts and culture, eminent museums, and architectural designs. All the hotels in the city have a flourishing business because of the popular festivals, exhibitions, performances and shows, held all over the year. Dallas area is ranked by the New York Magazine as the number one city for art lovers worldwide.

Dallas is a food lovers’ paradise with international cuisine served normally at the best restaurants. A variety of nightlife exists on the city streets and in the classy hotels and bars and also the music lovers can find the clubs for the style mavericks and karaoke type bars.

The major attractions of the city like the Dallas Art Museum, or the Dallas Aquarium and Zoo can stand for pleasure for all ages. And the Meadows Museum, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, the walking tour and the Public Art Walk Dallas conclude the experience of the art lovers.

The only thing that comes to mind whenever one thinks of Texas is the historical and literary ones of cowboys and horse rodeos, men in gallon hats and dusty streets which arenow seen only in Museums or in books.

The city of Dallas is stylish and bold and also owns that southern elegance which one expects from the southern cities. The hotels in the city make their presence felt by ranging between the elegance, style and contemporary statements.

Dallas is serviced by two main airports but accessible by roads from all the North American cities. The passengers can find even many major car rental services at the airport for the easy access.

Dallas, the third-largest city in Texas and the eighth-largest in the United States, is a sophisticated, bustling metropolis that has earned its reputation in the marketplace of the world. With a population of 1.3 million people, the city grew from a little Republic of Texas pioneer outpost in the mid-19th century into a major center for banking, finance, and oil. Nestled in the rolling prairies of north-central Texas, Dallas, the city is known for shiny skyscrapers and soaring suburban homes and its reputation as the top business and leisure destination in Texas.

CLIMATE

Basking in the glow of the nation’s Sun Belt, Dallas is known to have a humid subtropical climate
attracting several immigrants from colder regions for a number of years. The climate in Dallas is generally warm throughout the year, sometimes even during winters. Summers bring with them scorching heat and soaring temperatures. However, the city is prone to tornadoes, hurricanes and storms especially during spring when rainfall is heaviest.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

Slick and newly sophisticated Dallas has plenty to entertain visitors with its share of extravagant dining, flourishing hotels, eclectic restaurants, a burgeoning nightlife, pretty prolific alternative music scene and an amazing shopping scenario, all with a tinge of an old world charm. The tourist attractions in Dallas include The Old Red Court House in Dallas, Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas Museum of Art, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, Dallas Zoo, Reunion Tower, Fair Park Dallas, and Fountain Place. Other attractions are the many fine museums located in Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, Pillsbury & Peter Fine Art, and the African American Museum. For golf lovers, the Scotty’s golf park is a must see.

AIRPORT

Dallas is served by two commercial airports: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL). The main airport is the DFW, situated in the northern suburbs of Dallas, is the eighth busiest airport in the world. It carries a passenger traffic estimated around 56,030,457 passengers annually.

At the airport, your options for car rentals are: Avis, Advantage, Budget, Dollar, National, Alamo, Thrifty, E-Z Rent-A-Car, Enterprise and Hertz.

TRANSPORT

DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) is a bus and light rail system that help tourists and locals get around the main downtown area, hotels and restaurants without many hassles. In Dallas, however, a car is still more convenient as the city is very spread out. Apart from the bus services, other means of transport that one can rely on is the light railway system and the electric trolley buses.