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Dallas is renowned for its association with the oil industry and has more than its fair share of high-tech companies and corporate headquarters connected to this multimillion dollar industry. It also features a wide range of attractions from the cultural to the kitsch. Famed for the long-running television series of the same name, visitors can now see Southfork Ranch for themselves, which is just twenty miles north of Dallas. It may surprise you to know the city boasts one of the largest urban arts districts in the United States, together with one of the largest shopping Meccas. However, its biggest claim to fame is the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the sites associated with his death are among Dallas' most visited attractions.
Dallas Attractions
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
411 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75202
Tel: +1 214 747 6660
The sixth-floor site is where Lee Harvey Oswald is believed to have shot John F. Kennedy. The unusual museum houses a great number of exhibits relating to the assassination of the President.
West End Historic District
In West Downtown, Dallas, Texas
The restored warehouse district features speciality shopping and restaurants including the West End Market Place shopping and dining center.
Texas State Fair Park
4 miles East of Downtown, Dallas, Texas
This two hundred and seventy five-acre park comprises eight museums (including the Hall of State), the Cotton Bowl American Football Stadium and is the site of the famousTexas State Fair, each Fall.
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
2301 Flora Street, Dallas, Texas 75201
Tel: +1 241 692 0203
Acoustically perfect concert hall in a dramatic building designed by architect I.M. Pei.
Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street, Dallas, Texas 75201
Tel: +1 241 922 1200
Columbian, European, American and African art. Waterfall garden.
The Galleria
North of Downtown, Dallas, Texas 75240
One of the largest shopping malls in the world with a large range of up-market stores, a movie theater and an indoor ice rink.