Texas Attractions and Things to Do

Deep Ellum Galleria Mall Nasher Sculpture Center Dallas Market Center Convention Center Grapevine Mills Mall

Visitors to Dallas, Texas will find a city chock full of fun family attractions and exciting things to do, from interesting museums to professional sporting events, historic monuments, theme parks, shopping, and dining. Stay at the Comfort Suites Las Colinas for comfortable all-suite accommodations, reasonable room rates and a great central location, just minutes away from the most popular attractions in Dallas. Take advantage of the wide range of fun attractions, outdoor recreation, fun live entertainment, and fabulous dining all located just a few minutes away from our relaxing hotel rooms.

Deep Ellum.

This unique, recently renovated warehouse district is home to an eclectic mix of trendy loft apartments, quirky boutiques, one-of-a-kind restaurants, and lots of live music. www.ondaweb.com/deep_ellum

Uptown.

TVisitors to the Uptown area of Dallas will find luxury apartments and historic Victorian homes surrounded by upscale shops, galleries, high-end boutiques, antique shops, and restaurants. www.uptowndallas.net

Victory Park.

Victory Park offers visitors sophisticated shopping, museums, galleries, dining, and nightlife all surrounded by wooded jogging trails and shady parks.. http://dev2008.victorypark.com [Top]

Galleria Mall of Texas.

This upscale shopping mall features 200 stores and restaurants, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Gucci, Juicy Couture, J. Crew, Nordstrom, plus an ice skating rink. www.galleriadallas.com

West Village.

This neighborhood features cozy cafes, restaurants, bars, and shops interspersed with homes along its welcoming, tree-lined sidewalks. www.westvil.com

Grapevine Lake.

Grapevine Lake is the Dallas area’s outdoor recreation destination, with hiking and biking trails, water recreation, picnic areas, hunting, sailing, windsurfing, campgrounds, and more. www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/grapevine [Top]

Nasher Sculpture Center.

The Nasher Sculpture Center features a large collection of modern art created by master artists like Matisse, Rodin, and Picasso, plus an outdoor garden with Asian-style sculpture. Museum open daily, 10am-6pm. www.nashersculpturecenter.org/index.cfm?FuseAction=Page&PageID=1000001

Cowboy Stadium.

 The Cowboy Stadium will be the new home of the Dallas Cowboys football team and will offer seating for 80,000 fans, a atate-of-the-art retractable roof, glass doors at the end zones, and a huge, high-definition video screen. http://stadium.dallascowboys.com

Las Colinas Mustangs.

This unique bronze sculpture was created by artist Robert Glen and is located in Williams Square. The sculpture was in stalled in 1984, and portrays wild mustangs splashing through a running river. www.mustangsoflascolinas.com [Top]

Dallas Market Center.

As the world’s the largest wholesale merchandise marketplace, Dallas Market Center features hundreds of retailers showcasing products from home furnishings and accessories to gifts, fashion accessories, and lighting. The center also hosts more than 60 live markets each year. www.dallasmarketcenter.com

American Airlines Center.

American Airlines Center is the popular home of the Dallas Stars hockey team, the Dallas Mavericks basketball team and the Dallas Desperados arena football team.

This hi-tech arena also hosts college sporting events, concerts, live entertainment, and more throughout the year. www.americanairlinescenter.com

JFK Memorial & 6th Floor Museum.

Located at Dealey Plaza, the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, TX looks at the life and death of President John F. Kennedy with a variety of exhibits and displays including photos, video recordings, historical artifacts, and more. www.jfk.org [Top]

Dallas Convention Center.

Located in the heart of downtown Dallas, the state-of-the-art Dallas Convention Center is one of the country’s largest conference and event facilities, and hosts a wide range of major conventions, meetings, concerts, and special events all year long. www.dallasconventioncenter.com

State Fair of Texas & Fair Park.

In operation since 1886, the State Fair of Texas is a truly Texan tradition. The fair is held each September at Fair Park, and features live entertainment, livestock events, fun children’s activities, delicious food, arts & crafts, souvenir stands, exhibits, and more over a 24-day period. www.bigtex.com

Dallas Zoo.

As the largest zoo in Texas, the Dallas Zoo features 95-acres of glorious parkland, a wide range of animal exhibits, a monorail train, and educational programs for kids and adults to enjoy. The Dallas Zoo is open daily, 9am-5pm. www.dallaszoo.com [Top]

Six Flags Over Texas.

Located in Arlington, Texas, Six Flags Over Texas is a fun, family friendly theme park offering live entertainment, thrill rides, kiddie rides, shopping, dining, and more. This popular attraction offers a full day of fun for the entire family, and plays host to thousands of visitors each day. www.sixflags.com/overtexas

Grapevine Mills Mall.

Grapevine Mills Mall offers fabulous deals at more than 200 retail outlets, plus dining and entertainment. www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=1248

Texas Motor Speedway.

The Texas Motor Speedway offers exciting NASCAR racing action on a 1.5-mile, quad-oval track, plus grandstand seating, luxury suites, reserved camping sites, a theater, food concessions, souvenir stands, and a museum. www.texasmotorspeedway.com

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