Top 10 Things To Do in Dallas, Texas
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. Please enjoy our list of Top 10 Things to Do in Dallas!
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
We hope that you enjoyed the Top 10 Things to Do in Dallas list that we have put together. We hope that you make us your choice when choosing a hotel in Dallas, Texas!
