| Dallas, Texas is statistically the number one visited | | | | of the hippest places to go in Dallas.Fair Park is |
| destination in Texas. Dallas roughly covers around | | | | mostly known for being Dallas's largest cultural |
| 384 square miles of flat prairie along the Trinity | | | | center. It is one of the city's most prized historical |
| River. Sea level elevation ranges around 400 to | | | | landmarks. It was built back in 1880 and is roughly |
| 800 feet. Dallas is also the leading business center | | | | around 300 acres, that mostly consists of |
| in the Southwest. It has one of the largest | | | | museums, exhibit facilities, and parks. Some of |
| wholesale markets in the world and is one of the | | | | the facilities located within Fair Park are the |
| top convention cities in the U.S.Dallas also offers | | | | Cotton Bowl and the Margo Jones Theater. There |
| numerous hotel choices. There are around 60,000 | | | | are museums, amphitheaters, and music halls |
| hotel rooms to be found there. Most of the more | | | | located between these two locations. Some of |
| luxurious hotels are found near the Downtown | | | | the public events held here would include the |
| Convention Center. The two airports, DFW | | | | biggest fair in the United States, the famous |
| International, and Love Field also have plenty of | | | | AT&T Cotton Bowl Football game, and the Dallas |
| hotel accommodation around them. Some other | | | | Summer Musicals. Two of the museums are the |
| sites that would include convenient hotel | | | | IMAX Theater and the Dallas Aquarium, which are |
| accommodation are the North Central | | | | the most popular, and then their is the Music Hall |
| Expressway, Las Colinas, and the Market | | | | which hosts over 100 shows a year, mainly ballet, |
| Center.The most notable events in Dallas are the | | | | opera and Broadway.The West End in Dallas is |
| numerous conventions that are held throughout | | | | one of the more historical places in the city. It is |
| the year. Some statistical numbers of conventions | | | | roughly around 55 acres and contains more than |
| held in Dallas would include that, from 2000 to | | | | 80 stores and 40 restaurants. A carriage ride is |
| 2003 the number of hotel rooms booked as a | | | | one of the more popular ways of traveling |
| result of citywide conventions was well over 7 | | | | through the West End, because it offers people |
| million. One of the most outstanding facts about | | | | the chance to see everything there at a much |
| the Dallas conventions is that an average of over | | | | slower pace. On a carriage ride you would get to |
| 3.8 million people go to over 3,600 conventions | | | | see things like the Grassy Knoll, or get to visit the |
| and around $4.2 billion is just left behind. In a | | | | Sixth Floor Museum. The famous courthouse "Old |
| recent poll that was researched, Dallas was the | | | | Red" is a nice stop and you can get more |
| #2 most mentioned city in the United | | | | information on the city when you stop by the |
| States.Dallas is full of places to go for | | | | Tourist Information Center.These are just some |
| entertainment. The Deep Ellum is a former | | | | of the many places to go if you are aver in Dallas. |
| warehouse district that is east of the downtown | | | | For more information you could look up the Dallas, |
| area. Back in the early 1900s it was the hottest | | | | Texas official website and find a telephone listing, |
| place to go for Blues and African-American | | | | or more specifically, directions on any of the sites |
| culture. Today it leans more to the blues and jazz | | | | mentioned. The Dallas Website has a phone |
| beats. There are over 40 clubs located within this | | | | number you could call to get more direct tourist |
| district. Galleries, shops and restaraunts are just | | | | information. That number is 1-214-571-1300. |
| some of the places to also visit. It is arguably one | | | | |