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Our Sightseeing category provides a feast for the eyes. Why? Because most all of our selections are famous places that you can view and take pictures of to show everyone back home. Landmarks, sculptures, historic homes, historic districts, cemeteries, water fountains, and statues are just a hint of the sights we've selected.
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 1500 Marilla St, Dallas, TX 75201-6300
Abstract and avant-garde best describe this architectural monument. The Dallas City Hall Building officially opened in 1978. The structure, which was designed by renowned architect I.M. Pei, measures 560 feet long and 122 feet high. Resembling an inverted pyramid, the unique exterior stands 10 stories high. The city hall complex sits on a six-acre...
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 1515 S Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75215
Step back in time at this quaint, Victorian-era park and attraction. Created in 1976, the complex sits on 13 acres and features almost 40 historic buildings. Visitors can tour a blacksmith shop, a general store, and even the inside of a teepee. The facility also features a Victorian bandstand and a church. Dallas Heritage Village offers an...
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 3153 Oak Grove, Dallas, TX 75204
Tour the Dallas downtown area as well as the Arts District and McKinney Avenue via this local trolley system. The streetcars are vintage, the line is electric and the memories nostalgically commemorate an era gone by! Departures are from the St. Paul Terminal, located downtown, and the McKinney Avenue Plaza. Area restaurants and businesses support...
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 5205 N O'Connor Blvd Suite 155, Williams Square Plaza, Irving, TX 75039
An inspiring group of nine larger-than-life bronze statues commemorates the wild mustang, first introduced to the Americas in the 1500s by Spanish conquistadores. The sculpture, by Robert Glen, features the equestrian group running and jumping over a river. The monumental mustang sculpture is considered the world's largest equestrian artwork. In...
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 1500 Main St, at Akard, Dallas, TX 75202
This 16,000-square-foot, $3 million plaza was built with assistance from actress Greer Garson, a Dallas resident who died in 1996. A fountain and nine granite boulders bearing the names of the Greek muses mark the plaza. The neon-lit Red Flying Horse sign that portrays Pegasus (a symbol often equated with the city) was restored and relit for the...
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: Young St at Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202
Oil and cattle made Dallas what it is today, and the sculpture that distinguishes this plaza celebrates the city's history. Located adjacent to Dallas Convention Center, Pioneer Plaza measures 4.2 acres and features a world-renowned bronze. The sculpture, considered the largest of its kind, is by Robert Summers and showcases a 19th-century cattle...
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 300 Reunion Blvd, Dallas, TX 75207
Often called the sparkling round jewel of the Dallas skyline, Reunion Tower provides a great panoramic view. The tower, contemporary in design, stands 50 stories high. The structure was built in 1978 and is adjacent to the equally impressive Hyatt Regency Hotel. Guests take a ride up a set of glass elevators that offer breathtaking views of the...
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 3700 Hogge Rd, Parker, TX 75002
"Dallas" was possibly one of TV's most popular shows, and Southfork Ranch provided the setting for the Texas intrigues of J.R. and the Ewings. The 300-acre, once-working ranch is now a popular Dallas tourist stop and attracts some 400,000 visitors annually. Drop by the Oil Baron's Ballroom, shop at the Ranch RoundUp, or grab a bite at Miss...
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 2401 E Airport Frwy, Irving, TX 75062
Home to the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium is known for its exquisite outdoor beauty and its innovative open roof design, which shelters the stands but leaves the field exposed to the elements. D.D. Lewis, a former linebacker for the Cowboys, once joked that the open roof is there "so that God can watch His team." The stadium opened in 1971,...
Category: Sightseeing - Dallas Attractions & Activities
Address: 1627 Pacific Ave, Dallas, TX 75201
This impressive site celebrates the concept of gratitude and its expression in world religions. Thanks-Giving Square is home to the Chapel of Thanksgiving; its horizontal, spiraling stained glass installation, known as the Glory Window, is simultaneously the chapel's roof and ceiling. Designed by architect Philip Johnson, the square itself opened...
