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Best Things to Do
Top 10 Best Things to Do in Dallas [2025]
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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
4.0
/5
68 reviews
5.2
Based on 9,419 reviews
Dallas City Center | 752m from downtown
Phone +12147476660
Address: 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
View assassination site from above
Kennedy assassination history museum
31% positive reviews
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The Sixth Floor Museum is located in downtown Dallas. It was built to commemorate the assassination of former US President Kennedy. It is called the "Sixth Floor" because the three bullets of the killer Lee Haney Oswald were fired from the sixth floor of this building, which was once a textbook warehouse.
The Sixth Floor Museum is also a very interesting museum in Dallas. It is a six-story building and is easy to find. You can visit here to see some American art. It is also a very quiet place.
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
4.5
/5
28 reviews
4.9
Based on 1,002 reviews
Dallas City Center | 583m from downtown
Phone +12147476660
Address: 646 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 hour
Highlights:
Unique monument's suspended square design
Open all day & flexible
36% positive reviews
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The monument is designed to be suspended from top to bottom and enclosed in four directions. There is only one piece of black marble on the floor of the monument, on which Kennedy's name is carved in gold. Philip Johnson, the designer of the monument, successfully conveyed his respect for the president: "a place of quiet refuge, an enclosed place of thought and contemplation separated from the city around, but near the sky and earth."
At 12:30 on November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was shot and killed while driving through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas in a convertible accompanied by his wife Jacqueline Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally.
The murderer opened fire on the 6th floor of the Textbook Building. At the assassination site in Dealey Plaza, two bullet points were marked.
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American Airlines Center
4.5
/5
45 reviews
4.8
Based on 1,408 reviews
Uptown Dallas | 1.5 km from downtown
Phone +12146654299
Address: 2500 Victory Ave, Dallas, TX 75219, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
Highlights:
Large amphitheater with surrounding stands
Miami Heat's 19,600-seat arena
59% positive reviews
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The American Airlines Center is a basketball venue and the home of the famous Texas team, the Dallas Mavericks. This basketball arena is very famous and is also the home of a championship team. It is very interesting.
Came here to watch a hockey game. Had a blast! The facilities were clean and the staff was friendly and helpful. We will be back! The food was great and not as expensive as I thought it would be.
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Dallas Museum of Art
4.6
/5
69 reviews
4.8
Based on 2,105 reviews
Dallas City Center | 842m from downtown
Phone +12149221200
Address: 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Designed by award-winning architect
Architectural masterpiece & public library
66% positive reviews
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This art museum is quite large, with a very rich collection, and almost every piece is a fine product. I am most interested in the Asian and American Pavilions, where you can see many exquisite cultural relics and artworks.
This art museum is unexpectedly good and must be recommended. The exhibition environment and layout inside are also first-class. All the exhibits are classified according to time and region, which is great.
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5
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The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
4.6
/5
66 reviews
4.5
Based on 5,934 reviews
9.2 km from downtown
Phone +12145156615
Address: 8525 Garland Rd, Dallas, TX 75218, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
No.1 of Family-Friendly Attractions in Dallas
Highlights:
Charlie Brown-themed pumpkin town
66-acre garden blooms year-round
60% positive reviews
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always have seasonal beautiful flowers and shrubs arrangements. great place for picnics, or just walking in the beauty of nature
The botanical garden is also a free park. The Dallas Botanical Garden is also quite large. There are many plants in this place. The Dallas Botanical Garden is also very comfortable. The large areas of plants are very lush and clean, and it is also very fun.
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White Rock Lake Park
4.3
/5
52 reviews
4.4
9.7 km from downtown
Phone +12146601100
Address: 8300 E Lawther Dr, Dallas, TX 75218, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
Highlights:
2000-acre lake for flood control
Clear lake for fishing & relaxation
63% positive reviews
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White Rock Lake was built in 1911 and is the water source for the city of Dallas. After 1927, the city government built a park around the lake, which is about a hundred years old. There are greenways around the lake for hiking and cycling. The inner circle close to the lake is 14 kilometers (9 miles) and the outer circle is 18 kilometers (11 miles). The circumference is estimated to be larger than that of West Lake in Hangzhou. A circle around West Lake is about 10 kilometers. There are many parking spaces around the lake, as well as public toilets and drinking water outlets. There is a dam in the southeast corner of the lake, where many egrets rest. Usually, most of the residents living in the surrounding area are running or cycling for morning exercises, and some people do nothing but sit by the lake and stare at the water. On weekends, many people drive here with bicycles. This is a good place to get close to nature.
You can step on the grass in the park, bring your own food without open flames, and have a picnic; there is catering service in the park (I didn't go). The park has special paths for running and cycling, which feels different from West Lake and Jinji Lake. The wind is strong, the waves are big, and the sun is hot. It feels very rough, which is in line with the style of Texas. In one sentence: The park is not big, the scenery is beautiful, and the wild flowers on the roadside are very tempting to pick.
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The Dallas World Aquarium
4.4
/5
65 reviews
4.2
Based on 4,871 reviews
Dallas City Center | 590m from downtown
Phone +12147202224
Address: 1801 N Griffin St, Dallas, TX 75202, United States
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-4 hours
No.2 of Family-Friendly Attractions in Dallas
Highlights:
Opened in 1992, historic aquarium
Underwater & aerial marine views
76% positive reviews
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The Dallas World Aquarium was the biggest surprise of this trip. It was more fun and beautiful than any other attraction in the Dallas Citypass. Perhaps because of this, the attractions in the Citypass do not include the aquarium, and the tickets have to be purchased separately for about $25.
Visiting the aquarium is an exciting thing, especially before entering the door, you can see the full forest style layout at the door. There are big birds outside the door, and you can also see little penguins playing in the water from the side. After entering, go directly to the second floor, first there are birds, then small animals such as monkeys and sloths, and then marine animals. I have to say that there is a lobby in DWA that is divided into many small areas on the wall. There are different marine animals in each small window, and the name of the sea area is also marked on it.
DWA is generally good, and the layout is good. There are rarely a group of people crowded together. The place feels small, but we still see a lot of animals.
The aquarium is not very big, but it is really fun. It is a very important aquarium facility. The aquarium is also a very large space with a rich variety of aquatic plants and animals. The tour route is also very good. I like coming here very much.
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