A Free Dallas Travel Guide

Walk through a 22,000-gallon tunnel surrounded by stingrays and sharks, explore underwater creatures from Fiji, Sri Lanka and other exotic destinations, and get close to birds, primates and reptiles at this aquarium, which is more like a zoological center. Throughout your visit, you will learn about conservation efforts to protect underwater wildlife around the globe.

1801 North Griffin Street
Dallas, TX 75202
214-242-5100
http://www.dwazoo.com/d/

Pritzker Prize-winning architecture, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, Meyerson Symphony Center and Crow Collection of Asian Art make up the Dallas Arts District. Visitors who walk through the museums, theaters and collections of the District are exposed to all forms of art. To truly experience the artistic side of Dallas, plan several days to explore these sites.

2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 885
Dallas, TX 75201
214-953-1977
http://www.thedallasartsdistrict.org/

A unique race attraction, SpeedZone offers thrills seekers go-kart tracks, a dragster track and a thrilling roller coaster to experience, along with a miniature golf course and arcade. This entertainment center is popular with the younger Dallas visitors, and offers plenty of family-friendly entertainment.

11130 Malibu Drive
Dallas, TX 75229
972-247-7223
http://www.speedzone.com/dallas/index.html

West Village is a hip shopping and entertainment district in Uptown Dallas. Cafes and lounges are highly visible with their sidewalk seating, and shoppers stroll past as they explore unique shops and boutiques like Cowboy Cool, Epic Apparel and Mei Mei's Fashionette. The Magnolia Theatre shows intelligent films that are hard to find elsewhere, and is a popular destination for movie lovers.

3699 McKinney Avenue, Loft A-221
Dallas, TX 75204
214-219-1144
http://www.westvil.com/

Step back in time to the late 1800s at this living history museum. Explore an authentic country church, schoolhouse, historic home, and saloon, all while looking at a view of the modern Dallas skyline. Learn history from staff members who dress in period fashion and act as though they stepped out of the pages of history.

1717 Gano Street
Dallas, TX 75215
214-413-3669
http://www.dallasheritagevillage.org/

This golf course combines 16 of the most famous golf courses in one unique experience. Here you can play famous holes like the Amen Corner at Augusta National or the 14th hole at Pebble beach, all in one location where they have been painstakingly recreated, right down to the scenery.

8718 Amen Corner
Flower Mound, TZ 75022
817-430-2000
http://www.tour18-dallas.com/

This wildlife center allows guests to drive through its 1,700 acres, where endangered species and exotic creatures roam free. Imagine seeing a giraffe just inches from your window, or having to stop as an ostrich crosses your path. The 9½-mile tour offers you this experience, and no visit is ever repeated since the animals have free reign of the preserve.

2155 CR 2008, P.O. Box 2189
Glen Rose, TX 76043
254-897-2960
http://www.fossilrim.com/

Relive the life of President John F. Kennedy, including the known details of the day he died. This museum sits in the former Texas School Book Depository, where it is believed President Kennedy's assassin shot the fatal bullets. Two of the areas have been restored to the way they looked in 1963 when the popular president was shot.

411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX 75202
214-747-6660
http://www.jfk.org/

This amusement park offers everything necessary for a great vacation destination. Thrill rides, shows, children's areas, and costumed characters make this a highly popular destination. Six Flags is home to Hurricane Harbor, the largest water park in the southwest.

2201 Road to Six Flags
Arlington, TX 76011
817-530-6000
http://www.sixflags.com/overTexas/index.aspx