Dallas, USA (Point of interest)

Dallas Heritage Village is a living history museum portraying life in North Texas between 1840 and 1910. Spread over 13 acres, it contains 38 historic structures including a bank. Costumed interpreters add an authentic feel by telling tales of the ... Continue reading →

The Dallas Museum of Art forms the western anchor of Dallas' Arts District, the largest urban arts district in the US. Exhibits include extensive European and American masters, as well as the nation's most extensive collection of African works. Th... Continue reading →

Dallas' Crow Collection is dedicated to the arts and culture of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. The museum is organised into three galleries; the Japanese gallery, the Chinese gallery and a third that is dominated by the Mugal wall.... Continue reading →

Fair Park is home to Dallas' museums and performance facilities, including the Music Hall and Smirnoff Music Centre. A historic landmark, it holds the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco exposition-style architecture in the US. Special features in... Continue reading →

Founders Square marks Dallas' beginnings on a grassy bank of the Trinity River. The 1841 cabin of founder John Neely Bryan identifies the West End district location. Founders Square also features the Kennedy Memorial and a map of 1800s-era Dallas.... Continue reading →

This permanent exhibition at the African American Museum in Dallas, documents the history of the once-prominent African American community known first as Freedmantown, and later as North Dallas. Organised thematically, it includes artefacts from pu... Continue reading →

Turtle Creek traverses the lawns of Lee Park, which offers a natural respite in Dallas' Uptown district. The park provides paths for bicycling and jogging, picnic areas and a replica of Confederate General Robert E Lee's home. Related Information ... Continue reading →

Dallas' landmark 55-storey Reunion Tower is visible from miles away, especially after dark when the tower glows with lights. The tower tops the downtown Hyatt Regency hotel. Take in spectacular views from chef Wolfgang Puck's revolving Five Sixty r... Continue reading →

Located in the former Texas School Book Depository in downtown Dallas, the Sixth Floor Museum chronicles the life, death and legacy of President John F Kennedy, assassinated at this location in 1963. A block away stands the moving Kennedy Memorial.... Continue reading →