- More than $14 billion jaw-dropping developments are underway in and around the city
- Accessibility! Dallas is centrally located with two major airports.
- Three celebrity chefs chose Dallas to open new restaurants in 2009 with a fourth on its way.
- The City of Dallas has more than 300 public art works in its collection
- The Dallas Arts District has more buildings designed by Pritzker prize-winning architects in one contiguous location than anywhere else in the world.
- The Dallas Arts District is the largest urban arts district in the United States.
- Fair Park has the largest collection of 1930s art deco exposition style architecture in the United States.
- Legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Dallas Theater Center, the only freestanding theater built to his design still operating today.
- More than 30 museums ranging in theme from art to baseball can be found in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
- The African American Museum in Dallas has one of the largest collections of African-American folk art in the nation.
- The Women’s Museum is the nation’s only comprehensive women’s history museum.
- The Dallas Symphony Orchestra is the largest performing arts organization in the Southwest.
- The Mustangs of Las Colinas are the largest equestrian sculptures in the world.
- The Crow Collection of Asian Art is the only museum in the southwest solely dedicated to the arts of Asia.
- The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is the most significant performing arts complex to be built since the Lincoln Center in New York City.
- Six Dallas companies top the list of “Top 60 Companies for Hispanics”, published by Hispanic Business magazine.
- Dallas is one of the top ten business travel destinations in the United States. Source: CNN
- 25 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Dallas/Fort Worth.
- The Dallas Convention Center features the world’s largest singular column-free exhibit hall in the U.S., at 203,000 square feet.
- The Dallas Convention Center has been rated “Top Management/Staff”, “Top Exhibit Space,” and “Best Managed” by peer groups and users.
- The Dallas Convention Center is the tenth largest convention center in the United States.
- Dallas boasts the largest bronze monument in the world, Pioneer Plaza, which includes more than 40 larger-than-life longhorn steers, horses and cowboys.
- Hotel ZaZa ranked as one of the Top Hotels in the World by Travel & Leisure for 2008.
- Rosewood Mansion at Turtle Creek is ranked as one of the World’s Best Hotels by Travel & Leisure for 2008.
- The Ritz Carlton, Dallas was named the top large hotel by Zagat.
- The State Fair of Texas was named the ‘Best Festival or Fair’ by the readers of Southern Living Magazine for 2008.
- The Trinity River Corridor project, when completed, will be more than 10 times the size of New York’s Central Park.
- Dallas Market Center is the world’s largest wholesale merchandise resource with a marketplace of more than 5 million square feet.
- Galleria Dallas offers more than 200 premier retail stores, and during the winter holiday season is home to the country’s tallest indoor Christmas tree.
- Dallas is home to Southwest Airlines, the 12th most admired company in the United States.
- Dallas was ranked one of America’s Favorite Cities in 2008 by Travel & Leisure Magazine
- The average year round temperature ranges from 55 degrees F to 76 degrees F. The average temperature is 66 degrees F.
- Mansion Restaurant at Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek was ranked among the best new restaurants in 2008 by Esquire Magazine.
- The French Room at the Adolphus Hotel was ranked as the #1 Restaurant in the U.S. according to a Zagat Survey (2006).
- Stephan Pyles was named ‘Chef of the Year’ by Esquire Magazine in 2006.
- According to the Texas Restaurant Association the Dallas area has more than 8,000 restaurants to enjoy.
- Dallas Farmers Market is the largest working farmer’s market in the United States.
- The frozen margarita machine was invented in Dallas.
- Dallas Fish Market was ranked by Bon Appetit magazine among the Top Ten seafood restaurants for 2008.
- Dickey’s Barbecue at DFW Airport is listed among the best places for airport dining according to Conde Nast’s portfolio.com
- Fearing’s Restaurant was named one of the world’s top ten hotel restaurants by Hotels Magazine.
- Highland Park Village Shopping Center, developed in 1931 has the distinction of being the first planned shopping center in America.
- NorthPark Center is the oldest enclosed shopping mall still in operation today and features more than 200 shops.
- The world-famous Neiman Marcus got its start in Downtown Dallas, where the flagship store continues to thrive.
- The Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex area is ranked number 3 by The Sporting News’ annual Best Sports Cities
- Dallas was voted No. 4 in the “Best Golf Cities in America” by Golf Magazine.
- In July of 1958, the integrated circuit computer chip was invented in Dallas.
- McKinney Avenue Transit is the largest public transit system utilizing volunteers in North America.
- Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has the seventh largest weekly ridership of all light rail transportation systems in the United States.
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport provides non-stop services to 128 domestic and 37 international destinations worldwide with 1,800 flights daily.
- Dallas area hotels provide visitors with a wide diversity of lodging options and a choice of more than 70,000 hotel rooms.
- Dallas is less than 4 hours away by scheduled air from most major cities in the three nations of Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
- DFW Airport is the world’s third busiest airport.
- DFW Airport is the only airport in the world with 3 control towers
- Sherman’s Travel ranked The Joule Hotel (#7) as having one of the Top 10 Urban Hotel pools.
- Dallas ranks No. 1 among leisure destinations in Texas.
- Dallas ranks No. 1 in the state for business based on taxes, workforce quality and living environment
- Dallas ranked No. 2 on The Hotwire® Travel Value Index for Best U.S. Places for Value Vacations in 2007
- Dallas ranks No. 17 on the New York Times list of “The 44 Places to Go in 2009”
- Dallas ranks as one of the top 10 cities for Hispanics by Hispanic Magazine
- According to Scarborough Research, Dallas ranks as the third top text messaging market in the US.
See and Do: Sample Itineraries
The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau has compiled the sample itineraries below to ensure that you enjoy every moment of your stay in Dallas. Check these guides for some great ideas, or feel free to contact the Dallas CVB’s convention services staff at 214-571-1000.
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