Dallas - is the third-largest city in the state of Texas and the ninth-largest city in the USA. It is the main cultural and economic center of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area with a population of 5.7 million in 12 counties, is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the USA. Dallas is known globally as a center for telecommunications, computer technology, banking, and transportation. Dallas is one of 11 USA global cities. Dallas population more than 1.26 million.
Climate - Spring is the storm season, and thunderstorms are typical. Summer brings a hot and dry wind with average highs in the upper 90s (F), and temperatures over 100 are not unusual. The winter can get quite cold, even icy, with average lows in the mid 30s and generally just under three inches of snow.
Dallas is home to many of America’s most memorable moments – some good, some shocking, but all of them unforgettable. In 1963, America watched in horror as President John F. Kennedy was gunned down as his motorcade traveled through the city streets of Dallas. Years later, Americans rallied around Dallas again when its hometown sports team, the Dallas Cowboys, brought home five Superbowl wins and introduced the country to the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders. Primetime television brought Dallas' favorite family, the Ewings, into our lives. Whatever your reason for booking flights to Dallas, it's likely to stir a memory you'll never forget.
Thanks to large conventions and expos, Dallas remains a thriving economy but Dallas also thanks tourism for its economic stability. Many travelers will find cheap flights to Dallas throughout the year to pay respects to one of the most influential president’s in American history, and remember where they were the day JFK was shot. Today, flights to Dallas are packed full of football fans, students, business executives and tourists. The diverse city welcomes hundreds of entrepreneurs striking it rich in the boardroom and tourists enjoying luxury accommodations and a remarkable restaurant and nightlife scene.
The Walking Sculpture brochure (available at the visitors center) details 33 outdoor public sculptures in the downtown area with works by Richard Serra, Ellsworth Kelly, Mark di Suvero, and Henry Moore. On the first Saturday of each month, a guided walking tour is offered.
Fair Park is a 277-acre venue containing one of the largest complexes of year-round cultural, entertainment, exhibit, and sports facilities in the Southwest. Fair Park is a National Historic Landmark and has a collection of eight museums and art deco architecture. Fair Park also hosts the annual State Fair of Texas.
Remember “who shot J.R.” and the infamous shower scene? Southfork, the ranch on the Dallas TV series, welcomes tour visitors. You can visit the Ewing mansion and see the gun that shot J.R. and other show memorabilia.
Many of the less expensive and least extravagant of Dallas’s 5000 restaurants are on Lower Greenville Avenue.
To check out what’s happening in Dallas while you’re there, see the Weekend Guide in the Dallas Morning News or the Dallas Observer, a free weekly paper with arts, entertainment, and dining information.
The biggest event is the annual Texas State Fair in October. The fair runs for several weeks. A sampling of its offerings includes live music, large-gauge model trains, free-flight bird shows, auto shows, truck shows, backyard circus acts, stick-horse competitions, and, of course, animal and livestock exhibits.