ABOUT SMU COX

Places to Visit

In a city as large and varied as Dallas, there’s never a reason to be bored. Whether you like arts or athletics, reading or running, shopping or stargazing, Dallas has something for everyone. Here’s just a sample of things to enjoy in and around Dallas. For more ideas, visit the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau.

• Age of Steam Railroad Museum in Fair Park
• Aquarium at Fair Park
• Dallas Arboretum at White Rock Lake
• Dallas Children's Museum
• American Museum of Miniature Arts
• Dallas Firefighters Museum
• Dallas Museum of Art
• Dallas Puppet Theater
• Dallas World Aquarium & Zoological Garden downtown
• Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Take a train ride!
• Fair Park. Home of the Texas State Fair every September and October
• Farmers Market just south of downtown. For fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables
• Fountain at Fountain Place downtown. Fun and refreshing on a hot afternoon
• Frontiers Of Flight Museum at Love Field
• Heritage Farmstead in Plano. A historic house and four-acre living farm
• Dallas Heritage Village near downtown Dallas. Experience Texas life in 1861
• Pegasus Plaza. An urban park at Main and Akard downtown
• Museum of Nature and Science at Fair Park. See moon rocks from the Apollo 17 mission and so much more
• Neiman Marcus downtown—the legendary original downtown store
• Reunion Tower at the Hyatt Regency downtown. Amazing views of Dallas from top of landmark tower
• Sandy Lake Amusement Park north of Dallas. Open April to September
• Southfork Ranch. Famous home of the Ewing family from the television’s “Dallas” series
• Southern Methodist University