Tips & Awesome Must See Destinations in Dallas, Texas

8th August guest

Dallas is one of the cities in Texas known for its rich history in ranching, oil production, and farming. Dallas is a city growing rapidly and turning out to become a trade center since the introduction of the railroad in the late 18s. Since then the town has turned out to become the home to many banks, and also insurance companies.

As a tourist, coming to Dallas will be one of the steps you will never regret taking in your life because there are lots of tourist attractions that will steal away your heart. The great architectural structures, the Museum of nature and science and lots more or unusual places that will grasp your breath in Dallas.

Aside from the structures, Dallas is the home to excellent museums like the Dallas World Aquarium and reunion tower, the Dallas Museum of art, the sixth-floor museum plaza and so on.

Other outdoor top sites and attractions like the Botanical garden, Dallas Arboretum and the sculpture in pioneer plaza are worth seeing in Dallas.

5 Must See Places to See in Dallas, Texas

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical garden

The first destination that you should not miss visiting as a lover of Nature is the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical garden. The garden is a 66 acres large land mass along the southeast shore of White rock lake. Seasonal flowers, ornamental shrubs, and plant collections are found in the garden; the garden also serves as host to annual outdoor festivals, educational programs, shows, and concerts.

A tip I will add is that whenever you visit the Dallas Arboretum and botanical garden, ensure you explore the White rock lake park too.

Perot Museum of Nature and science

This is one of the craziest Architectural masterpieces you will ever find in Dallas. This building is a point of attraction for curious tourist and families. The building was designed by Thom Mayne, and the goal of the building was to ensure sustainability.

The museum is divided into thematic areas, which include earth sciences, evolution, engineering, innovation, etc.

The museum has a 3D theater and the playground for the children too. If you want to be amazed by the work of Architecture, you must not miss out visiting the Perot Museum of Nature and science.

The sixth-floor museum at Dealey Plaza

This is one point that every tourist don’t miss when they visit Dallas. The old Texas School book depository is now the home to a museum that was dedicated to remembering one of the most defining and tragic moments of the nation.

When you get to the museum, the first thing you are introduced to is the historical context that describes the political climate of the country in the 1960s and then the highlight of President Jenney trip to Texas November 1963 where he lived the last day of his life. In one corner of the museum is a sniper gun that depicts the original photo of the crime scene how Oswald took the deadly shot.

You will then move down to other exhibits that showed the tense hours that followed the shooting and how investigation followed.

Other exhibits include historical aircraft and other items like Oswald wedding ring,

The Museum is enough to tell you all you need to know about the tragic incident that claimed President Kennedy life.

Some few blocks away from the museum is the John F. Kennedy Memorial; where you have a monument to the president.

Dallas World Aquarium

This is one of the few points in the world where you will learn and have fun irrespective of the age bracket. Taking an excursion to the Dallas World Aquarium which is situated within the walking distance of the city downtown core is an 87,000 gallons of water saltwater that make your experience sea life with vast array of organisms like the Jellyfish, sea turtles, giant troupers, stingrays and so on that are living in the natural reef setting,

Orinoco rainforest exhibit is one of the fun highlights where you can see free-flying birds and some aquatic species like the Orinoco crocodiles and the poison dart frog.

The tip I will be adding here is that you ensure you check the feeding schedule and the lecture schedule for details before you decide to go.

The Dallas Zoo

The Article will seem incomplete if we don’t make mention of the Dallas Zoo because we have talked about the point of science and nature, the point of history, the Aquatic point, the Terrestrial plant point and the only point yet to be highlighted is where animals can be seen.

The Dallas zoo sits on a 16 acre of land and serves as the home to more than 2000 exotic animals of over 406 species in different habitats.

The zoo is a popular point of attraction filled with fun, and it is situated just three miles away from the center of the city. The Dallas Zoo was established in the year 1888 and as history records; it is the oldest zoo in the history of the United States.

This zoo focuses on major tow regions; the Wilds of Africa and the Zoo North. The wild of Africa region, which is newly refurbished, will take you through eh journey of the great rift valley of African countries like Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.

Other highlights included in the zoo are the Otter post, the giants of the savanna, the endangered tiger habitat and the forest like setting, and the Wildlife Amphitheater displaying birds in flight.

Another attraction that will grab the mind of every kid visiting the zoo is the Zero gravity Thrill Amusement park.

Before you go

Lastly, before rounding up the article, it is important to highlight the requirement needed of you to travel to the United States for Tourism. With your International Passport and Visa, you can always travel, but with the ESTA electronic system for travel Authorization, you can travel to Dallas or any USA state for Tourism with ease. The ESTA is a form of Visa Waiver that you apply for online (Check ESTA online) and is processed instantly but in worst situations, it is processed within 72 hours.

I don’t see any reason why you still need to wait. Pick up your backpack and camera and head to Dallas.