Travelling to Dallas: Places to Visit in Dallas

Posted by thewalnuthotel on January 15th, 2019

Dallas is a city with a rich history rooted in farming, ranching and oil production. The place is growing rapidly as a trade centre after it has been introduced with the railway in 1873. Post World War II, the place became home a number of insurance companies and banks that make the place an important business and financial centre. Not only this, there are a number of business hotels in Dallas TX. For business travellers, Dallas is a gold mine. The place offers ideal fodder for soap operas based on power, money etc.

There are many places for business travellers Hotel Dallas TX and tourists enjoy a wide range of architecture and modern and contemporary structure such as Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas Museum of Art and the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Dallas also provides a number of things to do outdoors, that includes Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and sculptures in Pioneer Plaza. Here are some of the perfect places to be visited while in Dallas:

Dallas Museum of Art

This art museum opened in 1903 and has been standing straight since then. This can sure be counted as one of the ten largest museums in the United States. It has a collection of more than 24000 artworks from America and from across the world that expands over Classical art and artefacts from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, paintings from Claude Monet in a European art gallery and a number of contemporary pieces by Jackson Pollock.

Apart from the permanent collections, temporary exhibits include highlighted work of world-known artists, historic collections, thematic topics etc. Some more art exhibitions include Wendy and Emery Reves Collection that is placed in the recreation of Reeves Villa with Impressionist paintings, antique carpets, Chinese porcelain and Renaissance-era European style furniture.

Dallas World Aquarium

Dallas World Aquarium is conveniently located on a walking distance from the city’s historic downtown core. This place is a fun and educational excursion for young and oil alike. Comprising of 87000 gallons of salt water, there are a wide array of sea life creatures including bonnethead sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, sea turtles, giant groupers and rare leafy seadragons all living in a natural reef setting.

One of the fun highlights is Orinoco Rainforest exhibit that comprises of the number of free-flying birds such as toucans, with a number of tree sloths and aquatic species including Orinoco crocodiles and poison dart frogs.

Dallas Cattle Drive Sculptures at Pioneer Plaza

Pioneer Park is well maintained and is located adjacent to Dallas Convention Centre. This place is designed to resemble a section of Shawnee Trail which is a major Texas cattle drive route in the 19th century. This particular green space is a large sprawling area in Dallas’s central business district has a stream that falls over limestone cliffs. And the most remarkable feature of this place is a 49 feet larger than life bronze sculpture of Texas Longhorn cattle that are being herded through the park by three mounted cowboys.