On November 22, 1963, alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald fired shots at President John F. Kennedy from this level of the former Texas School Book Depository building. Today the entire 9,000sq-ft floor holds a moving tribute to Kennedy's life, career ..

The world's largest bronze monument occupies this 4.2-acre park area north of the Dallas Convention Center. Cattle Drive (1994, Robert Summers) features 40 longhorn steers being herded by a trio of mounted cowboys down a limestone ledge, past native ..

A collection of global scope is presented in this vast, stair-stepped building (1984, Edward L. Barnes). Its highlight is Arts of the Americas, a unique survey of human cultural evolution in the Western Hemisphere. Beginning with amulets and jewelry ..

Its interior fashioned after Madrid's famed Prado, this small university museum houses an outstanding collection of Spanish art. Oils, sculptures and works on paper span 1,000 years. Beginning with 10C Medieval and Renaissance paintings, it moves thr..

Real-estate magnate Trammell Crow and his wife, Margaret, built this elegant granite facility to house a renowned Asian collection of more than 500 pieces. Highlights include exquisite carved-jade pieces and a jewel-encrusted Indian marble gateway.

The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center is home of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The only such building designed by I.M. Pei (1989) incorporates the Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, whose unique tuning features were the creation of acoustician Russell ..

This 13-acre museum village, south of downtown, contains 37 restored buildings dated 1840-1910, moved here and maintained by the Dallas County Heritage Society. Structures include a rail depot, hotel, bank, doctor's office and school, plus several pr..

One of the major US museums dedicated to women, this $25 million facility opened in late 2000 to highlight 19C-21C female achievements in culture, commerce, politics, science and the arts. Though its mission is significant, the museum is also lots of..

Built to host the 1936 Texas Centennial Exhibition, these 277-acre grounds, a short distance east of downtown, host the largest state fair in the US. Running for 24 days of September and October, the fair attracts the lion's share of 7 million annual..

The only major facility in the Southwest devoted to African-American history, art and culture occupies a unique two-story building (1993, Arthur Rogers). Made of ivory stone with a 60ft dome in the shape of a 12C Ethiopian Orthodox cross, its design ..

Operated by the Dallas Zoo, the aquarium is home to over 5,000 aquatic animals of 400 species, many of them anomalous fresh- or saltwater creatures-like fish with four eyes, fish that walk on land, and fish that are virtually invisible. Highlights in..

Founded in 1888, the zoo keeps 2,000 animals in two sections of 85 developed acres. The larger ZooNorth is in transition, its containments being replaced by new habitat areas such as a tiger exhibit. In the Bird & Reptile Building is a rare tuatara; ..

An educational center for urban horticulture, this facility spans 7.5 acres of both decorative and native Texas plants. Its most notable feature is the William Douglas Blanchly Conservatory, a 6,800sq-ft glass facility that houses more than 250 speci..

The first dinosaur discovered in this state is mounted and on display at this merger of what used to be the Dallas Museum of Natural History and The Science Place. Interactive exhibitis explore ecology and scientific principles. In Hands-On Physics, ..

This collection of train engines and cars includes (arguably) the largest steam locomotive ever built. The mind-boggling Union Pacific "Big Boy" is a 100ft-long, 1.3 million-pound, 7,000-horsepower behemoth that could pull a mile-long freig..

Located on the southeast shore of White Rock Lake, this 66-acre expanse is highlighted by the Jonsson Color Garden, the largest publicly maintained azalea garden in the US, with 20,000 bushes of some 2,000 varieties. Other features are the 1940 Spani..