Despite the name of its famed football team, Dallas is not a city of cowboys.  You’d be hard pressed to find anyone in a cowboy hat unless you went to a country music concert.  Dallas is, and always has been, a center of business and cosmopolitan culture.  The city has some characteristics that are typically Texan but others that are quite unique.

Downtown Dallas has a glut of museums and activities. Dallas World Aquarium is probably one of the more interesting zoos in the country.  It features aquatic life, but also plenty of animals that live above the waves and even in the air. Old Red Museum of Dallas County History and Culture is an exhibit that traces the history of the area from ancient times to present day.  The name might brand this as a tourist trap, but it is quite informative and gives some good insights into Dallas’ founding and where the unique, rather brash, culture of the area came from.  Dallas has a highbrow side as well. Nasher Sculpture Center features both indoor and outdoor galleries.  It is one of the most spectacular collections in the country. 

There is a surprising array of eateries and nightspots in the Dallas area.  Whether you are looking for typical Tex-Mex fare or something a little edgier, Dallas has it covered.  Greenville Avenue is one of the best places to drink the night away.  The revelry spills out onto the streets, especially on weekends. 

Dallas sprawls out in every direction; suburbs are their own microcosms.  Arlington features amusement parks, while Irving is home to the Dallas Cowboys.  The city itself is packed with residential areas, many with strips of restaurants and bars.  To explain all that Dallas has to offer would take an entire guidebook.  I’ll just have to say that, whatever you might have heard about it before, Dallas is definitely worth a closer look.  

Tex-Mex Restaurants in Dallas