Welcome to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We are a richly diverse metroplex, the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 4th largest in the country. Dallas offers all the amenities of a large urban city and a population drawn from all walks of life working in a thriving economy. Dallas is consistently a destination of choice for young professionals, having one of the most stable housing markets, a strong public and private school system, and a low cost of living. With a diverse community over two million strong, Dallas benefits from rich ethnic inspirations that infuse the neighborhoods, street festivals, food and culture of the city. This national and international spirit is furthered by the close proximity to one of the largest airports in the nation -- DFW International Airport.
Food and culture feed Dallas, with dozens of world class restaurants in Dallas not to mention those in Ft. Worth, less than an hour away. Dallas boasts the largest Arts District in the country. It includes: world-class art museums such as the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Dallas Museum of Art as well as the Kimball Art Museum and the Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth, a top ten ballet company (Texas Ballet Company), a top ten opera company (Dallas Opera Company), the Dallas Theatre Company and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra led by the internationally renowned Jaap van Zweden.
If the visual and performing arts are not your scene, pop culture is all around us too. Dallas has a vibrant night life with live music at intimate venues like the House of Blues and the Granada Theatre and large amphitheaters like Nokia Theatre and the Superpages.com Center, not to mention one of the largest local music festivals at Austin City Limits down the road. To add to this plethora of activities are movie theaters like AMC Northpark and the Cinemark IMAX showing the nation’s leading first-run movies and small movie theaters like the Angelika and Magnolia showing independent and foreign pictures.
And then there are the malls -- many in Dallas believe that shopping is the city’s official sport. Even so, that’s not the only sport in Dallas. In fact, Dallas is one of only thirteen cities in the country with all four major professional sports teams including football (Go Cowboys!), baseball (Go Rangers!), ice hockey (Go Stars!) and basketball (Go Mavericks!) not to mention soccer (FC Dallas). We also host the Byron Nelson Classic drawing the nation’s best golfers.
For the family, the Dallas- Ft.Worth area boasts two zoos, aquariums, and botanical gardens, one in each city. And if you want an escape from urban living, the DFW area offers running, biking, camping, fishing, and hiking trails at White Rock Lake, the Katy Trail and Joe Pool Lake at Cedar Hill State Park among other choices.
Dallas and its neighbor Ft Worth truly offer everything under the sun, allowing you to “Live Large, and Think Big!” We hope you come join us here at UT Southwestern. For more information, visit the Dallas Tourism website www.visitdallas.com and the Dallas Morning News arts and culture website www.guidelive.com
Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau can provide information to the Dallas visitor.
Call 214-746-6677, or the 24-hour events hotline 214-746-6679.
Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau can provide information to the Fort Worth visitor.
Call 800-433/5747 or 817-336-8791.
Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau can provide information to the Arlington visitor.
Call 800-433-5374 or 817-265-7721.
