Dallas Texas Attractions

American Airlines Center is one of the city's leading events venues for concerts and home to the NHL's Dallas Stars and the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. The state-of-the-art facility also features places to shop and eat at Victory Park, which has clubs, restaurants, and retail shops. To learn more, visit www.americanairlinescenter.com

The Dallas Market Center has been a leading venue for home, fashion and garden furnishings for more than 50 years. More than 50 trade shows per year are held in the space, which exhibits gourmet items, home furnishings, holiday décor, lighting, furniture, gifts, garden accessories, decorations and home accents, textiles, fashion accessories and apparel. To learn more, visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com/about

The State Fair of Texas begins around the end of September and is one of the leading events in Texas with attendance of more than 2 million people in 2010. The annual state fair lasts for 24 fun-filled days and is held in the same place it has been for more than 100 years, historic Fair Park. To learn more, visit www.bigtex.com/sft

The Dallas Museum of Art contains a wide variety of collections ranging from the Americas, Asia, the Pacific and Africa, but is best known for its works from the modern and contemporary periods. Noted pre-Columbian works, paintings and sculptures by the likes of Gauguin, van Gogh, Degas, Cézanne, and Monet are among the highlights of any visit. To learn more, visit www.dallasmuseumofart.org

Highland Park Village is known as one of the most fashionable neighborhoods of Dallas and offers a distinctly upscale environment. Home to Southern Methodist University, the Highland Park University will be the proud home of the George W. Bush presidential library when it is built. To learn more, visit www.frommers.com/destinations/dallas/0193025074.html#ixzz1P4m0lJS3

The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden offers more than 70 acres of natural beauty surrounding White Rock Lake. Featuring splendid gardens, historic homes and lovely woodlands, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden features one of America's largest collections of chrysanthemums and azaleas. To learn more about fun things to do at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, visit www.dallasarboretum.org

The Dallas Zoo was built in 1888 and ranks as the oldest zoo in all of the great state of Texas. Recently renovated, the award-winning "Wilds of Africa" exhibit is one of the best things to do at the giant 95-acre Dallas, Texas zoo, which also has a chimpanzee forest and Sumatran tigers. To learn more about top Dallas Zoo attractions, visit www.dallas-zoo.org

The John F. Kennedy Memorial is a noted modern building in Dallas, Texas designed to honor the life and accomplishments of the fallen president. Starkly streamlined, the building near Dealey Plaza is the work of famed architect Philip Johnson and is meant to represent the president's legacy in a humble manner befitting his character. To learn more about visiting the JFK Memorial in Dallas, visit www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/texas/dallas-fort-worth/review-145410.html

The Dallas World Aquarium is located in Dallas's West End district in a converted warehouse. The Dallas aquarium offers a fascinating look at sharks, sea turtles, stingrays, reef fish and special exhibits like the Orinoco rainforest display, which has Peruvian squirrel monkeys, jaguars, crocodiles and exotic birds. One of the Dallas World Aquarium's most exciting new exhibits features a giant 400,000-gallon shark tank. To learn more, visit www.dwazoo.com

Six Flags Over Texas was one of America's original theme parks when it opened in 1961 in Arlington, Texas. Today, the famed amusement park features more than 50 rides that include the Superman: Tower of Power, Batman the Ride and charming little kid rides like the Looney Tunes Bumper Cars. To learn more about fun things to do at Six Flags Over Texas, visit www.sixflags.com/overTexas/index.aspx

• Scottish Rite Hospital - 2222 Welborn Street Dallas, TX 75219
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas - 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, TX 75390
• Children's Medical Center of Dallas - 1935 Medical District Drive Dallas, TX 75235
• Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas - 3500 Gaston Avenue Dallas, TX 75246