Dallas Visitor Attractions
- Dallas is more than just a mass of corporate headquarters.dallas skyline image by buckwheat from Fotolia.com
If you find yourself traveling to the "Big D" and have time to explore this Texas city, you may want to keep some of the area's best attractions in mind. Dallas is home to more than 1.3 million people, as well as the home to many Fortune 500 companies and one of the world's biggest airports. But even if you are in Dallas on business, try to find time to visit one of the city's tourist attractions. - The Zero Gravity Thrill Amusement Park is a playground for those looking for extreme thrills. This park has five individual attractions on property, designed for the adrenaline junkies. Zero Gravity has a seven-story tall bungee jumping platform, as well as a "Skycoaster" that allows the guest pull their own ripcord and hurl themselves through the air at 60 miles per hour, reaching heights of up to 110 feet in the air. For those who think a seven-story bungee jump is too tame, the Nothin' But Net attraction is a 16-story freefall with no bungee cord and no parachute. There's nothing but you and a target net below. With even more options to choose from, those looking for a thrill are sure to find some excitement.
Zero Gravity Thrill Amusement Park
11131 Malibu Drive
Dallas, Texas 75229
972-484-8359
gojump.com - The Sixth Floor Museum is located inside the Texas School Book Depository Building at Dealey Plaza. The museum occupies the sixth and seventh floors of the building and is the site where Lee Harvey Oswald shot President John F. Kennedy in November of 1963. Self-guided tours of the museum have been offered since it opened on President's Day in 1989, and more than six million people have toured the facility to learn more about the assassination of the popular president. The exhibits within the museum include hundreds of photographs, documentary film, artifacts and other information about politics in the early 1960s and a detailed retelling of the events of the day JFK was assassinated.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
411 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
214-747-6660
jfk.org - The Dallas World Aquarium is as close to a natural habitat as captive animals could get. This popular attraction in Dallas is home to plants, flowers and animals from 14 countries, three oceans and many other bodies of water. The rainforest section of the aquarium features many species of birds that mingle with one another in a natural rainforest setting, with a 40-foot waterfall as the centerpiece of the exhibit. Inside the aquarium, visitors can walk through tunnels surrounded by water filled with sharks and stingrays. It's like scuba diving without getting wet.
Dallas World Aquarium
1801 N Griffin St.
Dallas, Texas 75202
214-720-2224
dwazoo.com
