There are a lot of options for entertainment in Dallasfor young professionals. While it is not considered an outdoors friendly or active city compared to others, there are still plenty of places within an hour or so drive.
Arts & Culture
Like most major cities Dallas has a lot to offer. The Music Hall in Fair Park brings in major productions every year including the popular Dallas Summer Musicals series. The Dallas Museum of Art offers Friday Late Nights throughout the year where it is open until Midnight. The Dallas Arboretum also offers a regular event called Cool Thursdays where is is open later and offers live music. And the Dallas World Aquarium is considered very good and is conveniently located in central downtown Dallas.
Dallas Arboretum
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas World Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Sports and Recreation
Popular destinations include Lake Lewisville which has the famous party cove where several boaters all tie up together Saturdays and Sundays during the summer. White Rock Lake and the Katy Trail closer to downtown Dallas are popular destination for bikers and runners.
Dallas is also home to several indoor rock climbing gyms which are popular since Dallas is flat.
For camping, Cedar Ridge Preserve southwest of Dallas and Turner Falls about an hour and a half north of Dallas in Oklahoma are popular destinations. Also are Mineral Wells State Park and Tubing on the Brazos. Many Dallasites also make the 5 hour journey once a year in the summer to New Braunfels to tube the Guadalupe river which is quite the party.
External Links
AOL City Guide Dallas
Arts District Dallas
CitySearch Dallas
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