DFW claims two major arts districts. The Dallas Arts District, with over 60 acres is anchored by the Dallas Museum of Arts, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center and the Nasher Sculpture Garden, is the largest urban arts district in the country. The Fort Worth Cultural District claims several of the top museums in the state including Kimball, Amon Carter, and the Museum of Modern Art. (Arts District Friends, Fort Worth Visitors and Convention Bureau)
Within 100 miles of DFW there are more than 400 public parks, covering nearly 23,000 acres, and more than 60 lakes and reservoirs, covering approximately 550,000 acres. (Texas Almanac, Texas Parks & Wildlife)
There are approximately 150 private and municipal golf courses in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. (Dallas and Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau Mapsco)
DFW is Texas' most ‘art intensive’ metro area on a per capita basis, with $6,654 expended per person on cultural arts. (Perryman Group).
Beyond the two central cultural districts, DFW offers more than 175 museums and galleries, over 50 professional and community theaters, and dozens of local symphony and chamber orchestras, ballet groups and opera associations. (DFW Convention & Visitors Bureaus)
Other attractions include: Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden, Dallas Farmers Market, Galleria Mall, Dallas Zoo, Fort Worth Rodeo, Fort Worth Zoo, Hurricane Harbor, Lone Star Park (Horse Racing), Mesquite Championship Rodeo, Six Flags Over Texas, Stockyards Station, Texas Motor Speedway (Auto Racing).
Fair Park, just southeast of downtown Dallas, is the site of the State Fair of Texas, the largest annual state fair in the United States and home to a variety of museums and theaters. It is a historic landmark with the largest collection of 1930s art deco architecture in the U.S. (Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau)
DFW has more shopping centers per capita than any other United States metro area. (Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau)
DFW is home to five major league sports teams including the Cowboys (NFL), Mavericks (NBA), Rangers (MLB), Stars (NHL) and FC Dallas (NSL). (Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau)
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