 #1 of 30 Things To Do in Lancaster
BMX Racing Metroplex
600 E Wintergreen Rd Desoto TX
~5.47 miles from Lancaster city center
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Dallas Police H Port Redbird Heliport (WHN)
Dallas TX
~8.64 miles from Lancaster city center
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Dallas Zoo
Lancaster TX
~11.06 miles from Lancaster city center
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With 95 acres to explore, thousands of animals to visit, and a huge variety of family activities, the Dallas Zoo is enormously entertaining! Our goal is to make your visit an exciting adventure with opportunities to learn about interesting wildlife, engage in interactive fun, and support worldwide conservation and research to protect and preserve endangered species.Zoo Facts:The Dallas Zoo was founded in 1888, making it the first zoological park in the Southwest.Our park covers 95 developed acres! In terms of landmass, it’s the largest zoological park in Texas.The giant giraffe sculpture marking the Zoo’s entrance is 67½ feet tall!We provide care for a wide variety of animals and are involved in conservation and breeding programs for numerous endangered species.Th...
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SuperPages.com Center
Lancaster TX
~12.59 miles from Lancaster city center
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Superpages.com Center is an outdoor performing arts center in Dallas, Texas (USA). The stage/production area and covered pavilion seat 7,533 persons while a sloping lawn accommodates another 12,578. Completed in 1988, it is part of the Fair Park complex, which includes museums, an aquarium, gardens, and the Cotton Bowl football stadium. While the site is owned by the City of Dallas, operation of the amphitheatre is contracted to a private leaseholder.The venue opened in 1988 as the Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre. After Coca-Cola's naming rights expired in 1998, the venue was known simply as Starplex Amphitheatre. In 2000, naming rights to the amphitheatre were sold to the Smirnoff vodka company as a result of a corporate sponsorship agreement with The House of Blues, which currently ope...
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Millermore Mansion
Dallas TX
~12.71 miles from Lancaster city center
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Traveler Description: This Greek Revival residence was built in 1861 by William B. Miller and is now located at the Old City Park.
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Old City Park
Dallas TX
~12.71 miles from Lancaster city center
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The city's oldest park, Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park, is full of lush and landscaped gardens and a recreated Victorian age town. Nestled near downtown, the 13 acres of sprawling green are accentuated with Victorian-era homes and stores. Inside each of these buildings, visitors will find volunteers demonstrating weaving, cooking, black smithing and other historic crafts of the era. The park is an accredited history museum and is under the leadership of the Dallas County Heritage Society. The society plans several events throughout the year at the park, including the yearly Candlelight Country Fair and an Old Fashioned Fourth of July.
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Dallas Downtown Heliport (JDB) (Neighborhood)
Dallas TX
~12.74 miles from Lancaster city center
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Dallas Aquarium At Fair Park
1462 First Ave Dallas TX
~12.81 miles from Lancaster city center
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The Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park has closed for an extensive remodeling. The historic art deco facility will be redesigned and renamed The Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park. It is scheduled to reopen in 2010. “We are remodeling the Aquarium with the needs of families with small children in mind,” said Gregg Hudson, executive director of The Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park and the Dallas Zoo. “The smaller size of the facility is ideal for young kids, and they are going to love the colorful exhibits and child-friendly features we have in store.”Visitors can expect bright fish, exotic coral, tidal touch pools, and special programs with multi-sensory experiences. New exhibits are being developed, including a coastal touch pool filled with unique and colorful intertidal invertebrates, such ...
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Cotton Bowl Stadium
Dallas TX
~12.88 miles from Lancaster city center
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Dallas Convention Center
Dallas TX
~12.98 miles from Lancaster city center
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The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall, event/convention center and civic center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas. It was designed by Larry Oltmanns and was originally constructed in 1957.The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall, event/convention center and civic center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). It was designed by Larry Oltmanns who was a Design Partner with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill at the time.The Dallas Memorial Auditorium was originally constructed in 1957 near the intersection of Canton and Akard Streets. In the 1970s, the center was expanded and renamed the Dallas Convention Center. The center was expanded...
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Dallas City Hall
Dallas TX
~12.99 miles from Lancaster city center
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Dallas City Hall is the seat of Dallas municipal government, located at 1500 Marilla in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). The current building, the city's fifth city hall, was completed in 1978 and replaced the Dallas Municipal Building.
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Fair Park/Cotton Bowl
Lancaster TX
~13.00 miles from Lancaster city center
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The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park, site of the State Fair in Dallas, Texas, USA. Concerts or other events using a stage allow the playing field to be used for additional spectators. The Cotton Bowl was the longtime home of the annual Cotton Bowl Classic college football bowl game, for which the stadium is named; beginning with the January 2010 game, the Cotton Bowl will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.The Cowboys hosted the Green Bay Packers for the 1966 NFL championship at the Cotton Bowl. Artificial turf was installed ...
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Reunion Tower
Dallas TX
~13.02 miles from Lancaster city center
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Hall of State
Dallas TX
~13.06 miles from Lancaster city center
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The Hall of State (originally the State of Texas Building) is a building in Dallas's Fair Park that commemorates the history of the U.S. state of Texas.Built in 1936 at the astronomical (especially during the Great Depression) price of $1.2 million, the building was the most expensive per unit area of any structure built in Texas. It was designed for the centennial of the Republic of Texas by architect Donald Barthelme in the beaux arts style and is considered one of the most representative examples of art deco architecture in Texas. The Hall of State is the culmination of the 1,500 feet (460 m) long Esplanade of State which is flanked by six exhibition pavilions and features a long reflecting pool. It was built using Texas limestone and features memorials to many of the heroes of Texa...
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J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
Dallas TX
~13.07 miles from Lancaster city center
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The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library is the Main Library of the Dallas Public Library system. It is located at 1515 Young Street in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas, directly across from Dallas City Hall.The structure consists of ten stories, eight above ground and two below, and is designed in the modernist architectural style. The design of City Hall inspired the design of the library – its upper floors are oriented away from Young Street while (symmetrically) the upper floors of City Hall are oriented toward Marilla Street (an open area between Young and Marilla Streets separates the two buildings).It was named for J. Erik Jonsson, a founder of Texas Instruments and mayor of Dallas, and long-time sympathetic supporter and patron of the library system. He also led t...
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Texas Vietnam Veteran's Memorial
Dallas TX
~13.08 miles from Lancaster city center
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A tribute to Texans who served and sacrificed The Vietnam War evokes feelings of patriotism and pain. The Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial pays honor to those Texans who served the United States in that hard-fought and heavily debated conflict. Former President George H. Bush dedicated the memorial in 1989. Five tablets of Texas granite bear the names of Texans killed or missing in action, including nine Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. A soothing waterfall flows alongside the memorial, which is familiarly known simply as, “The Wall”. Wreaths, bracelets, flowers, flags and other sentimental items are sometimes left next to the tablet bearing the name of a loved one. During the State Fair, visitors place small American flags next to the names of veterans they know...
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Music Hall Fair Park
Dallas TX
~13.08 miles from Lancaster city center
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Designed in Spanish Baroque style with Moorish architectural influences, the Music Hall is the home of Dallas Summer Musicals, The Dallas Opera and more...HISTORYNestled among the greatest concentration of genuine exposition art deco architecture in the world, the Music Hall at Fair Park made it's grand theatrical debut on October 10, 1925, with the musical premiere of Sigmund Romberg's, The Student Prince. However the real star of the show was the grand Hall itself which was dedicated "to the good, the true and the beautiful".Designed in Spanish Baroque style with Moorish architectural influences, the Music Hall's design theme is embodied in six soaring stair towers capped with cast drum and dome and five great arcade porches overlooking panoramic views of Fair Park. In 1954 the...
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Old Red Courthouse
Dallas TX
~13.26 miles from Lancaster city center
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The Old Red Courthouse is an outstanding feature of the Dallas County Historic Plaza. It was built in 1892 in Romanesque Revival style. It is constructed of rough-cut, red pecos sandstone and trimmed in Arkansas blue granite. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a City of Dallas Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historical Landmark. Four prior courthouses have graced the same location. The Visitor Information Center is on the ground level, and the high tech Internet Cafe is housed in one of the turrets.
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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Dallas TX
~13.26 miles from Lancaster city center
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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is located on the sixth and seventh floors of an early 20th-century warehouse known in 1963 as the Texas School Book Depository. Opened on Presidents Day 1989, the Museum has since welcomed more than 6 million visitors from around the world—people of all ages seeking information and understanding about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Museum tours are self-guided.
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Dallas County Historical Plaza
Dallas TX
~13.27 miles from Lancaster city center
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This plaza is marked by an open area with several historical monuments and a cluster of historical buildings including The Old Red Courthouse, John Neely Bryan Cabin, Kennedy Memorial and a terrazzo map of Dallas County in the 1800s. Market, Elm, Commerce and Houston streets. Open year-round, 24 hours a day. 214/571-1300.
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Bank of America Plaza
Dallas TX
~13.27 miles from Lancaster city center
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Comerica Bank Tower
Dallas TX
~13.29 miles from Lancaster city center
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Comerica Bank Tower (formerly Momentum Place, Bank One Center and Chase Center) is a 60-story postmodern skyscraper located at 1717 Main Street in the Main Street District in downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). Standing at a structural height of 787 feet (240 m), it is the third tallest skyscraper in the city of Dallas. (If the antennas and spires of Renaissance Tower were excluded, Comerica Bank Tower would be the second tallest.) It is also the sixth tallest building in Texas and the 49th tallest building in the United States. The building was designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee and was completed in 1987. The structure has 1,500,000 square feet (100,000 m2) of office space.
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John F. Kennedy Memorial
Lancaster TX
~13.31 miles from Lancaster city center
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The assassination of President Kennedy changed the city—and the world—forever. As a tribute to this extraordinary man, John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza was dedicated on June 24, 1970. In the years since it has become an integral part of Dallas' urban landscape and cultural heritage. While aesthetically simple, the intent of the Kennedy Memorial is often misunderstood. Renowned American architect Philip Johnson designed the structure as a thoughtful piece of art intended for reflection and remembrance. Johnson’s design is a "cenotaph," or open tomb, that symbolizes the freedom of John F. Kennedy’s spirit. The memorial is a square, roofless room, 30 feet high and 50-feet-by-50-feet wide. Visitors enter the room after a short walk up a slight concrete incline that is embossed with concr...
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Sixth Floor Museum
Dallas TX
~13.32 miles from Lancaster city center
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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is a museum located on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building (formerly the Texas School Book Depository). The museum examines the life, times, death, and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. It is located at the very spot from which Lee Harvey Oswald is alleged to have shot Kennedy. Our prices are $13.50 for adults and $12.50 for seniors (65+) and youth (6-18). Children under 6 are free. Our operating hours are Tuesday-Sunday 10-6pm and Monday 12-6pm.The museum's exhibition area uses historic films, photographs, artifacts and interpretive displays to document the events of the assassination, the findings of the official investigations that followed and the historical legacy of the national tragedy. The museum is self-sufficien...
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Renaissance Tower
Dallas TX
~13.33 miles from Lancaster city center
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Dallas Holocaust Museum
Dallas TX
~13.33 miles from Lancaster city center
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DescriptionThe Dallas Holocaust Museum, Center for Education and Tolerance, is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching the lessons of the Holocaust and memorializing its victims. It provides guided tours for groups, public lectures and exhibits, and other programming. The Museum has a collection of audiovisual materials including videotapes, slides, and microfiche. It also serves as a coordinator for videotaping testimonies of Holocaust survivors experiences as well as liberators of the concentration camps. The Museum stands as a memorial dedicated to the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and a place of tribute to those non-Jewish people who saved the honor of mankind with their praiseworthy acts of rescue.It is our hope that all those who enter the Museum will s...
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Majestic Theatre
Lancaster
~13.35 miles from Lancaster city center
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The Majestic Theatre is a performing arts theater in the City Center District of Downtown Dallas. It is the last remnant of Theater Row, the city's historic entertainment center on Elm Street, and is a contributing property in the Harwood Historic District. The structure is a Dallas Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Designed by John Eberson under direction of Karl Hoblitzelle, the Majestic Theatre was constructed in 1920 as the flagship theater for Interstate Amusement Company, a chain of vaudeville houses. The $2 million Renaissance Revival structure opened on April 11, 1921 with a seating capacity of 2,800. It replaced a previous theater of the same name (located at Commerce Street and St. Paul Street) which burned down in 1916.The interior was ori...
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Dallas World Aquarium
1801 N Griffin St Dallas TX
~13.53 miles from Lancaster city center
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The aquarium features more than 85,000 gallons of saltwater with marine life from around the world. Walk through the 22,000-gallon tunnel to experience a panoramic view of reef life. Many animals found at the top of the food chain can be seen in the Predators exhibit. Ten 2,000-gallon displays present marine life from around the world - Palau, Southern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Bahamas, British Columbia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Japan. Representing the waters of four continents, three oceans and various seas, the aquarium gives a glimpse of the underwater world.A 22,000-gallon tunnel with a panoramic view of underwater reef life is the centerpiece of this popular aquarium that also runs a preservation program involving young green sea turtles.
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 #29 of 30 Things To Do in Lancaster
American Museum of the Miniature Arts
Dallas TX
~13.57 miles from Lancaster city center
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I.M. Pei's Fountain Place
Dallas TX
~13.57 miles from Lancaster city center
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Fountain Place, at 1445 Ross Avenue in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas is a 60-story modern-styled skyscraper. Standing at a structural height of 720 feet (219 m), it is the fifth-tallest skyscraper in Dallas. (If one were to exclude antennas and spires, Fountain Place is the fourth-tallest building in Dallas.) It is also the 15th-tallest building in Texas. It has the headquarters of Tenet Healthcare.The original plans for Fountain Place called for a twin tower, rotated 90 degrees from the original, to be built on an adjacent block. Due to the collapse of the Texas oil, banking and real estate industry in the 1980s (the savings and loan scandal) the development was never completed. The building was designed by the award winning architects I.M. Pei and Partners and was complet...
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