Must-see attractions in Dallas & the Panhandle Plains

  • Center for Contemporary Arts

    Panhandle Plains

    This gallery features exhibits by noted artists and is home to 10 working studios. It's a nurturing spot for art.

  • Comanche Trail Park

    Panhandle Plains

    The spring for which the town is named sits in Comanche Trail Park, a cute little park just south of the center.

  • Cattle Auction

    Fort Worth

    The truly curious will want to venture into this live cattle auction, held in a totally high-tech atmosphere inside the 1902 Fort Worth Livestock Exchange…

  • Midland Army Air Field Museum

    Panhandle Plains

    What had been the home of the Commemorative Air Force, the largest collection of flying historic military aircraft in the US, has been renamed. The famous…

  • Abilene Zoo

    Panhandle Plains

    Jaguars, ocelots, elephants and giraffes are among the more than 160 species making their home at the Abilene Zoo, located in Nelson Park in southeast…

  • Magnolia Petroleum Company Building

    Dallas

    Completed in 1934, this landmark limestone building was the headquarters for Magnolia Petroleum (which eventually became Mobil). For decades it boasted…

  • Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame

    Fort Worth

    Individual booths bursting with boots, hats, buckles and spurs celebrate the various inductees of the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame in this little museum,…

  • John F Kennedy Memorial

    Dallas

    You can pay your respects here to the fallen ex-president. Designed by architect Philip Johnson, the unusual monument is a roofless space with a view of…

  • Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum

    Dallas & the Panhandle Plains

    It's an NRA member's fantasy come true! Ponder hundreds of guns while you explore the history of the famous Rangers, from their early-19th-century origins…

  • African American Museum

    Dallas

    This museum has exhibits of more than 1000 objects that richly detail the art and history of African American people from precolonial Africa through the…

  • VW Slug Bug Ranch

    Panhandle Plains

    In response to Cadillac Ranch, five stripped down VW bugs have sprouted 18 miles east of Amarillo at an abandoned gas station.

  • Creation Evidence Museum

    Dallas & the Panhandle Plains

    Aims to dispel evolutionary theories as displayed at all the local dinosaur sites and promote the many unique theories of its founder. There's a replica…

  • Dallas World Aquarium

    Dallas

    The flora and fauna of 14 countries come alive here with animal life (including birds, reptiles and mammals) from both the rainforest and the reef.