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_ CITY LIFE / TRAVEL _
DALLAS-FT.WORTH, TX
By: Todd Wheatley
(c) IQ-2k 06-20-14
Geographic Feature
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Trinity River
LANDMARKs
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Reunion Tower - Dallas
High 5 - Dallas
Downtown Rail Yard - Ft. Worth
Water Gardens - Ft. Worth
Tourist Spot
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Dealy Plaza - Dallas
Fair Park - Dallas
Stock Yards - Ft. Worth
Canals & Fountains - Las Colinas
South Fork Ranch - Parker
Notable ARCHITECTURE
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Tarrant County Courthouse - Ft. Worth
AMUSEMENT PARK
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Six Flags - Arlington
Great Wolf Park - Grapevine
(minor Amusement parks)
Speed Zone - Dallas
Top Golf - Dallas, The Colony
iFLY - indoor sky dive - Frisco
WATER PARK
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Hurricane Harbor - Arlington
Hydrous Wakeboard Park - Allen, Little Elm, C
NRH2O - North Richland Hills
(minor waterpark)
Hawian Falls
SPORTS
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Football - Dallas Cowboys - Arlington
Baseball - Rangers - Arlington
Basketball - Mavericks - Dallas
Hockey - Stars
Soccer - Frisco
minor league baseball
- Cats - Ft. Worth
- Rough Riders - Frisco
- - Irving
MOTOR SPORTS
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Nascar - Texas Motor Speedway - Ft. Worth
Drag Racing - Texas Speedway - Ennis
(minor drag strips)
- Sanger, Mansfield,
GAMBLING
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Horse Racing - Lone Star Park - Irving
NIGHT CLUB - HOT SPOT
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Deep Ellum - Dallas
food & drink HOT SPOT
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Lower Greenville - Dallas
West End Marketplace - Dallas
Victory Park - Dallas
"restaurant row" - Dallas
NW HWY & I35
Sundance Square - Ft. Worth
Arlington Highlands - Arlington
MUSEUMs
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6th Floor Museum - Dallas
Dallas Museum of Art - Dallas
Nasher Sculpture Center - Dallas
Perot Museum of Science & History - Dallas
Museum of American Rail Road - Dallas
Dallas Holocaust Museum - Dallas
Amon Carter Museum - Ft. Worth
Kimball Art Museum - Ft. Worth
Modern Art Museum - Ft. Worth
Museum of Science & History - Ft. Worth
Sid Richardson Museum - Ft. Worth
ZOOs & AQUARIUM
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Dallas World Aquariun - Dallas
Childrens Aquarium - Dallas
Dallas Zoo - Ft. Worth
Ft. Worth Zoo - Ft. Worth
PARKs
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Arboretum & Botanical Gardens - Dallas
Cedar Ridge Preserve (Audubon) - Dallas
Klyde Warren Park - Dallas
White Rock Lake Hike & Bike - Dallas
Fair Oaks Park - Dallas
Samuell Grand Park - Dallas
Botanical Gardens - Ft. Worth
Trinity Park - Ft. Worth
Heritage Park - Ft. Worth
Burk Burnett Park - Ft. Worth
Grapevine State Park - Grapevine
Cedar Hill State Park - Cedar Hill
River Legacy Park - Arlington
Mountain Creek Lake Park - Grand Prarie
Rochester Park - Dallas
< Geographic Feature - LAKEs >
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Eagle Mountain Lake - Azle
Joe Pool Lake - Arlington
Lake Arlington - Arlington
Lake Grapevine - Grapevine
Lake Lavon - Wylie
Lake Lewisville - Lewisville
Lake Ray Hubbard - Rockwall
Lake Benbrook - Benbrook
(minor lakes)
White Rock Lake - Dallas
Bachman Lake - Dallas
Mountain Creek Lake - Grand Prairie
Lake Worth - Lake Worth
CONVENTION CENTER
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Dallas, Ft. Worth, Arlington
Will Rodgers Memorial Center - Ft. Worth
CONCERTs & more
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AT&T Performing Arts Center - Dallas
Gexa Energy Pavillion (Starplex) - Dallas
Myerson Symphony Center - Dallas
Verizon Theatre - Irving
Bass Performance Hall - Ft. Worth
THEATRE
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Wyly Theatre - Dallas
Windspear Opera House - Dallas
IMAX - Dallas, Ft. Worth
Studio Movie Grill (7) locations
shopping HOT SPOT
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Farmers Market - Dallas
Lovers Lane & North Toll Rd - Dallas
Traders Village - Arlington
IKEA - Frisco
Firewheel - Sachse
Southlake Town Square - Southlake
Marina HOT SPOT
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Pier 121 - Lewisville
Sneaky Pete's - Lewisville
* transportation
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DART light rail - Dallas
TRE (Trinity Rail Express) - Ft. Worth
DFW International Airport - Irving
Love Field - Dallas
Ft. Worth Alliance - Haslet
airports - Addison, Meacham Field, Dallas Executive,
Grand Prairie, Arlington, Mesquite, Northwest Regional,
Ft. Worth Spinks, Midway Regional, Lancaster
* athletics - playing fields / golf / tennis
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Softball World
Mansfield Sports Complex - Mansfield
* winery / distillery / brewery
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MILITARY
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Carswell Airbase - Ft. Worth
Dallas Naval Air - Grand Prarie
Major UNIVERSITIES
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SMU, TCU, UTA, UTD, NTSU,
ANNUAL EVENTS - festivals
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State Fair - Dallas
Texas / O.U. game - Dallas
Cotton Bowl - Dallas
Stock Show & Rodeo - Ft. Worth
Mayfest - Ft. Worth
Main Street Arts Festival - Ft. Worth
Colonial Golf Classic - Ft. Worth
Byron Nelson Golf Classic - Irving
Scarborough Faire - Waxahachie
Wildflower Festival - Richardson
Airshow
HISTORY
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JFK Assassination
SEX-related
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similar to most large cities
TV/MOVIE
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"Dallas Buyers Club" (c) 2013
"Killer Joe" (c) 2011
"X-files" (c) 1998
(Dallas - but not Dallas!!)
"Robocop" (c) 1987
(filmed in Dallas -- Detroit setting)
"North Dallas Forty" (c) 1979
"Logan's Run" (c) 1976
(Ft.Worth - water gardens)
"Dallas" 2012--
"Walker Texas Ranger" 1993-2001
"Dallas" 1978-1991
EXURBs
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Denton, McKinney, Cleburne, Weatherford, Terrell, Waxahachie
GOLF
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Meadowbrook Golf Course
Tennison park Golf Course
Chester W. Ditto Golf Course
Texas Star Golf Course
Great Southwest Golf Club
Dallas Country Club
Royal Oaks Country Club
Lakewood Country Club
Bent tree Country Club
Prestonwood Country Club
Los Colinas Country Club
Hackberry Creek Country Club (RES)
Cottonwood Valley Golf Courese (RES)
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