Dallas is every bit dynamic, dazzling and down home. There is always something to do, always something to see and always something to learn. Dallas’ diversity is due in part to its central location, its global marketplace and its rich multicultural heritage. Whatever your taste or style, Dallas helps you feel right at home.

History buffs will enjoy the immensity of museum options as Dallas is home to the historic Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Visit the Museum of Nature and Science, Aquarium and Museum of the American all located in Fair Park, or stroll through the Dallas Museum of Art. In Fort Worth, the Kimbell Museum and its world-renowned exhibits draw crowds. The Nasher Sculpture Center, found next door to the Dallas Museum of Art, offers guests more than 300 sculptures and works of art by artists including Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti and Richard Serra. The 54,000-square-foot building features five indoor pavilions topped by a barrel-vaulted glass ceiling on majestic grounds which include ponds, walkways and tranquil meadows.

Get a taste of the wild life at The Dallas Zoo or the Fort Worth Zoo. For an underwater adventure, canvass the indoor rainforest located inside The DallasWorldAquarium along with sea environments and the famous manatee exhibit.

For wild life of a different sort, catch all-original music from talented local musicians in Deep Ellum and on GreenvilleAvenue. Bands play throughout the area at clubs and restaurants.

For youth, or the young at heart, Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington is a staple of fun for both locals and visitors. The fall season offers unique family activities spanning the gamut of cultural, religious and family traditions.

Whatever your preference, Dallas and Fort Worth will meet your needs. Within the following pages, you will find the best entertainment the area has to offer all-in-one convenient resource. Most notably, DFW has:

• More restaurants per capita than New York City.
• The world’s largest wholesale trade complex—the Dallas Market Center.
• One of the leading fashion and apparel centers in the nation.
• The third busiest airport in the world—DFW International Airport.
• One of the nation’s best sports hubs with five major league teams: Cowboys football, Mavericks basketball, FC Dallas soccer, Rangers baseball, Stars hockey and Desperados arena football.
• Six interstate and seven other U.S. highways and numerous state highways.
• More than 175 independent school districts educating the area’s estimated 1.2 million students annually, with an additional 240 private and parochial schools serving 100,000 students.
• One of hottest and most lucrative technology employment centers in the United States.
• More than 200 million square feet of existing office space.
• A prestigious arts district heralded as the largest urban arts district in the country.
• The regional office of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the district office of the U.S. Customs Service and a regional U.S. Export Assistance Center. • Twelve members of the National Academy of Science and four active Nobel Laureates at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
• The largest single-site birthing facility in the nation, Parkland Hospital, delivering more than 15,000 new residents each year.

Within the pages of the Dallas Newcomer & Relocation Journal, you will find numerous tidbits and facts about your new area and its residents. Dallas is rich in diversity, opportunity and charm. We are honored that you now call Dallas home.