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#1 The Sixth Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza On Nov. 22, 1963, shots from Lee Harvey Oswald's gun echoed through Dealey Plaza as President John F. Kennedy's motorcade turned off of Houston Street onto Elm. Today ... Read more » Dallas CVB

#2 Kimbell Art Museum The Kimbell Art Museum has earned a reputation as one of the top small museums in the world. The facility itself is a work of art, complete with vaults and ... Read more » Robert Polidori / Visit Fort Worth

#3 AT&T Stadium If there's one thing the people of Dallas and Fort Worth love, it's football. So a stop by the home of the Dallas Cowboys is necessary for a ... Read more » Courtesy Dallas CVB

#4 Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District If you only have a day in Fort Worth, head straight to the Stockyards. This living museum pays tribute to Fort Worth's Wild West heyday with daily cattle drives ... Read more » Visit Fort Worth

#5 Perot Museum of Nature and Science If you've brought the kids to the Big D, set aside some time for a visit to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. This 180,000-square-foot facility is ... Read more » Courtesy Perot Museum of Nature and Science

#6 Dallas Museum of Art The Dallas Museum of Art houses a collection that spans artistic eras and continents: On gallery walls and behind glass display cases art aficionados will find ancient works from Africa ... Read more » Courtesy Dallas Museum of Art

#7 George W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum Set on 23 acres in northern Dallas' University Park, The George W. Bush Presidential Library houses extensive textual, audiovisual and electronic records from the 43rd presidency. As you can imagine ... Read more » Dallas CVB

#8 Fort Worth Zoo Since it opened in 1909, this Texas zoo has been exposing Fort Worth residents and visitors to wildlife from around the world. When it first opened, the Fort Worth Zoo ... Read more » VAILLANCOURT PHOTOGRAPHY / Getty Images

#9 Nasher Sculpture Center Sitting across the street from the Dallas Museum of Art in the Big D's lively Arts District, the Nasher Sculpture Garden repeatedly wows locals and visitors with its striking ... Read more » Courtesy Dallas CVB

#10 Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden True, Dallas has plenty of towering skyscrapers and traffic-laden highways. But it's also rich in green space. For respite from the big city, head to the Dallas Arboretum and ... Read more » Dallas CVB

#11 Dallas World Aquarium Perhaps "aquarium" isn't the right word to describe this attraction. Of course there are fish, stingrays, eels and octopuses – you'll find these and a variety of other aquatic ... Read more » Dallas CVB

#12 Sundance Square To get a sense of historic Fort Worth, pair your visit to the Stockyards with an afternoon at Sundance Square, located in the heart of the city. Named for the ... Read more » Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau

# Fort Worth Water Gardens Read more » Visit Fort Worth

# Highland Park Village This Mediterranean-style shopping center is home to upscale stores in an open-air setting where visitors can wander for a few hours. The shopping center, which was one of the first ... Read more » Laura Wilson / Highland Park Village

# Klyde Warren Park With free Wi-Fi, weekly events, a dog park, walking trails, a children's park, several restaurants, food trucks and a performance pavilion, Klyde Warren Park is not your typical green ... Read more » Courtesy Dallas CVB

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# White Rock Lake and Park Travelers can embrace nature at White Rock Lake and Park, which is located about 10 miles north of downtown Dallas. Bird-watching, fishing, biking, rollerblading and picnicking by the lake are ... Read more » Courtesy Dallas CVB