Fair Park
Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex in Dallas, Texas, United States, located immediately east of downtown. The 277-acre area is registered as a Dallas Landmark and National Historic Landmark; many of the buildings were constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cotton Bowl and Texas Star.
Cotton Bowl
Stadium
Texas Star
Ferris wheel
Texas Star is a Ferris wheel at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, where it operates during the annual State Fair of Texas as its most popular ride. With an overall height of 216 feet, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in North America from 1985 until the opening of the 250-foot Star of Puebla in Mexico, on 22 July 2013.
African American Museum
Museum
African American Museum of Dallas is an American art museum located at 3536 Grand Avenue in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas. The museum was founded in 1974 and has operated independently since 1979.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Dallas and Deep Ellum.
South Dallas
South Dallas is part of Dallas, extending south of the I30 east of Downtown, and south of the Trinity River west of it. In its west, across the Trinity River, you will find Oak Cliff, a large, low-income, mainly residential district southwest of downtown.Deep Ellum
Quarter
Deep Ellum is a historic neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, home to a diverse array of arts venues, restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, businesses, and urban residential units near downtown in East Dallas.
Old East Dallas
Quarter
Old East Dallas is a historic community consisting of several neighborhoods in east Dallas, Texas. In 1890, the city was annexed into Dallas, making Dallas the largest city in Texas. Old East Dallas is situated 1½ miles northwest of Fair Park.
Fair Park
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Dallas, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.78025° or 32° 46′ 49″ north
Longitude
-96.75937° or 96° 45′ 34″ west
Elevation
446 feet (136 metres)
Open location code
8645Q6JR+37
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Fair Park” goes by many names.
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