Texas Star

Texas Star is a Ferris wheel at 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 from 1985 until the opening of the 250-foot Star of Puebla in Mexico, on 22 July 2013.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cotton Bowl and African American Museum.

Stadium
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The is an outdoor in , Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as . is situated 1,000 feet north of Texas Star.

Museum
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of Dallas is an American art museum located at 3536 Grand Avenue in , , . The museum was founded in 1974 and has operated independently since 1979. is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Texas Star.

Railway station
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Station at J.B. Jackson, Jr. Transit Center is an intermodal public transit facility in Dallas, Texas operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit. is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Texas Star.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fair Park and South Dallas.

Neighborhood
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is a recreational and educational complex in , United States, located immediately east of . 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.

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is part of , 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.

Quarter
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is a historic neighborhood of , home to a diverse array of arts venues, restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, businesses, and urban residential units near in .

Texas Star

Latitude
32.77678° or 32° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
-96.75927° or 96° 45′ 33″ west
Inception
1985
Height
212 feet (65 metres)
Open location code
8645Q6GR+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5205613509
Open­Street­Map feature
attraction=­big_wheel
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1318837
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In Other Languages

From German to Korean—“Texas Star” goes by many names.
  • German: “Texas Star”
  • Hungarian: “Texas Star”
  • Japanese: “テキサス・スター”
  • Korean: “텍사스 스타”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Children’s Aquarium and Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium.

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