Great Trinity Forest, Dallas

#168 among attractions in Dallas

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The Great Trinity Forest is a forested urban park located on the southern outskirts of the heavily urbanized area of southern Dallas, Texas, and it is recognized as the largest urban forest in the United States. ()

Coordinates: 32°43'34"N, 96°44'49"W

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Southeast DallasDallas United States

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Great Trinity Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Children's Aquarium at Fair Park, Cotton Bowl Stadium, Hall of State, Fair Park.

3.6 miN
Aquatic animal exhibits
Children's Aquarium at Fair Park, Dallas
93 min walk • The Dallas Children's Aquarium is an aquarium located in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, USA. It opened in 1936 as part of the Texas Centennial Exposition, becoming the first Public Aquarium in the state of Texas. And received an $8 million renovation in 2010. The Aquarium has six exhibit areas.
3.8 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas
97 min walk • The Cotton Bowl is an outdoor stadium in Dallas, Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as Fair Park.
3.9 miN
Museum, Architecture
Hall of State, Dallas
99 min walk • The Hall of State is a building in Dallas's Fair Park that commemorates the history of the U.S. state of Texas and is considered one of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the state. It was designed and built for the Texas Centennial Exposition.
4 miN
Park
Fair Park, Dallas
103 min walk • 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.
3.4 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Starplex Pavilion, Dallas
88 min walk • The Dos Equis Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheatre located in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas.
2.9 miSE
Museum, Natural history museum, Park
Trinity River Audubon Center, Dallas
74 min walk • The Trinity River Audubon Center is a nature center in the Great Trinity Forest, a large urban open space park in Southeast Dallas, Texas.
2.9 miW
Golf
Cedar Crest Park, Dallas
75 min walk • Cedar Crest Golf Course, formerly Cedar Crest Country Club, is a public golf course in the southern United States, located in Dallas, Texas. South of downtown in the Cedar Crest neighborhood, the course was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and was the site of the tenth PGA Championship in 1927, won by Walter Hagen in early November.
3.8 miN
Museum, Art museum, Specialty museum
African American Museum, Dallas
97 min walk • African American Museum 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.
3.8 miN
Monuments and statues
Big Tex, Dallas
98 min walk • Big Tex is a 55-foot tall figure and marketing icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. The figure has become a cultural icon of Dallas and Texas. Since 1952 Big Tex has served as a cultural ambassador to visitors, and the figures prime location in the fairgrounds serves as a traditional meeting point.
3.9 miN
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Music Hall at Fair Park, Dallas
100 min walk • The Music Hall at Fair Park is a performing arts theater in Dallas, Texas's Fair Park that opened in 1925. The building is of Spanish Baroque style with Moorish architectural influences, containing six stair towers capped with cast domes and arcade porches overlooking Fair Park.
3.6 miN
Ferris wheel
Texas Star, Dallas
92 min walk • Texas Star is a Ferris wheel at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas, where it operates during the annual State Fair of Texas as it's 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.