Dallas, TX

Dallas is alright. Downtown is kind of concrete, just massive. Reminds me of a bigger version of downtown Phoenix. In the outskirts, the restaurants are great, lots of beautiful women, the weather is pretty good most of the year. Housing is affordable, lots of lakes nearby. I like the people, I actually thought about moving here once, but I like a lot of diversity in terms of neighborhoods, culture etc. There is culture here but it's all about Texas, if that makes sense.

Of the two dozen major American cities I have visited, this was the biggest disappointment. The downtown is a shell of what it once must have been, barely five blocks surrounded by parking lots. Much of the historical fabric has been bulldozed, replaced by bland supermalls that would at home in any suburban place. Deep Ellum felt forlorn and empty, rather than vibrant. The river here is treated more like an open sewer than an amenity. The social scene definitely felt more fratboy than cowboy, more hoochie than hipster. The rich areas are walled off from the street life, suggesting a big divide between haves and have nots. The people were friendly, though and the art museusm were a pleasant surprise (but my favorite was actually down the road, in Fort Worth). If I had to be in Texas, I'd make a bee-line for Austin, or maybe San Antonio, which feels a little more "real"

Dallas is the eastern, larger half of the Dallas-Fort Worth "metroplex." The city is big, busy, growing, cosmopolitan, glitzy, and self-confident. Located pretty much in the middle of nowhere, numerous skyscrapers tower above the level plains. A mass variety of neighborhoods and suburban commercial centers sprawl in all directions around the city core. It is also supported by a web of freeways going in all directions and long commutes are common, thanks to the large population, rapid growth rate, and urban sprawl. Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. As of June 22, 2010 the population of Dallas was at 1.3 million. Dallas is the county seat of Dallas County with an elevation of 596 feet. The county itself is 880 square miles with a total population of 2,398,831 people. The strong economy and wealthy population have provided the city with a collection of arts, cultural assets, and parks. Landmarks include many theaters, the Dallas Museum ... Read more

Love Dallas. I think Texas cities get a bad rap simply beacuse...they're in Texas! Dallas has a LOT to offer (and I am not from here, btw).

Too hot and too conservative.

I'm not impressed with Dallas at all. My family and I stayed at the Zaza Hotel in the Uptown region. The area has some nice features and nice dining, but overall downtown and uptown is just a bunch of high-rises. It is as if Dallas developers one day decided to build as many high-rises as possible with no thought to building a nice neighborhood. There is no distinction between the different areas such as you'd find in Boston, NYC, Philly, San Diego, San Francisco. The area lacks in nice landscaping and features such as statues or ornamental lighting which could be tied to the feel of various neighborhoods..over all it is just boring concrete and tall buildings. And the worst thing for me as a wheelchair bound person was that the area is not designed for pedestrians. What engineer in their right mind thinks that putting street signs or light posts in the middle of a side walk is a good idea? The sidewalks are so narrow that I couldnt navigate around one with a street sign in the... Read more

Great shopping and dining doesn't make a city great. NYC, Paris, London aren't great just because of their shopping or dining. I agree with most of the posts about Dallas. This city is just a city of huge concrete highways that do nothing to improve traffic. And the DART that locals whoop and hollar about isn't all that. It is very limiting in the area that it goes to, even when you consider the future lines (Orange and Green I believe). The city would be smart to widen the sidewalks, expand DART, put landscaping on the highways and into the medians of the streets. Everyone on here uses the excuse that "Dallas is an up an coming city." Well that isn't an excuse. Other cities in the US are newer but offer a greater quality of life. Dallas IS NOT the best city in the Sunbelt!

I just visited a friend in Dallas and was appalled. I always thought it would have been a grand city like Chicago, Boston, or Philly. It is so spread out and there is no cultural identity to any of the areas. Everything is concrete and dirty looking. The dowtown is dead at night as well.

Dallas is an exciting vibrant relatively new city which represents the best of the "Sun Belt." Plenty to do, but they are particularly known for shopping and dining (two biggest things most tourists do, right?)

Dallas is one of the worst cities I've been too. The roads are all concrete (no real landscaping).  Uptown lacks adequate parking. The transit system is terrible. Everything is so spread out you'd think they would want locals and tourist to have fairly easy access to things such as The Ballpark in Arlington, Six Flag, Texas Motor Speedway, DFW airport, etc. I had to go to Dallas for a wedding and was told by many that it was a poor city and it sure is. The only highlight was downtown Fort Worth....very nice.

Dallas is the worst city I've been to in the United States. It has no culture, is all concrete. Other cities value landscaping, trees, flowers. The transit system is horrible and the traffic on the freeways is bad. I'll never go back to Dallas.

Dallas is a great up and coming city. Despite being over 150 years old and having great history, as well as a booming economy, it is well on its way to being a model for southwest cities.

Impersonal, characterless city, that is surprisingly dull. Some of the most attractive women on the continent though.

Been there once and it was fun. Great for JFK conspiracy buffs!

Dallas is great for a visit, but the city is somewhat overrated. Fort Worth is a friendlier city with more culture, and Arlington is the "fun time" destination. By the way, Ft. Worth and Arlington DO NOT belong to Dallas and THEY ARE NOT in the "Dallas" area, ok?Oh and DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!  LOL! But hey, all Texans don't think they're all high and mighty and better than everyone...that's just the rich Texans and some of the rednecks.

Without a doubt the most bland looking major city in the US. Almost totally flat with precious few trees or bodies of water.  Fairly cool winters along with hot long summers. For toursits, I guess the JFK museum is of interest. Overall, just  a southwest business center. Not much else.

May have a lot of things to offer, but the traffic alone is enough to void out all of its possible good attributes. I lived outside of the area 10 years ago, and traffic was already atrocious. I can't imagine how bad it is today.

I traveled to DFW about 4 times a year for the past 6 years. I have found that the people are not friendly, the freeway system is crazy--but the weather is nice. Austin is a much nicer, friendlier city.

Phoenix 2. But Phoenix is better. Strip malls, convenience stores, and Cowboys

I can't believe this city is among Texas' major tourist destination. I guess that speaks volumes about how boring this state really is. Like many cities in the sunbelt, this city has very little personality. There is no sense of history or culture. No historic architectures. Downtown is dead at night. City is very spread out. Dallas appears to be one large suburb than a real city. The main attraction is Dallas is the 6th floor museum. While you're in the Dallas area, it probably is worthwhile to stop by the Fort Worth stockyards.

Ok, I lived in Dallas for seven years and complained about it for most of the time I was there. But, having lived in Atlanta, Houston and New Orleans (among others), I have to say that Dallas does have some very important things going for it. The shopping is really terrific, really, only behind NY or LA in the US. The people are amazingly attractive. They just seem to know how to make the best of what they have here. The people are VERY friendly-I've got lifelong friends here. Hardly saw a cowboy hat and no big white caddies with horns the whole time I lived here. And whoever said there are no young and hip people must have been under a rock because that is what Dallas is. Very hip and lots of parties, bars, clubs, restaurants. If you like dressing to the nines and seeing and being seen, this is your place. Downtown is developing its night life scene and uptown is packed with cool restaurants and clubs. It may be tree-less and hill-less (except for Lakewood, which is quite l... Read more

Another less than average town in Texas. Every city in Texas is full of idiots that think that you can't mess with Texas. LOL, give me a damn break. I have seen Texas 2 dozen times... I can mess with all of those morons. They can't touch me.

I lived in Dallas for 6 months back in the early 90s when I took a break from college and I had a blast there, I thought Dallas was pretty exciting then but maybe that's because I hadn't really traveled much in my life at that time. I have some fun memeories of hanging out in Deep Ellum before it became so busy and full of thugs. I used to go up to Grapevine on the weekends, too. Since then, my impression of The Big D has grown progressively less favorable with each new visit. Basically, its just a big city stuck out on a plain.

Big hair and thick Texas accents sum up the Big D. It is a fun place though. It looked like a clean place... The people there are friendly and outgoing. Deep Ellum (sp?) and the West End are great for nightlife.

As far as tourism, this city is awesome, any person can drive the streets of Dallas with no problem, clean beautiful and very friendly persons. But I would not want to live there. I live just north of Dallas and they have some awful crime down there.

Dallas and Ft. Worth is a blast! The best restaurants, esp. bbq, plenty to do. Great city

There is a wide variety of activities, in which one may engage ... in education, business, culture, night life (from low key to dressy), and the choice in restaurants is simply awesome. I have visited and enjoyed both the Potter's House & the Fellowship Church in Grapevine. Most importantly, living in Dallas has been an eye opening experience in relation to my knowledge of other countries of the world. I truly appreciate the exposure to so much cultural diversity. However, when I first moved here, I realized the size of the city is definately not conducive to the small town feel I was used to, but I guess that would be true of any city of this size. At any rate, opportunities to plant healthy roots and growth are out there for those who opt to persist in such activities. I in no way regret any of the experiences I've had and look forward to completing my second degree and beginning a different type of work and experiences here.

first rate shopping, when you consider Dallas-Ft. Worth, its huge!

Ok, as a Dallas resident of 14 years, born in Seattle, moved to Miami, then Denver, then here, I must say that people who think Dallas is a boring and cultural wasteland are quite mistaken. You must not have been awake when you saw this city. It's huge and sometimes impersonal, but no more than any other metro area of 5.6 million people. The West End, the Arts District, JFK Museum, the architecture, the Meyerson Symphony Center, Uptown, developing light rail system, zoos, museums, aquariums, small, local theatre, abundance of restaurants (the most per capita in the U.S.), Angelika Film Center, wonderful climate (gets a little hot, but it's good swimming weather), plenty of lakes, and most importantly some of the kindest people anywhere in the world. For your reference; I've travelled all over, every state in the union, and many, many overseas nations. Dallas is going through a difficult time economically. But every city does. It's suburbs are gorgeous, particularly up the tollwa... Read more

I would just like to say that Dallas has one of the coolest skylines of any city, especially at night. So there.

Big, clean, with lots to do. Great restaurants and shopping. Has it all. Diverse population, the arts, culture, sports, in the city housing is pretty cheap too. One big surprise to me was the huge bodies of water in the area. Huge lakes with lots of boating and fishing. Beautiful homes all around Dallas. Pretty cool place to me.

I don't know what happened to Dallas. This used to be an OK place to visit. The last couple of times I have visited have been awful. It seems as if it has dried up. The two friends that I had in Dallas have now moved to Atlanta and I don't see any reason to visit. The city has some architecture that I find interesting, if not a bit tacky. There seems to be no energy in the air, giving the city a lonely feel. The clubs feel empty as well and don't have nearly the crowds of Atlanta or New Orleans. It could be the poor state of the economy that has hurt Dallas. The people generally are friendly and good natured here.The hispanic population seems to be rising rapidly and it appears that the city is void of the young and the hip.I have had some good times in this city and hate to feel that it is gone for good. I hope this city gives us all a reason to visit again.

It's an interesting place. Always a lot to do there.

Cool looking city.

Been to the airport on layovers, it was cool.But yes, Dallas strikes me as a fast growing city, prosperous economy, but really nothing to recommend it as a tourist destination

I just don't see the attraction with Dallas. No trees and no hills equals no personality. If it's a large Southern city with plentiful job opportunities and some degree of uniqueness you're looking for, I recommend either Atlanta or Houston instead.

Very Boring City.

This city give me the creeps. Shopping malls and immaculately groomed steel and glass office buildings line 8 lane highways. It doesn't seem like anyone is ever walking around here...where could they all be? Sadly these are the only things I have ever noticed about this place. (I should mention that the food is good - lots of tex mex and beef)

Besides Dealy Plaza, the Sixth Floor museum, the Rangers, and the Cowboys, there isn't much else to see. If you don't like baseball or football, then you're really out of luck. The shopping's not too bad for the middle of the country.