UPTOWN. Tour the Dallas downtown area as well as the Arts District and McKinney Avenue via this local trolley system. The streetcars are vintage, the line is electric and the memories nostalgically commemorate an era gone by! Departures are from the St. Paul Terminal, located downtown, and the McKinney Avenue Plaza. Area restaurants and businesses support the McKinney Avenue Trolley, the largest volunteer run system in the world. Call ahead for schedule times.

PARKER. "Dallas" was possibly one of TV's most popular shows, and Southfork Ranch provided the setting for the Texas intrigues of J.R. and the Ewings. The 300-acre, once-working ranch is now a popular Dallas tourist stop and attracts some 400,000 visitors annually. Drop by the Oil Baron's Ballroom, shop at the Ranch RoundUp, or grab a bite at Miss Ellie's Delicatessen. The ranch hosts more than 1,400 private events every year. Located about 25 miles northeast of Dallas.

IRVING. Home to the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium is known for its exquisite outdoor beauty and its innovative open roof design, which shelters the stands but leaves the field exposed to the elements. D.D. Lewis, a former linebacker for the Cowboys, once joked that the open roof is there "so that God can watch His team." The stadium opened in 1971, features a Texas Turf surface, and can seat over 65,000 fans. It's located at the intersection of Loop 12, Highway 114, and Highway 183.