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EDUCATIONALStart with a fun educational experience at two of Dallas’ most unique museums. At the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and the George W. Bush Presidential Center, engage your students through cutting edge, interactive tools that are designed to create memorable science and history lessons. Both Museums have classroom activities to add to the educational component. Next, dive into fascinating and stirring history with a trip to the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. The museum chronicles the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy with artifacts, photographs and exhibits.

Enjoy a walk on the wild side by embarking on a rainforest adventure at the Dallas World Aquarium. Lounging sloths, swimming Antillean manatees and swinging monkeys fill the pathways to the Mundo Maya cenote. Here you will find sharks, rays and sawfish splashing about.

DALLAS ON A DIMEWorking on a small budget? Dallas has you covered. Start in the Dallas Arts District at the Dallas Museum of Art, which has over 22,000 works of art from around the world and throughout time, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity. Journey across the street to the Crow Museum of Asian Art to view a permanent set of galleries dedicated to the arts and cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia. General admission is free to both the DMA and Crow Collection. The museums are just steps away from Klyde Warren Park, a huge park in the middle of the Arts District that’s always buzzing with activity such as games, yoga, lunch time performances and food trucks. On the north side of the park is the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Visit the free “Economy in Action” exhibit and learn about the Federal Reserve, money and the economy through interactive and multimedia displays.

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CULTURAL ACTIVITIESSpread over 20 square blocks and encompassing 68 acres, the Dallas Arts District is a walkable downtown hub of creativity, featuring art for all the senses with award-winning museums and performing arts venues. The district is home to cultural institutions like the Dallas Museum of Art, the Crow Museum of Asian Art (both free general admission), the Nasher Sculpture Center, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center and AT&T Performing Arts Center. A few blocks away, history buffs will want to visit the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance. Their new facility will open in the Fall 2019.

MUSICALLY INCLINED Give your students a musical learning experience with master’s classes at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Opera, Dallas Wind Symphony and local dance companies in the Arts District. Or have a performer from one of the Dallas Summer Musicals speak to the students about the big stage. Dallas has a myriad of music experiences. Performance opportunities also available.

OFF THE BEATEN PATHDallas is a BIG place and plenty of great adventures can be found in any direction. The Trinity River Audubon Center is the perfect place to appreciate nature. Take a hike along the trails in the largest urban bottomland hardwood forest in the country. Academic programs are also available which are designed to address the need for students to improve and strengthen their science and critical thinking skills while introducing them to the wonders of nature.

For a different journey, enjoy the western hospitality of the famous Southfork Ranch. The ranch is known worldwide as the filming location for the popular 1980s TV show - Dallas - that was revived in 2012.

Make a splash at Dallas’ newest indoor water park, Epic Waters. Nine waterslides are featured on the waterpark’s slide tower, with three slides being the ‘first of their kind’.

SELFIE & INSTA-WORTHYDallas has many photo opportunities, starting with the big ball in the sky, Reunion Tower. Travel 470 feet in the air to the GeO-Deck and capture the perfect skyline background. Photo tip: plan on going around sunset to get the perfect orange glow reflecting off the buildings as the lights of the city turn on.

If you are looking for Dallas’ western heritage, head down Young Street to Pioneer Plaza and pose with the larger-than-life cattle drive bronze sculptures.

Walk through Deep Ellum and snap a few shots of the 42 Murals Project, a mecca of urban art. This initiative was created as an opportunity to provide local, national, and international artists to showcase their talent through murals painted on the side many historic buildings. Paintings include everything from “Welcome to Dallas” to “I Love You” to aliens and elephants.

SPORTY SIDEFrom football to basketball to baseball and soccer, Dallas has every major sports team. You catch them live at some of the best venues in all of sports. Whether you are a Dallas Cowboys fan or not, it’s a “must” to tour the larger-than-life AT&T Stadium. See the art collection that is inspired by the spirit of sports and pose for a picture on the 50-yard line Star.

The American Airlines Center in Victory Park is home to NHL action, courtesy of the Dallas Stars, and the NBA excitement of Mark Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks. Performance opportunities also available.

The spring/summer is a great time for Texas Rangers baseball and a foot-long hot dog at Globe Life Park.

And for those soccer fans, FC Dallas puts on a great show at Toyota Stadium, which is also the new home to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

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Dallas is a city with many sides. That’s what makes it such a great place to visit. Admire towering beasts and the Giant Gems of the

Smithsonian in the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Then explore history at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, or take in panoramic views from the GeO-Deck at the

top of Reunion Tower. Finally, catch an unforgettable show at the AT&T Performing Arts Center, home to concerts, musicals, dance and more. Whether you’re discovering history or watching as it’s

made on stage, Dallas always strikes the right chord.

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DALLAS FARMERS MARKETPerform in downtown at the Dallas Farmers Market. The Farmers Market is a popular lunch spot and would allow your group to showcase their talents among the Dallas locals.

Enjoy the fresh air at the Dallas Arboretum during one of their seasonal festivals such as Dallas Blooms and Autumn at the Arboretum. Perform to an audience in a beautiful outdoor setting.

The Dallas Symphony offers an assortment of educational and performance programs such as the chance to interact with renowned professionals. The Master Class settings are a perfect opportunity to capture the real world of the performing arts. Experience an Open Rehearsal to see how a world-class orchestra prepares for a concert.

At the AT&T Performing Arts Center, your students can connect with professional Broadway and TITAS performers and study under the guidance of trained artists. The students will learn from the artists in an interactive environment and hear first-hand about their professional journey.

With six professional sports teams calling Dallas home, what would be better than attending a game and performing to a sold-out crowd? The Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars have a variety of packages available.

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