Right before the school year started, my sisters and I decided to make a spontaneous last-minute trip to Dallas, Texas. Dallas is filled with beautiful architecture, historical meaning, and more. It has so many different and fun places to see and I want to share with you how I saw all of Dallas in 72 hours.
Day 1 – Fort Worth/Highland Park
The first place I went to was Fort Worth, Texas. It’s technically not Dallas, but I’ll count it anyways. It’s about a 40-minute drive from Dallas, but what I’m about to show you will make the drive worth it. In Fort Worth, they have this place called the Fort Worth Water Gardens. This is definitely an architectural must-see! It gets super busy throughout the afternoon, so I would recommend going in the beginning of the day before lunch time. The water gardens are located in a large park area with many structures built by different architects. This is the perfect place filled with great photo ops and a relaxing place to walk around.
Photo courtesy of Mia Borja
Photo courtesy of Mia Borja
After about two hours of taking pictures and walking around, we drove back to downtown Dallas to a place called Highland Park Village. This place is located in the high-end section of Dallas, so it’s filled with many different high-end stores. The main reason why I wanted to go was because of the beautiful designs they had all over the walls and stairs.
Photo courtesy of Mia Borja
Day 2 – Downtown Dallas
As you can tell from day 1, there are some great photo ops in Dallas. Of course, day 2 was filled with them too. After walking around downtown Dallas, my sisters and I quickly noticed the stunning architecture of the buildings and many different murals around the downtown area. Alongside seeing the various murals and buildings, we went to see a giant eyeball (yes, I said an eyeball). According to Jaime Laughin, a writer of the Dallas Observer, the giant eyeball is a “30ft tall sculpture made by contemporary artist, Tony Tasset.” I’m not really sure how this sculpture became one of the must-see attractions of Dallas, but it was pretty cool. Seeing a giant eyeball is not something everyone can say.
Photo courtesy of Mia Borja
Day 3 – Dallas Arboretum Botanical Gardens
I love greenery and flowers, so there was no doubt that I would have to save a day to visit the Dallas Botanical Gardens. I went during a very, very, very hot summer day, but I did get their discounted $2 August entrance fee (who doesn’t love a great discount?). The gardens are 66 acres of beautiful views, including an infinity pond, so many places to have a picnic, a great view of downtown from across the lake, the most gorgeous flowers and so much more! See more of what the gardens offer here.
Photo courtesy of Ella Borja