Top Destinations : Dallas, TX

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The last five years have been huge for the downtown area, as the formerly deserted streets are now busy with fabulous restaurants, sleek nightclubs and renovated loft housing. The famous skyline has been seen on television for decades, and continues to beckon suburbanites with its colorful lights and familiar architecture. The DART light rail network helps workers commute through the downtown grid.

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Fashionable and upscale, Uptown is home to everything cool and hip. McKinney Avenue features various restaurants and bars ranging from impossibly trendy to sporty and casual. Visitors can people-watch from patio dining in the West Village while others enjoy sumptuous meals at fine dining establishments in Turtle Creek.

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Teeming with office buildings and apartment complexes, Addison is also home to fabulous dining and shopping. Just 10 minutes from downtown, Addison offers the famous Improv Comedy Club and the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.

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Home of the historic Stockyards, Fort Worth epitomizes Texas traditions. Fort Worth is famous for Billy Bob's Texas, "the world's largest honky tonk," as well as a myriad of museums and art galleries. NASCAR and IndyCar racing draw large crowds at Texas Motor Speedway.

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The North Dallas area encompasses several neighborhoods, including well-to-do Plano and Frisco. Large shopping complexes, like the famed IKEA, meld with chic pedestrian areas, such as The Shops at Legacy. Plano and Frisco both boast highly-acclaimed school districts and rising populations.

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Just outside of downtown sits one of the largest wholesale merchandise resources in the world. The Dallas Market Center is composed of four buildings: the World Trade Center, the Trade Mart, the International Floral and Trade Center and Market Hall. The Dallas Market Center acts as a global source for products ranging from home furnishings to gourmet items to clothing. An estimated $7.5 billion of wholesale transactions are conducted within the DMC complex annually.

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Known for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the Irving-Las Colinas area is also home to numerous company headquarters. Visitors flock to this area to attend football games at Texas Stadium and see the Mustangs of Las Colinas outdoor sculpture.