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Fair Park

The home of the State Fair of Texas, with the largest collection of 1930s Art Deco exhibition buildings in the country.

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Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0
Open
Grounds most days; State Fair late September to October
Price
Free grounds; paid fair
Time Needed
1.5 hours
Address
3809 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 10 minutes by car east of downtown, on the DART Green Line.

Why Go

The buildings were built for the Texas Centennial Exposition of 1936. Each fall, the State Fair brings fried food, the Cotton Bowl game and the 55-foot cowboy, Big Tex.

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