Attend a performance in the Dallas Arts District.

Spanning 118 contiguous acres in downtown Dallas, the Dallas Arts District stands as the largest urban cultural zone in the country and boasts a world-record concentration of buildings designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects. For travelers, this walkable hub makes catching a world-class show remarkably effortless. At its core is the AT&T Performing Arts Center, where the red-hued Winspear Opera House hosts opera and ballet, and the nearby geometric Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center presents the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Beyond the ticketed performances, the district integrates culture into its daily life. Visitors can stroll through leafy plazas, explore free-admission museums like the Crow Museum of Asian Art, and grab a bite before a show near the highway-spanning green space of Klyde Warren Park.