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About Dallas
Transportation in the Dallas / Fort Worth Area
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport located halfway between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, TX is the world’s third busiest and provides non-stop service to 131 domestic and 36 international destinations worldwide. DFW is located eight miles from the Dallas campus.
Dallas Love Field Airport provides the best that can be offered in a convenient, efficient airport, serving both commercial airline and corporate user needs. Located in the heart of Dallas, at Cedar Springs and Mockingbird, the airfield is 20 minutes from Parker University.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit provides transportation to 13 cities with rail, bus, paratransit, HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lanes, rideshare services and to Fort Worth via Trinity Railway Express.
Dallas offers a pleasant climate year-round with a moderate cost of living and a wide choice of inexpensive housing. Dallas/Fort Worth area is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation, attracting major corporate, government, research, and educational expansion that keeps the unemployment rate one of the lowest in the nation. This means a wide range of part-time and full-time jobs for students and spouses.
Dallas is located in north-central Texas, just 70 miles south of the Oklahoma border, and approximately 250 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico. The city is positioned on rolling plains, lined with native pecan, cottonwood, and oak trees on the waters of the Trinity River. Its climate is humid and subtropical, distinguished by hot summers and mild winters.
Visual & Performing Arts
Sights & Attractions
Arts District
Kimball Museum
Modern in Fort Worth
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Symphony
Bass Hall
Morton Meyerson Center
Dallas Opera
Dallas Summer Musicals
Music Hall at Fairpark
Sixth Floor Museum
Cowgirl Museum
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
Women’s Museum