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The main economic center of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area is Dallas City, that is part of the fourth largest metropolitan and the eighth biggest city in the country. The city is likewise the seat of Dallas County, with some of its parts extending to Rockwall, Kaufman, Denton, and Collin counties. Midtown Dallas is presently going through building of new high-rise apartments, restaurants, and retail; Central Dallas is anchored by Downtown, the center of urban revival and the hub of the city; East Dallas is home to Deep Ellum, a popular arts area near Downtown, while Downtown's Southwest has just gone through gentrification in neighborhoods, like the Bishop Arts District.

Individuals who visit Dallas will certainly find lots of amusing and educational attractions that are just unique to the city. Locations like for instance the Six Flags Over Texas/Hurricane Harbor (the largest water park in the Southwest that offers performances and nearly one hundred rides, comprising the world's No. 1-rated wooden roller coaster), SpeedZone (provides miniature golf, racing, game room and private rooms/event areas), Dallas World Aquarium (showcases a South American rainforest and other exhibits), Dallas Arboretum (sixty six acres of lush landscape, gardens, and groves), Dallas Heritage Village (thirteen acres of a living history museum), Dallas Zoo (offers hands-on feeding experiences with tropical birds), Fossil Rim (the driving safari offers visitors the chance to observe or hand-feed 60 species of free-roaming wild animals, like for example rhinos, zebras and cheetahs within their natural habitats), and Tour eighteen Golf Course are just among the stuff to look forward to.

Dallas has a flourishing arts and culture scene, especially in museums, urban arts and architectural designs. It was ranked the number one city for art enthusiasts by New York Magazine. Amongst the more remarkable places to visit consist of: Floor Museum at Dealy Plaza, Shakespeare Festival of Dallas, Dallas Holocaust Museum, Meadows Museum, Dallas CityArts Festival, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Bath House Cultural Centre, the African American Museum at Fair Park, and the Majestic Theater. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealy Plaza examines the life, times, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy together with pictures, artifacts and display. Shakespeare Festival of Dallas provides free summer festivals which happen each year. Meadows Museum has the most comprehensive and largest collection of Spanish art outside of Spain. Dallas Holocaust Museum is devoted to teaching the lessons of the holocaust and memorializing its victims through its huge collection of audiovisual materials, comprising microfiche, videotapes, slides, and over 2,500 books. Dallas CityArts Festival incorporates all of the different arts into three-day event, including cultural, performing, and culinary and the visual arts. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has year-round performances at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. The African American American Museum at Fair Park explores the African-American experience through exhibits and displays. Bath House Cultural Center houses a 116-seat black-box theater, three gallery spaces, the White Rock Lake Museum, and a number of multipurpose spaces. The Majestic Theater features presentations for dramatic plays, musical productions, dance or concerts, national pageants or a grand theatrical background for dinner on stage.

In the early days of the city, Dallas was mostly dependent on farming. With the many technological developments within the building of several rail lines, this enabled for the expansion of the cotton business. By the year of 1900, the city became the biggest cotton manufacturer in the globe. Telecommunications and information likewise became a driving force in the local economy by the end of World War II. The city was soon referred to as the heart of "Silicon Prairie" due to the numerous telecommunications businesses in the region particularly along the Telecom Corridor within Richardson. Amongst the companies situated within the area comprise: Nortel Networks, Texas Instruments, Alcatel Lucent, AT&T, Fujitsu, Ericsson, Nokia, Rockwell, Sprint, Verizon Communications and Cisco.