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Activities To Enjoy While Visiting Dallas, Texas and Nearby The Adolphus Hotel

Six Flags | Big Tex - State Fair | Motor Speedway | Texas Stadium | Mesquite Rodeo | Ameriquest Field

For assistance with activities please call the concierge 214-651-3540 or email concierge@adolphus.com.  

Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington

We're always happy to answer your questions about Six Flags Over Texas. Here are some questions we get a lot. If you don't see your answer here, feel free to call our Information line at (817) 640-8900 or Guest Relations at (817) 640-8900, extension 3139.

Directions

Six Flags Over Texas is located in Arlington, midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Highway 360 (Angus Wynn Jr. Freeway). We are approximately 20 minutes from downtown Dallas and downtown Fort Worth.

http://www.sixflags.com/overTexas/index.aspx

Big Tex - State Fair of Texas September

Big Tex made his debut at the 1952 State Fair of Texas. Wearing size 70 boots and a 75-gallon hat, Tex towered 52' above wide-eyed visitors. Big Tex will once again welcome visitors to the State Fair of Texas this year from September 28th - October 31st, 2007 at it's usual location in Fair Park, Dallas Texas. As the largest State Fair in the country the Texas State Fair is proud of its grand traditions with Big Tex, corny dogs, the Midway, and the Red River Shootout!  For more information call 214-565-9931.

http://www.bigtex.com/aboutus/history/bigtexhistory/

Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth , Texas

Texas Motor Speedway’s physical address is:
3545 Lone Star Circle
Ft. Worth, Texas 76177

Texas Motor Speedway is home to many major motor racing events including a few stops on the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit.

http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/

Texas Stadium - Dallas, Texas
Home of the NFL Dallas Cowboys

After over 30 years of existence, Texas Stadium is still one of the NFL's best stadiums, and one of the most unique stadiums in the league. After several years of playing at the Cotton Bowl, the Dallas Cowboys wanted a new state of the art stadium exclusively for them. After bonds were passed allowing a stadium to be built, construction began in the late 1960's. The stadium was named after its location, Texas Stadium. The Dallas Cowboys played their first game at Texas Stadium on October 24th, 1971.

Flags commemorating the Cowboys five Super Bowl championships are hung from the roof. Texas Stadium remains one of the best stadiums. http://www.dallascowboys.com/

TEXAS STADIUM GENERAL INFORMATION
Texas Stadium is the proud home of the Dallas Cowboys.
Texas Stadium field was replaced in 2002 with an artificial surface called "Real Grass" by Sport field
Texas Stadium Seats 65,595 persons for Football Games
Texas Stadium is an open air facility; the roof is open over the playing field, however, the seating area is covered.
Texas Stadium playing field is "Sport field" artificial turf.
Texas Stadium plays host to a variety of events year-round including concerts, Supercross, festivals, carnivals, College Football, and High School Football. Please check the Major Events Section for more information.

Mesquite Rodeo

The Mesquite Championship Rodeo's 50th season continues from 8:00 - 10:00pm every Friday and Saturday through September 29, 2007.

Mesquite Championship Rodeo
1818 Rodeo Drive
Mesquite, Texas 75149

Phone: 1-972-285-8777
Fax: 1-972-289-2999

 http://www.mesquiterodeo.com/

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington: Home of the Texas Rangers

On April 1, 1994, a new era for the Texas Rangers began with the opening of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The beautiful baseball-only facility serves as the centerpiece of a 270-acre complex which solidifies Arlington, Texas as an entertainment giant in the Southwest.

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, completed in just 23 months, is a state-of-the-art building with the utmost in customer convenience. Yet, the 49,115 seat open-air ballpark was designed and built with tradition and intimacy in mind, containing features such as a granite and brick facade, exposed structural steel, an asymmetrical playing field, and a home run porch in right field. Texas architecture is featured throughout, from the outer facade to the Lone Stars in the concourses and on the seat aisles.

This unique complex also includes a baseball museum, a children's learning center, and a four-story office building within the ballpark and a youth baseball park, a 12-acre lake, and parks and recreation space on the perimeter. http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/tex/ballpark/index.jsp