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Irving Tourist Information and Irving Tourism
(Irving, Texas - TX, USA)



Irving is an important city in Texas, standing close to both Dallas and Fort Worth. With many activities and attractions located in northern Irving and the Las Colinas areas, Irving's most famous landmark is the Mustangs of Las Colinas bronze sculptures.

This is the largest sculpture of its kind in the world and depicts nine wild mustangs galloping through a stream in the spacious Williams Square Plaza. Irving is a surprisingly large city and competes with Dallas for office space and modern architecture.




Tourism is becoming an important part of city life in Irving and the main tourist information outlet is the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau, which is located along West Las Colinas Boulevard. Offering a range of tourism information, helpful staff at the Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau will be happy to assist with all aspects of your stay. General tourist information, including glossy brochures, travel timetables and magazines are available at Irving's tourism centers, together with up-to-date information about things to do throughout the city, particularly in and around the Airport Freeway area, the Las Colinas district, downtown Irving and in the Heritage district.

Hotels are spread throughout the city of Irving, with many further hotels nearby in Dallas and Fort Worth. Concentrated around East Las Colinas Boulevard, Heathrow Drive, Hidden Ridge, Love Drive, North MacArthur Boulevard, West Las Colinas Boulevard and West Walnut Hill Lane, additional hotels can be found close to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), which is nearby central Irving. More information on Irving Hotels.

Irving has many tourist attractions, including the Irving Arts Center - hosting more than 300 performances, concerts and major events each year; Movie Studios at Las Colinas - an impressive production studio facility with behind-the-scenes guided tours and movie information; the Las Colinas Equestrian Center - featuring regular horse shows and the extremely prestigious annual National Grand Prix; and Irving's Texas Stadium - situated in Irving, home to the world famous Dallas Cowboys football team.

Further tourist attractions in Irving include Las Colinas Flower Clock - a colorful landmark created from flowers and plants; the Marble Cow Sculpture - standing at the top of Irving's Bluebonnet Hill; the Mustangs of Las Colinas - a magnificent sculpture of running horses in downtown Irving; Old City Park - a charming historic village with many period buildings; and Irving's Centennial Park - with pleasant parkland, amenities and popular walking trails. More information on Irving Tourist Attractions and Irving Landmarks.

Some of the Irving's main museums and art galleries include the Age of Steam Railroad Museum - located on the outskirts of Dallas, in Fair Park; the African American Museum - full of information about the preservation of African American heritage in Texas; the Frontiers of Flight Museum - standing close to Irving in nearby Dallas, with many aerospace-related items; the Mustangs of Las Colinas Museum - with information about the history behind Irving's eye-catching landmark; Irving's National Scouting Museum - celebrating the heritage of the Boy Scout movement in the USA; the Dallas Museum of Art - a multi-level facility with many breathtaking works of art; and the Irving Art Association / Center for the Arts - featuring two spacious galleries with exhibits from both regional and local artists. More information on Irving Museums and Irving Art Galleries.

Tourist attractions situated close to Irving include Fair Park - a vast complex offering a host of attractions including an Aquarium, Science Place, Music Hall and Omnimax Theater; Dallas World Aquarium - boasting a huge selection of exciting marine life; Fort Worth Zoo - just a 40 minute drive from the center of Irving and offering more than 6,000 exotic animals; Dallas Zoo - containing one of the most impressive collections of African animals in the USA; Dr. Pepper StarCenter Ice Arena - where the Dallas Stars ice hockey team regular compete; and Southfork - close to Irving and known to millions after appearing the 1980s television soap Dallas. More information on Irving Attractions Nearby.

More Irving Information / Fast Facts and Orientation

• Country: United States of America (USA)
• Location: Dallas County, Texas (TX)
• Status: city
• Area: approximately 68 square miles / 176 square kilometers
• Population: approximately 195,000
• Language: American English
• Currency: US Dollar (USD)
• Time zone: GMT - 6 hours Central Standard Time (daylight saving time is observed)
• Country dialing code: +1
• Telephone area code: 214, 469 and 972
• Religion: various religions
• Average daily January temperature: 13ºC / 55ºF
• Average daily July temperature: 34ºC / 93ºF

 
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