Dallas Illuminated
180 min walk
Dallas Illuminated is a themed tour connecting the city's most extraordinary after-dark experiences across multiple neighborhoods — stops that require rideshare between clusters rather than a continuous walk. The AT&T Discovery District's interactive Globe responds to your movement with 300,000 LEDs. The Media Wall there rivals the Bellagio fountains in scale. Reunion Tower's geodesic sphere cycles through hundreds of light shows — and participates in a program to protect the nearly two billion birds that migrate through Texas twice a year by going dark after 11pm during migration windows. Upside West Village gives you the best rooftop skyline view in the city. The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge at night is one of Dallas's great undiscovered photo spots. And Deep Ellum and Cedar Springs, both most fully themselves after dark, round out the tour with the human energy that no architectural lighting can replicate.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Flat terrain
- No restrooms on route
- Limited shade
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The best drop-off point for this tour is AT&T Discovery District.
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Stops (15)
After Your Walk
AT&T Discovery District — Exchange Food Hall$$
Start your evening here. The food hall is inside the Discovery District — grab dinner before the Globe and Media Wall get going at full effect after dark.
208 S Akard St, Dallas, TX 75202
Upside West Village$$
End the night eight stories up with the full illuminated Dallas skyline in front of you. Reservations recommended on weekends.
2950 Cityplace W Blvd, Dallas, TX 75204