Arlington

Welcome to Arlington, a World of Wonderful! We're a north Texas city centrally located between Dallas and Fort Worth, just a short ride from DFW International Airport and a place full of massive year-round events and things to do.

When you think of Arlington, you might automatically think of sports, and no visit to Arlington would be complete without a tour of the world-renowned AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Obviously, a total bucket list item for a true football fan, especially when the tour allows you to step foot on the turf field. Even if you’re not a die-hard fan, AT&T Stadium doubles as a world-class gallery with incredible pieces of art to take in, making it a great option for an educational stop.

Pop across the street to visit another must-see venue, Globe Life Field, which is the mesmerizing home of the Texas Rangers. Grab tickets, kick back with a hot dog, and “root, root, root!” for the home team. (Extra points if you sing that out loud!) Bonus, you won’t have to worry about a rained-out game with Globe Life Field’s impressive retractable roof.

Beyond our world-class sports offerings, Arlington boasts a wide range of entertainment options, including major attractions such as Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor. You can play like a kid with stomach-dropping, mega roller coasters, and family-friendly rides and attractions the little ones will love. And right next door you’ll find Hurricane Harbor, the gigantic waterpark that will make cooling off in the summer easy breezy! 

Now open, the highly anticipated Arlington Convention Center and Loews Arlington Hotel adds another 888 rooms and 266,000 square feet of event space to our expansive convention campus. This is the next phase of a $4 billion development that began with the $250 million Texas Live! entertainment complex and luxury Live! by Loews – Arlington hotel.

The $550 million, 888-room hotel is part of an $810 million expansion of Arlington’s Convention Campus, which, in addition to the hotel, includes:  

• 888 guest rooms and suites
• 200,000 square feet of indoor meeting space
• 66,000 square feet of outdoor space, including an oversized event lawn
• Five food and beverage outlets, including a three-meal indoor/outdoor restaurant featuring two wood-fire pizza ovens and homemade pasta made on-site, and signature restaurant, Soy Cowboy
• 1,550-space parking garage
• Resort-style beach club with two swimming pools, man-made beach, cabanas, fire pits and waterslide

The $150 million flagship Live! by Loews is connected to the Arlington Convention Center
and Loews Arlington Hotel by skybridge, offering you easy, convenient access to meetings, panels, dinners and offsite activities

The Texas Live! entertainment complex is a must-see! Texas Live! is a 250,000 square foot multiplex complete with bars, restaurants and entertainment venues galore. Texas Live! features Guy Fieri’s Taco Joint restaurant, Troy’s, a restaurant from legendary Dallas Cowboy Troy Aikman, and Pudge’s Pizza – a restaurant from hall of famer Texas Rangers catcher Pudge Rodriguez. The world’s largest PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Texas Bar is in Texas Live!, as well as Texas Rangers-centric Sports & Social, Live! Arena, the “living room” and entertainment atrium of the multiplex and CBD Kratom Backyard, Texas Live!’s premier outdoor music venue. 

Yet that’s just a fraction of what the World of Wonderful has to offer. Downtown Arlington’s revitalized Urban Union area brings craft beer, baked goods, tiki bars, interactive art and - get ready - puppy yoga to an increasingly cool space. There’s a backdrop of live music in Urban Union most every weekend and on almost every block of Downtown Arlington, from national acts at Levitt Pavilion to local favorites like Four Kahunas Tiki Bar.

This bustling metropolis may be best known for its world-class sports teams and exciting attractions, but it wasn’t always that way. Throughout its more than 150 years of history, Arlington has been everything from a frontier outpost and agricultural center to a college town. It was also home to a horseracing track and a casino that operated (illegally) from the 1920’s until the late 1940’s, earning it the name “Vegas Before Vegas.” You can see this part of Arlington’s history by going on a guided tour at Top O’ Hill Terrace, where you can see some of the original structures and the tunnel used by patrons to evade authorities.

And if you love the great outdoors, Arlington does not disappoint. Lake Arlington is a scenic backdrop for fishing, boating, and kayaking, or you can explore the hiking and paddling trails in River Legacy Park. Play a round at one of the golf courses in Arlington, including the acclaimed Tierra Verde Golf Club and Lake Arlington Golf Course as well as the brand new Texas Rangers Golf Club, the world’s first MLB-sanctioned golf club.

Visit Arlington and experience all that makes this destination a world of wonderful!