Moving from Raleigh to Dallas?
- 1,056 mi Distance
- 17 hr 36 min Drive time
- 7.8M Dallas metro
- 234 Sun days/year
Things you'll want to know about your new city.
Bookmark this page — these are the icons of Dallas, organized by what kind of day you're planning.
Outdoors & Recreation
- Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden — 66 acres on White Rock Lake; pumpkin village in fall, tulips in spring
- Klyde Warren Park — 5-acre deck park over freeway in downtown
- Reunion Tower GeO-Deck — 470 feet up; 360° views of metroplex
- White Rock Lake — 1,015-acre lake with 9-mile trail
Culture & Arts
- Dallas Museum of Art — Free general admission; strong contemporary collection
- Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza — JFK assassination museum
- George W. Bush Presidential Library — On SMU campus
- AT&T Stadium (Cowboys, Arlington) — Tours when no game scheduled
Family-Friendly
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science — Hands-on science museum; T.rex skeleton
- Dallas Zoo — 106-acre zoo; oldest in Texas
Dallas's essential restaurants.
The dining list every Dallas resident knows by heart. Save the spots, work through them.
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Pecan Lodge BBQ Deep Ellum
Brisket and 'Hot Mess' baked potato
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Uchi Dallas Japanese McKinney Avenue
Tyson Cole's sister to Austin's Uchi
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Mansion Restaurant American fine dining Turtle Creek
Iconic Mansion on Turtle Creek hotel
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Lucia Italian Bishop Arts
Tiny Italian by David Uygur
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Knife Steakhouse Mockingbird Lane
John Tesar's modern steakhouse
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Mister Charles American Highland Park Village
Modern bistro
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Tei An Japanese soba Arts District
Hand-made soba noodles, omakase counter
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Goodfriend Beer Garden & Burger House Burgers Lakewood
Cult Dallas burger
What daily life feels like in Dallas.
Climate
Humid subtropical. Hot summers (75-95°F+, occasional 105°F+ heat waves). Mild winters (35-58°F, occasional ice storms; rare snow). Spring brings tornadoes and severe storms. 234 sun days/year.
- Summer75-95°F
- Winter35-58°F
- Sun days/yr234
- Rainfall39 inches
Walkability
- Walk Score47/100
- Transit Score39/100
- Bike Score50/100
Dallas is car-dependent — most errands require driving.
Outdoors & Recreation
- White Rock Lake — 9-mile trail, kayaking
- Trinity River Audubon Center — wetlands trails
- Cedar Hill State Park (30 min south) — hiking, lake
- Katy Trail — 3.5-mile rail-to-trail through Uptown
- Lake Texoma (1.5 hrs north) — fishing, boating, second-home market
- Texas Hill Country (3.5 hrs south) — wineries, hiking
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