Garland

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About Garland

Garland is a city of about 245,000 people in Dallas County, about 15 miles northeast of downtown Dallas. It was formed in 1891 when the rival settlements of Duck Creek and Embree merged around a new railroad depot, and it was named after US Attorney General Augustus Garland. For much of the 1900s it was a farming and manufacturing town before growing into one of the larger suburbs of the Metroplex.

The heart of the city is its historic downtown square, where a redesigned plaza, local restaurants and the Plaza Theatre, a restored 1940s movie house now used for live performances, host concerts and events. The Granville Arts Center and the Garland Landmark Museum, housed in the 1901 Santa Fe railroad depot, tell the story of the city's past, and a vintage Pullman car sits beside the depot.

Garland's east side borders Lake Ray Hubbard, a large reservoir popular for boating, fishing and sunset views. Spring Creek Forest Preserve protects one of the last old-growth hardwood forests in North Texas, and Hawaiian Falls water park and Firewheel Town Center add family entertainment and shopping. DART light rail connects downtown Garland to Dallas.

Best seasonMarch to May and October to November for festivals on the square and lake days; summers are hot.

Ideal stayOne day for downtown, the Landmark Museum and Lake Ray Hubbard.

ArrivingDallas Love Field and DFW Airport are 25 to 40 minutes away; the DART Blue Line serves downtown Garland.

11 Places Locals Love in Garland

Neighborhoods 1

Historic Downtown Garland

Garland took shape in the 1890s when the rival settlements of Duck Creek and Embree merged around the railroad, and the town was n...

Arts 2

Plaza Theatre Garland

Facing the downtown square, the Plaza Theatre is a restored 1940s movie house whose glowing marquee is one of Garland's most recog...

Granville Arts Center

Garland's main performing arts complex anchors the east side of the downtown square and gives this suburb a surprisingly busy cult...

History 1

Garland Landmark Museum

Housed in a restored railroad depot from the early 1900s that was moved to the edge of downtown, this small museum tells the story...

Nature 2

Lake Ray Hubbard

Garland's eastern edge runs along Lake Ray Hubbard, a large reservoir on the East Fork of the Trinity River that was completed in...

Spring Creek Forest Preserve

This nature preserve protects one of the last stands of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the Dallas area, where bur oaks,...

Parks 2

Duck Creek Greenbelt

Following the winding course of Duck Creek, which gave the original settlement its name, this greenbelt forms a long ribbon of par...

Audubon Park Garland

One of Garland's best-equipped community parks, Audubon Park combines shaded picnic pavilions, playgrounds, sports fields, walking...

Family 1

Hawaiian Falls Garland

This seasonal water park on Garland's north side has been a summer staple for Dallas-area families for years, and it now operates...

Sports 1

Firewheel Golf Park

Owned by the city of Garland, Firewheel is one of the largest public golf facilities in Texas, with several eighteen-hole courses...

Shopping 1

Firewheel Town Center

Opened in 2005 in northeast Garland, Firewheel Town Center is an open-air shopping district designed like a small town, with tree-...

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