EXPLORE DALLAS
Make Dallas part of the experience
You’ll spend your days exploring the future of laboratory environments. Leave a little room to explore Dallas, too.
From standout architecture and distinctive neighborhoods to acclaimed dining, live music, and iconic city sights, there’s plenty to discover beyond the conference—all within easy reach of the Hyatt Regency Dallas.
How much time do you have?
You don’t need a free day to experience Dallas
Conference schedules are busy. Start with the time you actually have and choose an experience that fits.
ONE FREE HOUR
Start with the skyline
Step next door to Reunion Tower for panoramic views across Dallas from the GeO-Deck, located 470 feet above the city.
Best for: First-time visitors | Skyline views | A short break
A FEW HOURS
Pick one experience
Explore the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, spend time in the Dallas Arts District, or visit Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum.
Best for: Museums | Architecture | History | A free afternoon
AN EVENING
Pick a neighborhood
Head to Bishop Arts for dinner and independent shops, Deep Ellum for live music and nightlife, or stay downtown for an easy evening close to the hotel.
Best for: Dinner | Drinks | Music | Informal networking
AN EXTRA DAY
Go further
Combine a museum or cultural attraction with a neighborhood, spend more time exploring Dallas architecture, or simply experience the city without fitting everything between conference activities.
Visit Dallas publishes itineraries designed around different amounts of available time, which can provide additional inspiration.
Start close to home
Some of Dallas’s most recognizable experiences are right around downtown
You don’t need to venture far from the Hyatt Regency Dallas to begin exploring.
ONE FREE HOUR
See Dallas from above
Step next door to Reunion Tower for panoramic views across Dallas from the GeO-Deck, located 470 feet above the city.
Best for : Skyline | First-Time Visitors | Photos
A FEW HOURS
Step into Dallas history
Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum provide one of the city’s most significant historical experiences, examining the life, presidency, assassination, and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. Visit Dallas includes the museum among its core downtown visitor experiences.
Best for: History | First-Time Visitors | Downtown
A FREE EVENING
Find a little Texas downtown
Pioneer Plaza offers a quick outdoor stop featuring the city’s large-scale bronze cattle-drive installation.
Best for: Public Art | Outdoors | Photos
See Dallas through a designer’s eye
You’ve spent the day thinking about spaces. Dallas gives you plenty more to look at.
For an audience interested in how environments are imagined, designed, built, and experienced, Dallas offers a particularly strong mix of architecture, public space, science, art, and culture.
DALLAS ARTS DISTRICT
Explore design across an entire district
Visit Dallas describes the Dallas Arts District as the largest contiguous urban arts district in the country, bringing museums, performance venues, architecture, public space, and cultural institutions together downtown.
Use the district itself as the experience: walk, look up, explore the buildings, and choose a museum or cultural institution along the way.
Best for: Architecture | Urban Design | Museums | Public Space
PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE
Come for the science. Notice the building.
The Perot Museum is a natural fit for Lab Design Conference attendees: science, engineering, technology, and architecture meet in one destination.
Its exhibitions span science, engineering, energy, nature, technology, and related topics, while the building itself is a major contemporary architectural landmark.
Best for: Science | Engineering | Architecture | Technology
NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER
Art, architecture, and landscape in one place
Located in the Dallas Arts District, the Nasher Sculpture Center combines modern and contemporary sculpture with galleries and an outdoor garden.
Best for: Art | Architecture | Landscape | Design
Pick your Dallas
Different neighborhoods. Different ways to spend your time.
Rather than trying to see the whole city, choose the kind of experience you want.
WANT GREAT FOOD + INDEPENDENT SHOPS?
Bishop Arts District
Bishop Arts is known for independent boutiques, restaurants, coffee shops, bookstores, and local businesses, making it an easy choice for a relaxed afternoon or evening.
Go for: Food | Shopping | Coffee | Neighborhood atmosphere
Context: Short rideshare from downtown
WANT LIVE MUSIC + NIGHTLIFE?
Deep Ellum
Deep Ellum is one of Dallas’s best-known entertainment districts, with live music, murals, restaurants, bars, and a long-standing creative identity.
Go for: Live music | Street art | Dinner | Nightlife
Context: Short rideshare from downtown
WANT ARCHITECTURE + CULTURE?
Dallas Arts District
Spend time among museums, performance venues, architecture, public spaces, and cultural institutions in downtown Dallas.
Go for: Architecture | Museums | Art | Culture
Context: Downtown
WANT HISTORY CLOSE TO THE HOTEL?
Historic West End
The West End combines Dallas history with museums, landmarks, restaurants, and downtown exploring.
Go for: History | Museums | Downtown
Context: Near the conference hotel
Some of the best conference conversations happen after the conference day ends
Dallas offers plenty of ways to keep the conversation going over dinner, drinks, or a more casual night out.
YOU CAME TO TEXAS. EAT LIKE IT.
Make room for barbecue, steak, Tex-Mex, and Texas-inspired menus while you’re here.
CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.
Choose a restaurant where colleagues can settle in over dinner after the day’s sessions, tours, or exhibit conversations.
GO WHERE THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE.
Head into Bishop Arts, Deep Ellum, or another Dallas neighborhood to experience something beyond the immediate conference setting.
KEEP IT EASY.
Prefer to stay close? The Hyatt Regency Dallas offers multiple onsite dining options, making it easy to keep the evening simple.
Visit Dallas provides current food and drink recommendations across the city.
Taking the conversation offsite?
If you’re heading out with colleagues—particularly a larger group—consider making reservations in advance.
Dallas offers plenty of options, but popular restaurants and prime dining times can fill quickly.
Give Dallas another day
You’re already here. Give yourself a little more time.
If your schedule allows, consider arriving early or extending your stay after the Lab Design Conference.
An extra day means you can explore the Arts District without rushing, spend an afternoon at a museum, discover a neighborhood beyond downtown, or simply turn your conference trip into something that feels a little more like a getaway.
Visit Dallas provides current attraction, neighborhood, and itinerary ideas for visitors planning additional time in the city.
Explore more of Dallas
We’ve given you a place to start.
Dallas has far more to explore than we could—or should—fit on one conference page.
For current attractions, neighborhoods, restaurants, itineraries, events, and visitor information, use the official Visit Dallas resources as you plan your trip.