Texas · United States
Arlington travel guide
Arlington is a city in Texas, United States, home to about 394,000 people.
- Best months
- March and November
- Nearest airport
- DFW23 km · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
About
About Arlington
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region.
The city was founded in 1875 and is named after Lee's Arlington House (of present-day Arlington County, Virginia). After the arrival of the railroad in 1876, Arlington grew as a cotton-ginning and farming center, and incorporated in 1884. The city could boast of water, electricity, natural gas, and telephone services by 1910, along with a public school system. By 1925 the population was estimated at 3,031, and it grew to over 4,000 before World War II. Large-scale industrialization began in 1954 with the arrival of a General Motors assembly plant.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Arlington
See
- River Legacy Living Science Center
- International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame
- Arlington Museum of Art
- National Medal of Honor Museum
Do
- AT&T Stadium
- Texas Rangers Baseball
- College Park Center
- North Texas SC
- Arlington Renegades
- Texas Live!
- Arlington Music Hall
- Planetarium at University of Texas Arlington
- Theatre Arlington
- Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
- Six Flags Over Texas
- Arlington Skatium
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When to go
The best time to visit Arlington
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Arlington are March and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; May is the wettest, with about 104 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Arlington: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW, 26 km) and Dallas Love Field (DAL, 30 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
All the major American carriers, and many international ones as well, provide scheduled passenger service into the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, located about 12 miles north of Arlington on Hwy. 360.
Getting around
Travel within Arlington essentially requires a car; the city does not operate a public transportation system. Arlington On-Demand is Arlington’s citywide rideshare public transportation service. For people staying at hotels within Arlington, there is a free shuttle bus, the Arlington Trolley, which connects major hotels with local food/drink and entertainment venues (Downtown Arlington, Six Flags theme park, the Texas Rangers stadium, etc.). The front desk of participating hotels can provide a pass to use the service. Uber offers rideshares in the city.
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DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport
DAL · Dallas Love Field
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Arlington
Stay safe
Arlington is a generally safe town, though the areas of Dalworthington Gardens, Pantego, and the areas north of IH-30 are much better developed and safer than other parts of the city. Six Flags Over Texas, Hurricane Harbor water park, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium are in a highly modernized, pleasant location along IH-30; as you travel immediately south from there, the area is quite industrialized and deteriorated. One would be wise not to venture through East Arlington on foot at night. The 'danger zone' essentially is surrounded by IH-30 to the north, IH-20 to the south, Cooper Street/FM 157 to the west, and State Hwy. 360 to the east.
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Questions
Arlington: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Arlington?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Arlington are March and November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; May is the wettest, with about 104 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Arlington?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 23 km from the city centre in a straight line; Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW, 26 km) and Dallas Love Field (DAL, 30 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Arlington?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Arlington
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.