Dallas contains more than 400 parks that cover a total of about 20,000 hectares (about 50,000 acres). Notable parks include Marsalis Park, which contains the Dallas Zoo, and the parks surrounding White Rock Lake, Bachman Lake, and Lake Cliff. City-owned greenbelts parallel White Rock Creek, Turtle Creek, and the Trinity River. Fair Park contains a number of museums, the city aquarium, and the Cotton Bowl stadium (the site of the annual Cotton Bowl college football game), as well as the fairgrounds and exposition halls that are the site of the annual State Fair of Texas. The Dallas Cowboys professional football team plays at Texas Stadium in Irving; the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team and the Dallas Stars professional hockey team play at Reunion Arena; and the Texas Rangers major league baseball team plays at the nearby Ballpark in Arlington.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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