Ferris Plaza

This plaza is a block away from DART streetcars last station. It's the perfect place to end after a ride through the arts district. I give it 4 stars because it only has one wheelchair accessible ramp on the Houston St entrance. The fountain was not running during my visit and there was a bit of trash floating in it. Otherwise the plaza was well maintained. The plaza is on a number of bus routes and is across the street from the DART Blueline. It's also a short walk from Dealey plaza. The old newspaper building is on one side of the plaza while a newer hotel is on the other. It's a nice place for a walk or a photo shoot. It would be especially beautiful if the trees had lights on them and the fountain was running.

This park and part of White Rock was given to my great great grand father. For surveying the city of Dallas. Warren Angus W.A. Ferris. W.A. also surveyed with Lewis And Clark on the Rockie Mountains. W.A. kept a journal and wrote Life In The Rockies. In the 80s a Dallas Historian Susanne Starling wrote Land Is The Cry. About W.A. Ferris. My Grand Father was named after The city of Dallas. Carl Dallas Ferris. As the years passed W.A. lost the deeds to the land in a house fire.. Barely able to take care of his family. Would have not been able to take care of the land. So it was Just forgotten in time.

This little nook of a park has beautiful flowers, a high spurting fountain and offers outdoor seating if one wants to sit for a spell and smell the roses. The flowers are perennial and can be seen year round. As I stood there admiring its glory, I wondered how spectacular it will look come spring. The spurting fountain has approximately 6 threads appearing to shoot from underneath the ground. It's a wonderful site to see and get pictures. I sit for a spell sometimes to admire its beauty.

Beautiful little park with a fountain and a few placards with info on them. Didn't really have time to read them all or explore this little place much because we were late to get to a museum nearby. Flock of pigeons flew right through us as we walked through!

A nice smallish park just across from Union Station. Nicely landscaped and has a large fountain the kiddos will love, especially in the summer. Not really worth a special trip, it's a nice oasis to stop by when you're traveling to other places.

A nice small park on the edge or downtown. There is a fountain and some benches. Note: there really is not any flat area for ball games. This is more of a park that just has some green area in the middle of an urban setting.

Small area to rest while roaming around downtown. There is a water fountain. You can deed the pigeons as there are plenty of them. It’s just across the union train station.

Small park, tons of shade to protect you from the Texas heat. Nice views of the large Hyatt Hotel and the reunion tower. No big open grass areas. Pet friendly and clean.

Nice little park with a cool fountain that would be perfect for eating lunch or reading a book however during the day it seems to be more of a hangout for the homeless.