Fair Park
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![The Leonhardt Lagoon](/Images/godic/202501/12/Fair_Park_Lake_Monster1404.jpg")
![The Cotton Bowl](/Images/godic/202501/12/Texas_State_Fair_Cotton_Bowl_from_skyway_21404.jpg")
Fair Park is a 277-acre (1.12 km) recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas (USA). The area, which is immediately southeast of downtown Dallas, is registered as a Dallas Landmark and National Historic Landmark. Many of the buildings were constructed for the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936.