Whenever the Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus is in Dallas the circus train parks at Fair Park.
One of the Hilton Twins — conjoined sideshow and vaudeville performers — was married on the Cotton Bowl's 50-yard line in 1936.
The Texas Discovery Gardens Butterfly House opened in September, 2009, and is the only year-round butterfly house in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.