Dallas
Downtown Dallas Area: 16 mi/20 min from hotel - DART light rail & buses
- Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark - Houston St. & Main St - Site of JFK assassination. Outdoor exhibits - FREE
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza - 411 Elm Street - 10-6pm - JFK assassination museum. Buy tickets in advance - $14. https://www.jfk.org/
- Old Red Courthouse Museum - 100 S Houston St - Dallas/regional history - 9-5pm daily - $8 https://www.oldred.org/
- Reunion Tower (the Ball Tower) - 300 Reunion Boulevard - 470’ tall observation deck, 2 revolving restaurants (casual/fine dining)
- JFK Memorial - 646 Main St - Open-air memorial - FREE http://dallas.culturemap.com/guide/entertainment/john-f-kennedy-memorial-plaza/
- Historic West End - 208 N. Market St - restaurants, shops - Free www.dallaswestend.org/about/about-west-end/
- Dallas Holocaust Museum - 211 N. Record St - M-F 9:30-5pm Sat- Sun 11-5pm - $8 http://www.dallasholocaustmuseum.org/
- Pioneer Plaza - Corner of Griffin & Young Street - Large bronze sculptures/landscapes depicting history of Texas cattle drives - outdoor - FREE www.visitdallas.com/things-to-do/venue/view/6851/Pioneer-Plaza.html
- Dallas World Aquarium - 1801 North Griffin St - 10-5pm daily - $17 https://www.dwazoo.com/
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science - 2201 N. Field Street - All ages with focus on interactive exhibits for children. 10-5pm - $14 https://www.perotmuseum.org/
- Downtown extras: Pegasus Plaza Flying Red Horse, Fountain Place water gardens, Thanksgiving Square, Klyde Warren Park - FREE
- Dallas City Tours - 90 min narrated tour $19 http://www.dallastexastourattractions.com/dallas-city-tour-.html
- Hop On Hop Off Tours - $25 daily http://www.bigdfuntours.com/
- Dallas CityPass - Four attractions $49. Includes admission to Reunion Tower GeO-Deck, Sixth Floor Museum (or Dallas Zoo), Perot Museum Nature/Science, George Bush Presidential Library/Museum (or Arboretum) https://www.citypass.com/dallas
Dallas Arts District & Uptown 16 mi/20 min from hotel - DART light rail & buses, McKinney Avenue Trolley
- Dallas Museum of Art - 1717 North Harwood St. - 24,000 works spanning 5,000 years - 11:00-5:00pm - FREE https://www.dma.org/
- McKinney Avenue Trolley - Arts District/Aquarium to McKinney Ave - shopping, restaurants, galleries - 7am-10pm - FREE Map: http://www.mata.org/schedulesroutemap.html
Deep Ellum Historical District: 20 mi/30 min from hotel - DART light rail & buses
- Deep Ellum - Main St. @ Good Latimer Expressway - Historical jazz district, bars/nightclubs, restaurants, galleries, public art - FREE http://www.deepellumtexas.com
South Side Dallas: 19 mi/22 min from hotel - DART light rail & buses
- www.dallaszoo.comDallas Zoo - 650 South R. L. Thornton Frwy - DART rail access - Largest zoo in Texas. 106 acres - 9-4pm - $12 https://www.dallaszoo.com
North Dallas - Southern Methodist Univ. campus: 21 mi/25 min from hotel - DART light rail & buses - Accessible by DART Orange, Red, or Blue lines
Geroge W. Bush Presidential Library/Museum - 2943 SMU Boulevard - Exhibits: 9/11: A Nation Under Attack, Life in the White House, the interactive Decision Points Theater, interactive Iraqi Freedom exhibit, full-size Oval Office replica, 20’ 360-degree high-definition multimedia clips - Restaurant/Cafe onsite. Mon- Sat, 9-5pm Sun 12-5pm - $13 https://www.georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu
North Dallas - Love Field Airport area: 14 mi/19 min from hotel
- Frontiers of Flight Museum – 6911 Lemmon Avenue - Love Field Airport - Spaceflight, missiles, Southwest Airlines history exhibits.
North Dallas - Addison area: 16 mi/26 min from hotel - DART light rail & buses
- Cavanaugh Flight Museum - 4572 Claire Chennault - Military & civilian aircraft from WWI - Vietnam War including UH-1H, F-4C Phantom, MiG 21-US & more - Mon-Sat 9-5pm Sun 11-5pm - $8 - https://www.cavflight.org
East Dallas area: 23 mi/29 min from hotel - DART light rail & buses
- Dallas Arboretum & Gardens - 8525 Garland Road Dallas, Texas 75218 Spectacular gardens. Children’s activities. Daily 9-5pm - $12 https://www.dallasarboretum.org/
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