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Dallas

Things to Do in Dallas - VisitDallas.com  ​​ 

​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/
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  • Old Red Courthouse Museum -   100 S Houston St -  Dallas/regional history -  9-5pm daily - $8   https://www.oldred.org/
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  • Reunion Tower (the Ball Tower) - 300 Reunion Boulevard - 470’ tall observation deck, 2 revolving restaurants (casual/fine dining) - DART rail Union Station adjacent - 10:30am - 10pm - $14  https://reuniontower.com/
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  • JFK Memorial - 646 Main St -  Open-air memorial - FREE  http://dallas.culturemap.com/guide/entertainment/john-f-kennedy-memorial-plaza/
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  • Historic West End - 208 N. Market St - restaurants, shops - Free www.dallaswestend.org/about/about-west-end/
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  • Dallas Holocaust Museum - 211 N. Record St - M-F  9:30-5pm Sat- Sun 11-5pm - $8  http://www.dallasholocaustmuseum.org/
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  • 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
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  • Dallas World Aquarium - 1801 North Griffin St - 10-5pm daily - $17  https://www.dwazoo.com/
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  • Perot Museum of Nature and Science - 2201 N. Field St. - All ages with focus on interactive exhibits for children. 10-5pm - $14 https://www.perotmuseum.org/
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  • Downtown extras:  Historic Flying Red Horse at the Omni Hotel, Fountain Place water gardens, Thanksgiving Square, Klyde Warren Park - FREE
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  • Dallas City Tours - 90 min narrated tour $19  http://www.dallastexastourattractions.com/dallas-city-tour-.html
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  • Hop On Hop Off Tours - $25 daily   http://www.bigdfuntours.com/
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  • 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/
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  • 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.
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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
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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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