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E Sixth Floor Museum
411 Elm St. Tel (214) 747-6660.
Open noon–6pm Mon, 10am–6pm
Tue–Sun. Closed Thanksg., Dec 25. &
7 ∑ jfk.org
At the west end of downtown
Dallas, this private museum
meticulously re-creates the
context while describing the
controversial events of November
22, 1963, when President
Kennedy was assassinated.
Located in the former warehouse
from which Lee Harvey Oswald
shot and killed Kennedy, the
The Dallas skyline, as seen from the Reunion Tower Observation area exhibition concentrates on
the life and times of Kennedy.
1 Dallas district that is also the home The corner window from
of some of Texas’ best museums. which the shots were fired has
* 1,888,000. ~ £ Union Station,
400 S Houston St. @ Greyhound, 205 The lively West End and hip been rebuilt to look like it did
S Lamar St. n 100 S Houston St, (214) Deep Ellum districts lie at the on the day of the assassination.
571-1316. _ Cotton Bowl Parade edges of downtown. Walking A portion of the floor space
(Jan 1); Dallas Blooms (Mar–mid-Apr); in Dallas is an option, but a car, documents the many conspiracy
Texas State Fair (Sep–Oct). a cab, or the DART trams can theories that question the official
∑ visitdallas.com help make the most of a version of the president’s murder.
visitor’s time.
When most people think of P West End Historic District
Texas, they think of Dallas, even P Reunion Tower Tel (214) 744-3282.
though it is neither the state 300 Reunion Blvd E. Tel (214) 712- ∑ dallaswestend.com
capital nor the biggest city. 7040. Open call for hours. Closed may Bounded by highways and
Located in the northeastern close for special events. & 7 railroad tracks, this compact
corner of the state, this is where ∑ reuniontower.com district of the century-old
the cotton fields and oil wells Looking over Dallas from the warehouses has been revitalized
of East Texas meet the wide- western edge of downtown, as the city’s prime recreation
open West Texas rangelands. this 50-story landmark is topped center. There are sidewalk cafés,
With a forest of sparkling glass by a geodesic sphere containing restaurants, and bars, along with
office towers dominating the a rotating restaurant run by shops and boutiques. Dallas
downtown area, Dallas is celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, World Aquarium features
the commercial and financial a cocktail bar, and an observ- marine life, plants, and animals,
center of the “Lone Star” state, ation area. Although not the and Old Red Museum show-
a role it has played since its city’s tallest building, a title held cases Dallas history.
days as the junction between by the 72-story Bank of America
the two main southwestern Tower located on Main Street, E Dallas Museum of Art
railroads. This fast-growing Reunion Tower does offer an 1717 N Harwood St. Tel (214) 922-
metropolis devoted to business unforgettable panoramic view 1200. Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun
has a huge concentration of of Dallas and its surrounding (until 9pm Thu). Closed Jan 1,
technology firms, corporate suburbs, and remains one of the Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & 7
headquarters, and wholesale city’s most distinctive landmarks. ∑ dma.org
markets. Infamous as the place
where President Kennedy was
assassinated, Dallas is none the-
less an energetic, enjoyable
city, home to many prestigious
museums, restaurants, and
cultural venues.
Dallas is a sprawling city,
merging into neighboring
Fort Worth (see pp474–5). The
nation’s ninth-largest city features
a lively downtown, where most
of the visitor attractions are
located. A square-mile grid of
streets centering on Main Street
holds the main commercial Modernist façade of the Dallas Museum of Art
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp490–91

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