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Dealey Plaza is the site of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Dallas, Texas

The John F. Kennedy Memorial, an open cenotaph designed by Philip Johnson, stands near Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas

Pioneer Plaza's bronze sculpture depicts a nineteenth-century cattle drive in downtown Dallas, Texas

The Dallas Museum of Art anchors the Dallas Arts District, one of the largest urban arts districts in the country, Texas

About Dallas

Dallas grew on the prairie of North Texas as a hub for cotton, then oil, banking and retail, and it remains a business-minded city with a gleaming skyline and a sprawling metro area. Its history is inseparable from November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated downtown, and the city has carefully preserved the sites connected to that day.

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, inside the former Texas School Book Depository, walks visitors through the assassination and its aftermath, and the stark John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza stands a short walk away. Nearby, Pioneer Plaza's bronze sculptures depict a cattle drive across downtown, and Reunion Tower's lighted sphere offers a panoramic observation deck. In the Arts District, the Dallas Museum of Art anchors a cluster of museums, concert halls and theaters, and Klyde Warren Park, built over a sunken freeway, fills with food trucks and lunchtime crowds. The Perot Museum of Nature and Science sits just beyond. Evenings lead to Deep Ellum's live music and murals or the independent shops and restaurants of the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff. Fair Park preserves Art Deco exhibition buildings and hosts the State Fair of Texas each fall.

A car is helpful, though DART light rail covers several key areas. Spring and fall are most comfortable; summers are hot. Fort Worth is an easy add-on.

Best seasonMarch through May and October through November bring comfortable temperatures and outdoor events.

Ideal stayThree days covers downtown history, the Arts District and a couple of neighborhoods.

ArrivingDallas Fort Worth International and the closer-in Dallas Love Field are the two main airports.

WiserMap travel guideDallas Texas Deep Ellum Arts District Tex-Mex and BarbecuePlan a Dallas trip: Dealey Plaza, the Arts District, Klyde Warren Park, Deep Ellum, Bishop Arts, Fair Park and the State Fair, plus Tex-Mex, barbecue and transi...Read the guide

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History 2

Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum

This downtown plaza is where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, and the former Texas School Book Dep...

John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza

Designed by Philip Johnson and dedicated in 1970, this memorial a block from Dealey Plaza is an open cenotaph, or empty tomb, of t...

Landmarks 3

Pioneer Plaza

Next to the Dallas Convention Center, this park holds one of the largest bronze monuments in the world: 49 longhorn steers and thr...

Reunion Tower

Rising 561 feet near Union Station, Reunion Tower has been part of the Dallas skyline since 1978, its geodesic sphere lit at night...

Fair Park

Built for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition, Fair Park holds one of the largest collections of Art Deco exhibition buildings in...

Museums 2

Dallas Museum of Art

One of the largest art museums in the country, the Dallas Museum of Art anchors the Arts District with a collection spanning more...

Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Housed in a striking cube-shaped building by Thom Mayne that opened in 2012, the Perot Museum fills five floors with hands-on hall...

Parks 3

Klyde Warren Park

Built in 2012 as a deck over the sunken Woodall Rodgers Freeway, this 5-acre park stitched downtown and Uptown back together. On a...

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

On the eastern shore of White Rock Lake, this 66-acre garden is known for big seasonal displays, especially Dallas Blooms in sprin...

Katy Trail

Laid out along the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad corridor, the Katy Trail runs about 3.5 miles through Uptown and nearby neig...

Neighborhoods 2

Deep Ellum

East of downtown, Deep Ellum began as a 19th-century commercial district and in the 1920s became a center of blues and jazz, where...

Bishop Arts District

South of the Trinity River in Oak Cliff, this cluster of early-20th-century brick storefronts grew up around an old streetcar stop...

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Lonestar Appliance Repair

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9959 Royal Ln, Dallas

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2025 Irving Blvd Suite 107, Dallas

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Automotive Services

Kwik Kar Auto Dallas

4.4(451)

8551 S.Hampton Road, Dallas

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Computer Repair Service

World Tech Force

5.0(5)

7125 Edgerton Dr, Dallas

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U-FIX-IT Appliance Parts

5.0(4)

9919 Garland Rd, Dallas

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C&W Appliance Repair

5.0(3)

9860 Monroe Dr, Dallas

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Mobile Phone Repair

Repair Republic

3.4(5)

2511 S Hampton Rd, Dallas

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Non Stop Repair Group

3.7(3)

4217 W Illinois Ave, Dallas

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Public Service Plumbers

5.0(3)

5610 Dyer St, Dallas

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All Masters Plumbing

4.2(5)

11117 Shady Trail, Dallas

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