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25 Feb 2013
Dallas Things to Do

The weekend that everyone wants

Do you have a long weekend and want to know Dallas family? There are many options offered in this city. We have for you a dream itinerary to anyone forget this trip to the vibrant city of Texas.

Friday

Just arrived, and they want to have a nice walk. I recommend going to the Dallas Zoo is the largest in Texas and has new attractions like the Giants of the Shroud, where you can do a safari amidst elephants, ostriches, zebras and other animals from Africa. You can even feed lettuce leaves to the giraffes!

Dallas Zoo

Saturday

The day begins at Speedzone, a park designed for adults and children to climb on attractions faster, but without the risks that exist in real life. Your ticket includes two hours of non stop race in three different circuits driving go-karts that will make you feel like Formula 1 driver.

Galleria Runway Revue

Unfortunately, time passes very fast driving, and it will all be hungry, so it’s time to dazzle everyone with a meal at Medieval Times Dallas. While they are eating food king, enjoy a show authentically medieval, with tame falcons, tournaments, beautiful ladies and troubadours. A trip back in time!

Now, heading to Galleria Dallas, the most powerful commercial center of Dallas, so the girls know the American Girl store and dressed so cute! Later all come together at the ice rink, to finish well this day of fun.

Sunday

Having enjoyed both Dallas, it’s time to get oriented. They head to Arlington, where the first Six Flags park history, Six Flags Over Texas. They are in the homeland of adrenaline and Roller Coasters, must take advantage now!

Sea Life Aquarium Dallas

Still have an afternoon completion  Why not go eat the picturesque downtown Grapevine and thence out to see Grapevine Mills, a mall with outlets in prestigious stores, ideal to restore the smile to the girls maybe still a little dizzy by the coasters. While these ladies are consenting to younger love to have fun building your dreams in Legoland Discovery Center. They may also wonder before marine life and learn the name of the fish in the Sea Life Aquarium.

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06 Nov 2012
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What to see in Dallas?

Dallas is not just barbecue, also is a place with many places to see and enjoy. From museums, parks and museums and even rodeo!

Pay attention and knows all that Dallas has to offer.

Dallas Sixth Floor Museum

The Sixth Floor Museum. Located in the former Texas School Book Depository in downtown Dallas, chronicles the life, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy, assassinated in this city in 1963. In the next building is the emotional Kennedy Memorial monument in memory of Kennedy.

Founders Square. Dallas represents the origins of a grassy bank of the Trinity River. The cabin of the founder of Dallas, John Neely Bryan, dating from 1841, marks the site of the West End district. In Founders Square also find the Kennedy Memorial and a map of Dallas in the 1800s.

Six Flags. It was opened in 1961 in Arlington as the first regional theme park in the United States. Today, the park is a large leisure center for thousands of people, with nearly 50 thrilling rides (from roller coasters and drop tower to bumper cars and a carousel).

Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas. The private collection of Raymond Nasher, which includes works by Henri Matisse and Picasso. The building, designed by Renzo Piano, consists of an indoor gallery and a large sculpture garden.

Turtle Creek crosses Lee Park. The park has trails for biking and jogging, picnic areas, and a replica of the home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Museum of art in Dallas

Dallas Museum of Art. Represents the western pillar Dallas Arts District wider urban America. Among its exhibits will find a variety of works by European and American masters, as well as the collection of works wider African country.

Rodeo. Rodeo competitions have existed since the nineteenth century in the Western United States. In Texas and elsewhere in the American West, rodeos emerged from the informal competition that existed between the cowboys during cattle herding to tell or mark. Most cowboys learned their trade in the Spanish missionaries, who were one of the first settlers and explore Texas and the American West.

Mesquite Championship Rodeo (near Dallas) (Mesquite Championship Rodeo).

Just fifteen minutes from downtown Dallas, Mesquite Championship Rodeo runs from April to September, Friday and Saturday nights. Visitors have a great opportunity to see the cowboys compete in events from ride to lasso a bull calf.

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05 Jul 2011
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Dallas is a great shopping city

Dallas has many shopping centers throughout the Metroplex. One of the most impressive is the beautiful multi Gallery Dallas, which offers more than 200 businesses, including upscale shopping such as Tiffany & Co. and Louis Vuitton. The main stores are Macy’s, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Under a high roof, the ice skating enthusiasts can enjoy a newly renovated rink, inspired by the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan, Italy. The Dallas Galleria is a paradise for those who love to go shopping.

Highland Park Village

The Dallas Galleria is not the only good place for shopping. The Highland Park Village has great options and very good restaurants, and is located in the north of downtown, on Mockingbird Lane and Preston Street. You may be asked your Starbucks coffee to enjoy while strolling through the shops and boutiques. Cole Han and Chanel are a couple of businesses located in this shopping center, along with beauty centers, health centers, a cinema, bakery and restaurants.

Do not want to miss a trip to the electric trams Trolleys or McKinney Avenue, connecting the District of Northern Arts and the picturesque and historic area of ??Uptownn. Uptown is an upscale area that features dozens of boutiques, galleries, hotels and restaurants including the Hard Rock Café. His experience in Uptown include first-class dining in fine restaurants, shopping, first class and first class art.

If you prefer shopping in stores factory outlets, malls test direct selling Premium Allen in Allen, TX, north of Dallas, down Highway 75. Has more than 90 different businesses and a food court.

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05 Jun 2011
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Cultural Activities

dallas arts district

The Arts District is a district of 61, 7 acres located in the northeast of downtown. More than 13 organizations and institutions residing in the Arts District, including the Dallas Museum of Art, with its impressive collection of over 23,000 pieces of art from around the world, from antiquity to pieces contemporary pieces. You will find on display art from Africa, Europe, the ancient Mediterranean, Pacific Islands, Asia and America. Often find temporary exhibitions from around the world and are announced over a year in advance. Admission is $ 10 for adults, $ 7 for seniors, $ 5 for students and children under thirteen are free of charge.

The Natural History Museum of Dallas satisfies the curiosity of visitors about prehistoric times, with a collection of more than 280,000 specimens. It has ten permanent exhibits include Dallas during the Ice Age, Dinosaur Walk Texas and Laguna. The exhibition The Ocean Heath Dallas has a mosasaur of Oceanus, a reptile 32 feet long that swam near Dallas about 75 million years ago, and Protostega, a giant sea turtle that lived about 65 million years ago. The museum is located in Fair Park, just minutes east of downtown. Admission is $ 7 for adults, $ 6 for seniors, $ 5 for children between 13 and 18 years, $ 4 for children 3 to 12 and free for children under 3 years.

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05 May 2011
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The West End Historic District

dallas west end

Historic District of downtown West End, also known simply as “West End”, is noted for its restored storage buildings and red brick. These old buildings today have dozens of restaurants, shops, bars and dance clubs.
Famous West End Market, four stories, was formerly a candy factory and cookies, but now has activities and entertainment for all ages. In the first steps is the Visitor Center West End Market. The different levels, full of eateries, ethnic jewelry business, the West End Comedy Theatre, Shops and Tejano style Western clothing, they are all connected by escalators. The third floor has a photo shop where visitors can dress up in costumes and take a picture with scenes from the Old West and Victorian era. The fourth floor has a sports bar and a miniature golf course covered.

On weekends, the streets of West End Historic District is full of life, when people take carriage rides pulled by horses, going for a walk to see the street performers or enjoying the summer concerts.

West End Historic District

There are many choices of bars in Dallas Ally, a group of several clubs with different types of music, and on Market Street, one of the main streets of West End, is Gator’s Crock & Rock with live music entertainment pianist. The West End is a great place to sit and relax after a busy day and eat something, or just to enjoy a cold beer before starting to dance.

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05 Apr 2011
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Visit Southfork, the site where they filmed “Dallas” television series of the 80′s

One associated with cowboys and ranches Dallas Cowboys, but visitors are often surprised to discover that the city is a city that moves at high speed. However, tourists can still feel you are in the middle of the field by visiting Southfork, best known as the place where they filmed “Dallas” television series of the 80′s. The “Ewing Mansion” is located north of Dallas in Plano, a half hour from downtown.

There are guided tours for individuals and groups throughout the year. The exhibition “Dallas Legends” has an exhibition of the gun used to shoot JR, Lucy’s wedding dress, the family tree of Dallas, and Jock’s Lincoln Continental. You can eat at Miss Ellie’s Deli and souvenirs shops in two of the business devoted to this show.

southfork ranch

General admission is $ 8.95, with discounts for seniors and children. You can dine at a Chuckwagon (wagon provisions of the pioneers jeans) if your group consists of more than 20 people. The entertainment during dinner is provided by the cowboys and ranchers, with songs and cowboy poetry.

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05 Feb 2011
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The Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas living memory

The Sixth Floor Museum

On November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald shot President John F. U.S. Kennedy, from the sixth floor of an old building in Texas, the School Book Depository, now the County Administration Building in Dallas.

The 9,000 sq. ft. of that floor have been transformed into a moving tribute to Kennedy’s life. In a quiet and respectful, file photos shows, movies and audio files that tell the life of Kennedy, his political career, the election campaign of 1960 and 1,000 days of his presidency.

He has recreated the atmosphere of the southeast corner of the floor, where the window from which Oswald would have made the fatal shot, as the researchers found that Oswald would have created a cache of stacked cardboard boxes. The Sixth Floor Museum is facing Dealey Plaza, between the six blocks covering sites related to the Kennedy assassination and which have now been declared a National Historic District.

Since opening in 1989, the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza has hosted more than six million people who seek to know more about the life of President Kennedy and the events that led to his murder, and the circumstances in which it occurred.

If you take your mobile phone, you can enjoy a walk, audio guide available in seven languages, the outdoor historical center consists of Dealey Plaza and other nearby sites, narrated by actor Pierce Allman, who was the first reporter that passed from the sixth floor of the building the day of the murder. The guide contains excerpts from radio programs and voices of journalists, witnesses and police. After the tour, you will leave your impressions in the Book of Memory, a collective that promotes sharing of experiences and reflections on President Kennedy, and can also read what others have written there.

The Sixth Floor Museum

The Sixth Floor Museum is located at 411 Elm street, on the western edge of the Historic District of Dallas. It is open every day except Thanksgiving holidays and Christmas, if they find their own car parking next to the Museum. Is easily accessible by public transport. There are discounts on the price of admission for those over 65 and people aged 6 to 18 years, while children under 5 are free. The museum is accessible to people with special needs also provide a transcript of the audio guide for people with hearing disabilities.

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08 Jan 2011
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Dallas Map

Dallas Map

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05 Jan 2011
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Dallas Travel Advices

Dallas
In its flights to Dallas will enjoy the sophistication. Tickets to Dallas will let you know the Arts District, with world-class museums, and Uptown, filled with boutiques and cafes.

What to do
Your flight to Dallas will allow you to travel back in time and trace the origins of the city in the West End, where a settler was founded, and then revive the Kennedy assassination in the Sixth Floor Museum. Enjoy your flight to Dallas to see the Arts District, an ideal place to enjoy a holiday art, and the theme park Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, which offers a thrilling experience.

Shopping
In Uptown and fashion boutiques in West Cowboy Cool. With flights to Dallas will enjoy the shopping district of Highland Park and Inwood, and the Farmers Market, in the center, where you can buy traditional cookbooks and condiments for Texas barbecue.

Restaurants
If you buy an air ticket bound for Dallas can enjoy from the American contemporary flavors Mansion on Turtle Creek in Highland Park, to the simple but delicious barbecue and Tex-Mex. In Uptown you’ll find a variety of healthy and organic restaurants.

Nightlife
Both residents and tourists who decide to spend your vacation in Dallas, knows the honky-tonk of Texas at Gilley’s Dallas. Climb 33 floors to enjoy the ultra-chic Ghostbar. The District Deep Ellum is your ticket to enjoy the nightlife in Dallas, but the center is full of wine bars and cafes.

When to Go
KLM has frequent flights to Dallas. Match the dates of your bills in the Texas State Fair in September, or the Cotton Bowl in early January.

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