Dallas Stories and Tips

Quote: Dallas has the best arts district in the USA. Award winning architects have spread their cutting edge designs across 19 contiguous blocks and 68 acres. These Pritzker Architecture Prize recipients helped to create a true arts destination where the buildings are as important…

Quote: Located a few blocks from the Texas School Book Depository, this simple structure by renowned architect Philip Johnson sits at Market and Commerce Streets, well hidden behind ‘Big Red’, the former Dallas City Hall. I didn’t know of it before our trip to Dallas, but…

Quote: Ask almost any American over the age of 50 where they were and what they were doing on November 22, 1963, and most can tell you. That was the day that John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated in…

Quote: Save the turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and Grandma's pumpkin pie until lunch and just let the thoughts of your soon-to-be enormous lunch spur you on to finish the Annual YMCA Turkey Trot. The Turkey Trot is an annual race held on Thanksgiving morning in…

Quote: Ok, so I have a friend who could get me into "MARKET". All the interior designers are there with their small suitcases on rollers, there is probably some professional name for it, but that is what it looks like! The prices are not…

Quote: Many people who arrive at D-FW for the first time actually think that they are in Dallas. They are, perhaps, technically either in Fort Worth or Dallas depending on where they are standing at the monent; but they are many dozen miles from either…

Quote: When you leave the kids at home, where do you go and paint the town? Depends on what you like when it comes to music and atmosphere. Even ballroom dancing is popular in Dallas! Here''s a brief rundown on some of the hot nightlife…

Quote: If you want a strong accent to listen to, you are going to want to head to the south part of Texas or east. East they have a pretty thick accent but they don't talk as slow as some of the people in the South.…

Quote: What is Fair Park, you ask? This is where the State Fair is held each year in Dallas. That's such a big deal for Dallasites that kids get a day off from school just to attend it! The rest of the year, however, Fair Park…

Quote: On our anniversary, we traveled around the Dallas/Fort Worth area in a limousine provided by ECS. Not only did we get curbside airport transportation, we also took the stretch limo for a night on the town!Several wine bars and downtown museums later, our limo took…