What to see and do in Dallas?

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Last time i was there I did the JFK thing and toured the old stadium. Going to tour the new one but what would the locals suggest to do for sightseeing and such. Oh we are coming down for the Steeler game.
 
Cajuncowboy;4851329 said:
Wow. Dallas must be a boring town. :D
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I grew up here and I've always thought so. Whenever people would come visit the list of places to take them that are unique/interesting unfortunately isn't that large....I'll be curious to hear what ideas come up - hopefully I'm just wrong.

I beleive Fort Worth has some options related to the Stock Yards. Good luck.
 
Fort Worth is better, I'm biased though because I live here. I would do a tour of the stockyards in Northside Fort Worth with all the Cowboy/Western stuff and Billy Bob's. And downtown Fort Worth Sundance Square is great and will be all set up for Christmas during that time. Great museums in Fort Worth too, and a lot of stuff I can't think of off the top of my head.

Dallas has a lot of good stuff also, and DFW as a whole. But it sounds like you might have done some of that before. With the stadium in Arlington you are closer to Ft Worth in a lot of ways anyway.
 
eat, tons of great places

Start by staying at one of the coolest restored old hotels in Dallas called the Belmont Hotel and you'll be right off of Interstate 30 which can take you toward downtown Dallas or out to Arlington in minutes.


Best of all you'll be near some of the best food in Dallas in Oak Cliff:


Lucias is booked months in advance, but if you get there early (they open at 5:30), you might get one of the 4 seats available first come first serve at the bar. There are also some small tables outside & I think they are first come first serve as well and don't need reservations.


Next door to Lucia's is a great chocolate maker called Dude, Sweet Chocolates, they have lots of unique chocolates and tons of free samples.


If you can't get into Lucias, 100 feet down the road is Veracruz for great mexican and margaritas or Boulevardier for french.


If you like some great farm to market food prepared by some great chefs, drive a quarter mile west and eat at Bolsa] or you could go 2 doors down and get a great sandwich, pastries or housemade sausages (by me) at Bolsa Mercado.


Like fish? Go next door to Bolsa Mercado & eat at Driftwood


If for some reason, all these places are too busy, go another mile down the road and eat some really tasty food at Nova Gastropub.


The restored Kessler Theater It's a really cool old theater thats been restored and I hear its a great venue for concerts, you can check their website to see who's playing.


Up for a movie? See what's showing at the restored Texas Theater (this is where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested).


and when you get back to your hotel, you can cap the night off with a drink at the Belmont Bar and enjoy this view:

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If you want to drink a few too many, you can easily walk to the Foundry from Belmont Hotel


To add to the myriad of food options, the acclaimed Smoke restaurant is adjacent to the Belmont hotel.


You can read about all the above at the following Dallas food & entertainment blogs online:


http://cravedfw.com


http://dallas.eater.com


I forgot to recommend one more Oak Cliff eatery. If you or your gal like pastries, you gotta check out Rush Patisserie The owner is a former CPA who quit and went to study at The Cordon Bleu culinary school in France. Came back, apprenticed in Vegas and now resides in this little hole in a wall of a place in Oak Cliff.


If you plug in the hotel and various recommendations I made into google maps, you'll see how close everything is to each other.


You're also be very close to the new Calatrava Bridge


~Enjoy!~
 
yimyammer;4851900 said:
eat, tons of great places

Start by staying at one of the coolest restored old hotels in Dallas called the Belmont Hotel and you'll be right off of Interstate 30 which can take you toward downtown Dallas or out to Arlington in minutes.


Best of all you'll be near some of the best food in Dallas in Oak Cliff:


Lucias is booked months in advance, but if you get there early (they open at 5:30), you might get one of the 4 seats available first come first serve at the bar. There are also some small tables outside & I think they are first come first serve as well and don't need reservations.


Next door to Lucia's is a great chocolate maker called Dude, Sweet Chocolates, they have lots of unique chocolates and tons of free samples.


If you can't get into Lucias, 100 feet down the road is Veracruz for great mexican and margaritas or Boulevardier for french.


If you like some great farm to market food prepared by some great chefs, drive a quarter mile west and eat at Bolsa] or you could go 2 doors down and get a great sandwich, pastries or housemade sausages (by me) at Bolsa Mercado.


Like fish? Go next door to Bolsa Mercado & eat at Driftwood


If for some reason, all these places are too busy, go another mile down the road and eat some really tasty food at Nova Gastropub.


The restored Kessler Theater It's a really cool old theater thats been restored and I hear its a great venue for concerts, you can check their website to see who's playing.


Up for a movie? See what's showing at the restored Texas Theater (this is where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested).


and when you get back to your hotel, you can cap the night off with a drink at the Belmont Bar and enjoy this view:

http://*************/a/img407/3071/barbelmont.jpg

http://*************/a/img577/7452/belbar.jpg

If you want to drink a few too many, you can easily walk to the Foundry from Belmont Hotel


To add to the myriad of food options, the acclaimed Smoke restaurant is adjacent to the Belmont hotel.


You can read about all the above at the following Dallas food & entertainment blogs online:


http://cravedfw.com


http://dallas.eater.com


I forgot to recommend one more Oak Cliff eatery. If you or your gal like pastries, you gotta check out Rush Patisserie The owner is a former CPA who quit and went to study at The Cordon Bleu culinary school in France. Came back, apprenticed in Vegas and now resides in this little hole in a wall of a place in Oak Cliff.


If you plug in the hotel and various recommendations I made into google maps, you'll see how close everything is to each other.


You're also be very close to the new Calatrava Bridge


~Enjoy!~
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Awesome info. Thanks.
 
Cajuncowboy;4851503 said:
What do y'all think about a tour of Southfork Ranch?
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Go to the Ft. Worth stock yards and eat at Joe T Garcias. Joe T's has won multiple awards as best Mexican food in Texas and the patio will amaze you.
 
Cajuncowboy;4850324 said:
Last time i was there I did the JFK thing and toured the old stadium. Going to tour the new one but what would the locals suggest to do for sightseeing and such. Oh we are coming down for the Steeler game.
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The Fort Worth Stock Yards are a cool place. The Dallas West End is also worth checking out.
 
Cajuncowboy;4852167 said:
Awesome info. Thanks.
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my pleasure, BTW, these places are laid back with reasonable prices, not fancy, overpriced, hoity-toidy joints. Lucias is the only one that is expensive
 
yimyammer;4852365 said:
my pleasure, BTW, these places are laid back with reasonable prices, not fancy, overpriced, hoity-toidy joints. Lucias is the only one that is expensive
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I have never seen the phrase hoity-toidy in print before. LOL

I am sure we will hit up some of those spots.
 
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