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BRONZE BULLS ON PIONEER PLAZA<br />
DON’T MISS<br />
A place<br />
to remember<br />
Located in the former Texas<br />
School Book Depository in<br />
downtown Dallas, the Sixth<br />
Floor Museum at Dealey<br />
Plaza chronicles the life,<br />
death and legacy of<br />
President John F. Kennedy,<br />
assassinated at this location<br />
in 1963. A block away stands<br />
the moving Kennedy<br />
Memorial.<br />
www.jfk.org<br />
VIEW ON THE GRASSY KNOLL<br />
Photo: Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza<br />
Texan dream<br />
A city fi lled with big dreamers, big doers, and occasionally big hair, Dallas is part<br />
cowboy, part haute couture. A rich, diverse cultural oasis with a trailblazing attitude,<br />
‘Big D’, as it is commonly known, exemplifi es the pioneering spirit of Texas.<br />
WHAT TO SEE<br />
Take a ride<br />
Founders Square marks<br />
Dallas’ beginnings by the<br />
banks of the Trinity River.<br />
In Arlington, Six Flags Over<br />
Texas (www.sixfl ags.com)<br />
offers around 50 thrilling rides,<br />
while Dallas Art Museum<br />
(http://dallasmuseumofart.<br />
org) holds impressive<br />
European and African<br />
collections. Turtle Creek<br />
traverses the lawns of Lee<br />
Park, a natural respite in<br />
Dallas’ uptown district.<br />
WHERE TO SHOP<br />
Not just for chaps<br />
Uptown has boutique<br />
shopping, including Cowboy<br />
Cool (www.cowboycool.com),<br />
where edgy rock ’n’ roll meets<br />
‘OLD RED’, DALLAS’ FORMER COURTHOUSE<br />
Texas chic. Downtown is home<br />
to the Dallas Farmers Market<br />
(www.dallasfarmersmarket.<br />
org) and the fl agship Neiman<br />
Marcus department store<br />
(www.neimanmarcus.com).<br />
Traditional shopping malls lie<br />
outside the city in Highland<br />
Park, University Park and<br />
Inwood.<br />
WHERE TO BOOGIE<br />
Bulls and beer<br />
A visit to the Big D isn’t<br />
complete without a trip<br />
to Gilley’s Dallas (www.<br />
gilleysdallas.com), the city’s<br />
largest honky-tonk, with<br />
mechanical bulls, beer and<br />
lots of country music. The<br />
South Side is also home to<br />
the Brooklyn Jazz Café<br />
Dallas TOUCHDOWN<br />
(www.brooklynjazzcafe.com).<br />
American Airlines Center<br />
(www.americanairlinescenter.<br />
com) hosts headliner concerts.<br />
HOW TO GET THERE<br />
KLM operates fi ve direct<br />
fl ights a week to Dallas Fort<br />
Worth International Airport from<br />
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.<br />
Tourist information<br />
www.visitdallas.com<br />
Looking for handy, up-todate<br />
travel information?<br />
Check out KLM’s Destination<br />
Guide pages – and book<br />
your fl ight – on www.klm.<br />
com. Content provided by<br />
Frommer’s Unlimited © <strong>2010</strong>,<br />
Whatsonwhen Limited.<br />
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