Originally Posted by
stevebintley
I’ve got an upcoming layover, landing 19:30 and departing 10:00 the following morning. Never been to Dallas before so was thinking about jumping in an Uber to stay Downtown in the hope of seeing ‘something’ the city has to offer - worthwhile?
If answer to the above is no, which ‘off-site’ hotel has something to offer? I can’t really justify the £3-400 rates the two terminal hotels are asking on my dates, but spoilt for choice elsewhere. Does anywhere have a roof top bar with views, something very local to see some ‘culture’, standard rooms with a good night time view etc?
Gosh this airport and vicinity seem massive so thanks in advance…!
You can't get much more local than downtown Dallas, Dealy Plaza (the site of the JFK assassination), Reuinon Tower, and the train station. For your trip, you could just take the local train from DFW to Union Station and walk to a nearby hotel. There's a Hard Rock Cafe maybe a few minutes walk from the Perot Museum (and if you remember Ross Perot, yes).
If you want some ideas for things to do, our local (Austin) PBS station has a show called, "Texas Daytripper." They did a few episodes on Dallas, here is one:
Unfortunately, one of the restaurants I ate at that I learned about through that show has closed
Based on your time, I'd pick either downtown Dallas or Fort Worth, find a place to stay, and stick to that. I've been to Fort Worth, and it has a walkable area as well, and the stockyards. But in that limited time, you won't really be able to get out to South Fork or anything further out (well maybe you can catch a Rangers game if you like baseball, you'd be late as they start at 7pm, but you might get in for free).