If I can hijack this thread a bit, Mr. silverthief2 just found out he'll be going to Dallas for 2 days next month, and I'm going along. He has a function at the Magnolia Hotel; are there any other good hotels in that area anyone would recommend (it looks to be directly downtown)? Or should we go ahead and stay right there? Thanks in advance.

Slightly OT, the Nasher Museum in North Carolina is right down the street from me, and although I'd imagine it's quite a bit different as it's a university art museum, I really enjoy going there. I loved the exhibitions from the Nashers' permanent collection so I am def. going to see the Sculpture Center. :)

If you don't mind giving up the points, the Magnolia is lovely.

The Nasher is amazing... I've had a membership since before opening and its the best concentrated sculpture collection I've seen. I also love that they have several Calders in the collection as I have now "Calder-stalked" on four continents and have a collection of photography from those hunts.

That is always the quandary. ;) I'll think about it some more.

Excellent. Thanks, techgirl!

Just stay at Airport D Terminal
 

Nothing.. Nada.. stay home/hotel and sleep nicely otherwise. I'm living in Dallas. Except 6th Floor, JFK memorial I dont think there is anything interesting. If you really wanna spend with animals you can probably hit Fortworth I heard Fortworth Zoo is very good. I heard goodthings about stockyards I still have to check out. Man.. I'm writing too much about Dallas.

The Magnolia is fine but I think "lovely" might be going a bit far since it lacks a proper bar or restaurant. The rooms are pretty big, nice windows and good beds, but the bathrooms are pretty lacking.
The Adolophus is across the street if you prefer the Grand Dame feel.
The Fairmount is just up the street. The Ritz Carlton and Crescent Court across the freeway but still just a few minutes away.

The 6th Floor, Nasher, and the Dallas Museum of Art are all just around the corner. Dallas is pretty lacking in sights otherwise. If you like shopping the flagship Nieman Marcus is just a block or two away.

I agree Ft. Worth is a better option with The Kimball, Amon Carter and Ft. Worth Modern museums all in walking distance of each other. The Ft. Worth Zoo is nice and the historic Stockyards area for a real taste of the old west.


Dan

wow. had no idea that ft worth was the go-to choice for visitors, even coming from the locals. im traveling here late on a thursday night and plan on staying at the aloft downtown dallas (only 4k starpoints for free night) so i can start my solo touristy viewing stuff friday morning. friends will be joining up that evening and we will be staying in ft worth friday and sat night for a TCU game. sunday will be the yanks-rangers game, and staying at Westin DFW before leaving monay morning.

Since most of my time in Ft Worth will be whatever we do that night (bars, more than likely) and TCU all day Saturday, should I just check out the JFK area and maybe one other thing in downtown D, then catch a TRE to Ft Worth after check-out to see a couple of things there before the rest of the crew arrives?

Dallas really is the armpit of Texas - no question about it.

Sounds reasonable. If the weather is good, check out the Nasher. I'm not generally a museum guy, but the Nasher is really nice.

yes, i read that from your post on this thread from more than 3 years ago :)

wouldn't that be good to check out even if the weather were bad? :)

The Nasher has about 5 rooms of sculpture indoors, but IMO, what really makes the place special is the outdoor sculpture garden.

LOL - oh well, at least I'm consistent.

Don't forget a donut from Shipley's! mmmmm

if i had done any research on this place, yet, i guess i could have figured this out before commenting. :/

thank you for the recommendations

Dallas has been rehabbing the downtown Arts District, a project that has been in the works for decades (as I learned on a junket earlier this summer). Amazing what oil money can do--the performing arts facilities are world class, and the museums are lovely, if perhaps not quite on a par with Ft. Worth's. That said, the first thing I'll check out the next time I'm there is the Book Depository.