I%26#39;m planning to come over to see a Cowboys game in September or early October 2009 from London England, but to be honest I have little knowledge of Dallas/Fort Worth and was wondering if anyone could give me some ideas of things to do to fill my time.
I plan to be in the area for about 5 days, and wasn%26#39;t intending to hire a car (although I see from the other posts this could be a problem), and if anyone could give me some ideas of the areas highlights I would be most grateful.
Many thanks
Things to do for a UK visiter!!
Much will depend on your interests and where you decide to stay. As you have already read on other posts, mass transit in Texas in general, Fort Worth/Dallas in particular, is extremely limited. Let%26#39;s just call it a ';challenge'; ;-)
Here are my suggestions for Fort Worth and Dallas, in no particular order, based on using the public transportation available. Keep reading previous threads- you will find invaluable info.
You can take the Trinity Railway Express (TRE) from Fort Worth to Dallas (NOT on SUndays)- it is commuter rail but quite comfortable and interesting
www.trinityrailwayexpress.org
(I suspect you have read a recent thread about coming for a Cowboys game next fall. If not, here is the link
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g55711-i141-k2522765-Where_to_stay_in_Dallas_TX-Dallas_Texas.html)
Fort Worth:
Sundance Square- , hotels, restuarants, bars, movie theatres, legitimate theatre, limited shopping, huge Barnes and Nobles bookstore
Stockyards- bars, restaurants, live music, live cattle drive twice a day, lots of history/Western shopping, can catch the Grapevine Vintage Express steam train up to Grapevine for more shopping/siste seeing on the way, rodeo Friday/Saturday, Billy Bob%26#39;s
Cultural Dstrict- an amazing diversisty of museums including the Kimbell, the Modern, Amon Carter, National Cowgirl Museum
www.sundancesquare.com
www.fortworthstockyards.org/
fortworth.com/01visitors/…0106museums.shtml
Dallas:
Here%26#39;s a link where we recently discussed ideas- hope it helps
tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g55711-i141-k25024…
Things to do for a UK visiter!!
You%26#39;ll probably want to see the Sixth Floor Museum:
http://www.jfk.org/
Possibly Nasher Sculpture Center:
www.nashersculpturecenter.org/index.cfm…
Maybe a meal up in the newly opened Reunion Tower where Wolfgang Puck has a restaurant called Five Sixty:
www.guidelive.com/portal/page…
Or think you are at a Tokyo restaurant at Tei An:
www.guidelive.com/portal/page…
Great local bar scene on Henderson. Try Old Monk, Capital Pub, Barcadia.
I%26#39;ve really fallen for Barcadia%26#39;s house cheeseburger (made with pepperjack) with grilled onions added. Yum.
Barcadia has GREAT food and fun, FUN video games.
Fort Worth is where the Stockyards are if you%26#39;re wanting to see the stereotypical ';Texas';. Dallas is a busier city. There are several small cities around the metroplex. We do not have a shortage of malls. If you%26#39;re looking for classier malls, I would recommend Galleria (north Dallas) or North Park Mall in Highland Park (center of Dallas). The new Cowboys stadium is about a mile or two from Six Flags, a large amusement park. There are several dance clubs, but the Glass Cactus (rock club in Grapevine) and Billy Bob%26#39;s (country western club in Fort Worth) are the most popular for tourists. Another popular attraction is Dealey Plaza in Dallas where President Kennedy was assassinated. Both Fort Worth and Dallas have a zoo, if you%26#39;re bringing children. For Texas dining, people pick a restaurant that serves chicken fried steak, regular steak or barbecue. Have fun!
dont see how you can do all that without a car..trinity railway is fun and all but it just runs in a straight line to ft worth.
Much depends on where you stay.
Actaully, it is quite easy to reach the main tourist sites without a car. In Dallas, much of what has been recommended is downtown- once you get off the TRE at Union station, you can hop on either the red or blue lines of the DART light rail. Head north to West Ed Station for the Sixth Floor museum, Dealey Plaza, American Ailines Center/Victory Plaza and restauarants. For the Dallas Museum of Art and Nasher Sculpture Center, get off at St. Paul station, walk north on Harwood. You can catch a Mckinney Avenue streetcar in front of DMA which you can ride around Uptown. Light rail also goes up to Cityplace and Mockingbird Station- get off at Park Lane to hit North Park for a great shopping experience. Take the red line south from Union station to the Dallas Zoo.
As far as seeing Fort Worth goes, without a car, from downtown it is easy to catch a bus/trolly to the Stockyards and the Museum Distict as well as a cab. Plus the Sundance Square area is so walkable.
The only problems with not hiring a car would be a) if you want to see something away from these areas (why not hire a car for ONE day instead?) and b) leaving a rental car parked for 5 days. We are very much devoted to our cars in Texas but as a short term visitor, you can easily save the money and the traffic aggravations.
www.the-t.com
www.dart.org
www.mata.org
Also, with the TRE be aware that it doesn%26#39;t run very late, and not at all on Sundays. So if you take it to FTW, take the train that will get you there no later than 1000 and use your time well!
you need to rent a car, maybe not for your whole stay, but for a few days. there is just too much to see and do, and you could take a drive outside the city also.
have fun. eat chicken fried steak and tex mex
The Dallas-Ft Worth area is much like the L.A. area. Lots of urban sprawl. To truly take advantage of what we have to offer you should rent a car. It%26#39;s not like New York or San Francisco where everything is condensed and at walking distance...Everything is big in Texas.
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