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There has to be more to do in Dallas than go to the bloody Assination museum. Spending a week there in April at the Hyatt Regency on reunion. Would appreciate some good ideas, restraunts, etc. Thanks you.

There's quite alot to do there besides the Book Depository and Grassy Knoll. <BR>Six Flags Over Texas is in the nearby suburb of Arlington...also The Ballpark is located there. You might be able to catch a Texas Ranger's game. Also they have a cool Wax museum there and Wildlife Safari Park. Down Town is Reunion Arena...home of the Dallas Mavericks... maybe an NBA game. You can catch the new DART light rail train from near reunion Arena and take it over to the West End. This where all the night life is....Planet Hollywood Hard rock cafe and lots of nice restaurants and bars. Plenty of live music as well. If you like night life a little more eclectic and interesting....there's and area called Deep Elum nearby as well with lots of cool and interesting clubs, bars and night spots with alot of good live music. Hope this helps. Dallas has come along way in recent years. If you have any other questions, feel free to email me.

Besides the Rangers, you can see the Mavericks (basketball) & Stars (hockey) at Reunion Arena - next to your hotel. I'm not sure if soccer season is then. Museums: Dallas Art, near Akard Station on DART light rail; Fair Park (by bus or car) Natural History, Science Place, African-American, Art Deco architecture. Fort Worth: Kimbell, Amon Carter, Stockyards. <BR>West End (in downtown), Deep Ellum (just east of Central Expressway from downtown), lower Greenville, all have pubs, bars, restaurants. <BR>Arboretum near White Rock Lake, shopping at North Park (take DART Park Lane train to last station & free shuttle to center) or Galleria, Valley View is 3 blocks from there. <BR>Lombardi's in West End is one of my favorites for Italian. A number of good restaurants are there (West End station). Ask the hotel people depending on how much you want to spend. We have great restaurants in all price ranges--TexMex is excellent. <BR>There are "Ambassadors" in red shirts to answer questions on the streets in downtown.

Linda's recommendations are good. (thanks Linda for your help a couple weeks ago) The DART is very convenient and someone will help you if you get confused. (We got on in the wrong direction.) I also rented a car and found Dallas drivers to be very considerate. I went to Grapevine which had nice shops and interesting historical buildings, etc. <BR>

Hey, I'm a native Dallasite, and there is a LOT to do here! April is a great time to visit- usually the weather is just right- not too cold, not too hot. For starters, pick up the Friday edition of the Dallas Morning News, and read the Guide. This is the listing of EVRYTHING that goes on for the next 7 days,a dn it is a great resource! In April there are lots of outdoor festivals, such as the Wildflower Arts & Music festival, Artfest, etc. These will all be listed in the "Out and About" section of the Guide. <BR> <BR>Other good things to do: go to the Mesquite Rodeo on Friday or Saturday nights (very easy to get to from your hotel). The Arboretum will be in the middle of their "Dallas Blooms" time, and it is spectacular! be sure to go over to Fort Worth and see the Stockyards for some cowboy style fun,a dn go walk around Sundance Square downtown for an enjoyable evening. Please email if you have more questions!

We spent a week in Dallas in Oct. '97 as part of a side trip from a convention my husband was attending. We also stayed at the Hyatt on Reunion. We liked the accomodations there very much and found the hotel central to every where we wanted to go. At they Hyatt, the concierge will hand you written directions to anywhere you want to go. This was a big help. Also, if you order one thing to eat from the lobby restaurant, make a trip for breakfast and have the Southwest French Toast. We thought it was magnificent! A few other things we visited that others haven't mentioned were the Stockyards at Fort Worth and Billy Bob's (if you're into country music--you've probably heard of it before). It's a huge country dance saloon that has lots of concert headliners and other bands nightly. (I'm not the country fan in our family, BTW). You can visit them on the web at www.billybobtexas.com. You can eat at the stockyards, shop, etc. The people in Dallas were some of the nicest we've ever seen in all our travels. While we were there, the Texas State Fair was going on which gave us another activity, but the Sixth Floor Museum is worth visiting. Also, a short walk from the Hyatt is their "strip" area with clubs, restaurants and a three-story shopping complex. Then, there is another area (can't remember the exact street, maybe Market Street?) where they held a street market on the weekend. We found very good restaurants on McKinney Avenue where the arts district is. Some of the one's we enjoyed were Fog City Diner, Sam' Cafe (southwestern food) and we stopped for dessert at Bread Winners--they have all kinds of decadent desserts, breads, baked items, it's worth just it just to stop in and browse. All three of these places are within a block of two. We had brunch at the Dream Cafe in Oak Cliff, which was okay, but the menu was very diverse and included mediterranean, organic and vegetarian selections. There was a huge outlet mall opening the week after we left also. From the Hyatt, you'll be able to walk underground to catch the transit system, which is helpful if you're going to the convention hall. And, the Hyatt has it's own observation tower (Reunion Town) where you can go to the top to view the city, a revolving restaurant and revolving lounge. I hope you like Dallas as much as we did.