Dec 18, 2024 - News
How to experience Dallas-Fort Worth like a tourist
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The holidays are the perfect time to act like a tourist in your own city, especially if you have friends and family visiting.
Why it matters: Vacations usually mean getting away from where you live, but sometimes it's nice to explore your own home.
- Dallas-Fort Worth has hidden charm that can make you feel like you're in a Hallmark movie.
🧠 Want to learn?
- The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History lets you visit space. Its Omni theater, which was renovated with Cosm technology, has multiple showings of educational films.
- The Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas lets you get close to dinosaur bones. Plus, you can see the museum's extensive gem collection.
🕰️ Revisit history
- The George W. Bush Presidential Library gives you a chance to test your presidential decision-making skills among its exhibits from Bush's eight years in office.
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza details the days in North Texas leading up to the JFK assassination and the aftermath.
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum shares stories from the Holocaust and explores the global fight for human rights.
🌲 Celebrate the season
- Galleria Dallas has a 95-foot-tall decorated tree in the center of its skating rink. Strap on some blades and rock around the Christmas tree.
- Reunion Tower looks down at the Dallas Trail of Lights, which includes an ice slide and Ferris wheel.
🤠 Scope legendary spots
- The Fort Worth Stockyards has shops, honky-tonks and a holiday skating rink. Check out the daily cattle drive at 11am or 4pm.
- Founders' Plaza gives you a closeup of the planes taking off and landing at DFW Airport.
- Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas gives you the space to seek peace and calm during the busy season.