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Attraction type: Lake; Park
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Sixty-six acres of peaceful woods and beautifully manicured lawns and flowers: a great place to spend an afternoon.
Attraction type: Garden; Park
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- Apr 26, 2008 "Best Use of your Day in Dallas"
- Apr 15, 2008 "So Beautiful during Dallas Blooms"
- Mar 27, 2008 "Dallas Blooms is worth the visit"
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In downtown Dallas, a must see place is Pioneer Plaza situated in the intersection of Young and Griffin streets. It is a landscape in which there are a numbers of cattle and horses which are made of...
Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza
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- Apr 15, 2008 "Pioneer Park"
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Attraction type: Specialty museum
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- Dec 29, 2007 "Wonderful place for people of all ages."
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With over 200 hands-on exhibits, a planetarium and an IMAX theater, this kinetic museum encourages children to learn more about science.
Attraction type: Science museum
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- Sep 5, 2007 "Nice place for children"
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Established in 1903, this prestigious art venue features a wide selection of art exhibits, from Ancient Mediterranean to Contemporary Art and Design.
Attraction type: Art museum; Other
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- May 11, 2008 "Dallas Museum of ART"
- Mar 11, 2008 "Spacious museum with a lot of variety"
- Mar 8, 2008 "Do Not Have A Wedding Reception There!!!!!! Horrible Customer service"
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Located on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building (formerly the Texas School Book Depository) from which Oswald fired those infamous shots, this historic exhibition chronicles the life, times, assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy.
Attraction type: History museum; Other; Museum; Specialty museum; Historic site
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- Jun 8, 2008 "A Must Do in Dallas!"
- May 5, 2008 "Save Your Money"
- Apr 17, 2008 "Lots to see, cramped quarters"
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The Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection includes more than 300 sculptures by most of the 20th century's greatest talents, including Rodin, Calder, de Kooning, Giacometti, Matisse, Miró, Picasso and Serra.
Attraction type: Art museum; Art gallery; Garden
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- May 12, 2008 "LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT....."
- Oct 20, 2007 "Great small museum"
the only theater in the US designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Attraction type: Theater
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A 22,000-gallon tunnel with a panoramic view of underwater reef life is the centerpiece of this popular aquarium that also runs a preservation program involving young green sea turtles.
Attraction type: Aquarium
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- May 26, 2008 "Dallas Aquarium"
- May 5, 2008 "Bad value"
- Apr 16, 2008 "beautiful exhibits, great place for visitors of all ages"
Symphony center in Dallas.
Attraction type: Architectural building; Symphony; Other
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- Jun 29, 2008 "INCREDIBLE THEATRE"
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"Old City Park" is now known as "Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park." To better help the visiting public know who the museum is and what it does, the name of the accredited, award-winning...
Attraction type: Park; Specialty museum; History museum; Other; Historic village
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- May 1, 2008 "Loved It!!!!!"
- Jan 7, 2008 "Our opinions..."
- Apr 28, 2007 "We got married at Old City Park!"
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Recommended shopping mall in Dallas.
Attraction type: Mall
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- Aug 13, 2007 "Good mall"
- Feb 11, 2007 "Great Mall!"
- Sep 20, 2006 "Great Mall in Dallas!"
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This set of galleries is dedicated to the arts and cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia.
Attraction type: Art museum; Art gallery
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- Jul 16, 2007 "Beautiful calming collection"
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This simple monument to the slain president was built on a plaza adjacent to the Texas School Book Depository building.
Attraction type: Monument
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- Jun 20, 2006 "The actual Memorial to President Kennedy"
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The Galleris definitely has world-class, expensive shops. There are also places you can have a great stroll with the kids and stroller to "breathe some different air". Don't go on weekends--hectic...
Attraction type: Mall
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- May 18, 2007 "A ton of stores to shop from, but pricey!"
- Sep 20, 2006 "Terrific Skating Rink in the Galleria!"
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The Deep Ellum (a shorter version of "deep Elm Street) area of Dallas, was jumping with nightlife in 2004 and before, but because the city has changed their zoning restrictions and many locations did...
Attraction type: Neighborhood
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- Nov 24, 2003 "OK"
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Attraction type: Flea/street market
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- Aug 13, 2007 "Groceried in downtown Dallas"
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The building in which Lee Harvey Oswald hid and fired at President John F. Kennedy.
Attraction type: Historic site
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- Jun 20, 2006 "Same area as the Sixth Floor Museum"
- Jan 23, 2006 "Famous Landmark"
- Aug 12, 2004 "Excellent!"
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