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.
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Things to Do: Historic sites
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#6 of 130 attractions in Dallas
Attraction type: History museum; Other; Museum; Speciality museum; Historic site
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- 16 Dec 2009 "Nothing new...."
- 15 Dec 2009 "No way you can take it all in in just one visit"
- 17 Oct 2009 "Sad and very interesting"
The site includes the former Texas School Book Depository and Dealey Plaza, two of the sights forever associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Attraction type: Historic site; Monument
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#16 of 130 attractions in Dallas
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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- 20 Jun 2006 "The actual Memorial to President Kennedy"
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#21 of 130 attractions in Dallas
Attraction type: Historic site; Landmark/point of interest
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- 11 Jul 2009 "good pictures"
- 3 Apr 2008 "Home to the new Dallas Visitor Center"
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#35 of 130 attractions in Dallas
The building in which Lee Harvey Oswald hid and fired at President John F. Kennedy.
Attraction type: Historic site
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#43 of 130 attractions in Dallas
Attraction type: Religious site; Historic site
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- 26 Apr 2007 "Beautiful Cathedral in downtown Dallas"
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#46 of 130 attractions in Dallas
This Greek Revival residence was built in 1861 by William B. Miller and is now located at the Old City Park.
Attraction type: Historic home
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- 29 Jul 2007 "A Pleasant Surprise"
- 20 Sep 2006 "Gorgeous Return to the Antebellum South"
- 6 Jun 2003 "I loved touring this mansion"
The Freedmen's Memorial is not only a testimony to the strength of the freed slaves but to the richness of the art. Initially a burial ground for freed slaves, obliterated by an Interstate, the...
Attraction type: Monument
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#95 of 130 attractions in Dallas
"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; Speciality museum; History museum; Other; Historic village
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- 6 Oct 2009 "Dont Go! Its a sham"
- 19 Jan 2009 "A city surprise...."
- 29 Oct 2008 "ok, but mosty closed"
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#96 of 130 attractions in Dallas
Attraction type: Historic walking area; Neighbourhood
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- 19 Jan 2009 "A pleasant stroll"
- 16 Apr 2008 "ummm...great places to eat...shopping leaves a lot to be desired"
- 27 Apr 2007 "Where to eat"
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#102 of 130 attractions in Dallas
Attraction type: Landmark/point of interest; Historic site
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- 30 Jun 2008 "John Neely Bryan Cabin"
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#105 of 130 attractions in Dallas
The final resting place of Clyde Barrow, of "Bonnie and Clyde" infamy.
Attraction type: Cemetery
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- 16 Dec 2009 "Sad"
- 12 Nov 2009 "Fenced off & disappointed"
- 9 Aug 2009 "Use Caution"
This popular starting point for runners at White Rock Lake Park was where German prisoners of war were kept in barracks during the 1940s.
Attraction type: Historic site
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