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Public transit from DFW is either a shuttle bus from the terminal to the TRE Centerpoint station Departs terminal B lower level near gate 47 - catch the inside the airport shuttle bus from other terminals to B, or if you don’t have to exit security to get luggage, the inside security train is a better bet - two stops in each terminal) or the Yellow line from Terminal A - near the north end). The TexRail station is at the north end of Terminal B. Yellow line is light rail, TRE and TexRail are heavy rail.

For the 6th Floor museum, you want the West End stop on the Yellow line; from the TRE you’d either get off at Victory Station and switch to the Yellow line, or get off at Union station and either hike back to the 6th floor museum, or switch to the Red line back to the West End station. There are restaurants in the West End district near the west end station.

Other museums/activities in the downtown area - The Old Red Courthouse (on Dealy Plaza) has a museum. Heading east from there is a plaza that contains a reconstruction of a log cabin and the Kennedy Memorial. Not much to see at either of those. Heading west from the West End station, along the light rail lines (away from Union Station) you get to Thanksgiving Square (which is a triangle) between the Akard and St. Paul stations. There’s a Hilton Garden Inn on the south side of Thanksgiving Square - may be the most affordable option downtown. A bunch of restauarants a block south of there between Elm and Main streets.

AVOID: Deep Elum. Fair Park except during daylight hours - Green line. Interesting if you like Art Deco architecture.

To see: from a block north of the St. Paul station; you can catch an antique trolley for a loop through the uptown area. A mix of restaurants and bars along the way - tell the driver what you are looking for and get recommendations. Keep an eye on the last car time if you do it at night. Sometimes there is live entertainment at the Klyde Warren plaza on the trolley route. Other things of interest (a bit of a hike from the trolley - the Perot Museum. Pricey but interesting. The aquarium (pricey, I’ve been told it is interesting, never been).

Not accessible by public transit - Old City Park - a restored Victorian neighborhood. It’s where the Jewish merchants lived in that era.

Red line south - Dallas Zoo. Nice, but not outstanding. Exit the zoo station. Don’t get off at any other stations on the south Red line. Zoo is across the street from the station. If you like modern architecture, Dallas City hall (an upside down triangle) is probably a must-see.

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