What sorts of things were you looking to do in Dallas, anyway?
The best burgers in Dallas (and perhaps the whole state) are made at Del’s Charcoal Burgers in Richardson (a suburb). Place is straight out of the 1960s - small shop, guns on the walls, still has the Formica counter and menu from the 60s. Even more unusual, they have a perfect health department score. Video at site: http://www.delsburgers.com/
The world’s only flying B-29 bomber lives in Addison at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum. If you go there and ask nicely, sometimes they will let you look at it and crawl around inside it. They also have warbird rides when the weather is good, must be scheduled in advance: http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/index.php/navwbflights/navrides
Plenty of stuff downtown to see aside from Dealy Plaza - the Old Red Courthouse, Old City Park, Reunion Tower (which has a rotating restaurant on top), half the buildings used in the Robocop movie...
Thanx
We moved to Richardson in the mid 50s ..wanted to raise our children in a small town atmosphere..LOL..I think there were a thousand in my daughter's graduating class..
My son and I were recently trying to describe Del's hamburgers to my daughter in law..and were frustrated..Just smoky grilled wonderful is the best I can do.
We don't live there any more ..but I agree with your praise.