Originally Posted by
ScubaK
Hi!
I am flying into Dallas are next week for a conference.
I am staying near the American Airlines Center.
Are there any quilt shops I have to visit?
Is public transportation readily available?
Is the Aquarium wonderful?
Is it blistering hot, or comfortably hot. Its supposed to be 92
It's my first time in Texas and is there anything I SHOULD NOT miss?
THanks
Kirsten
Welcome to Texas!
There are DART trains and DART buses. DART train stops right outside the AAC, but make sure of your routes before boarding. I hear there are some great fabric stores on Harry Hines, but it's also a street/highway thick with pawn shops and strip clubs, I think, so take care. Fair Park is wonderful, if that's the aquarium you mean, and a DART train goes there. Fair Park has The Cotton Bowl stadium, and wonderful art deco buildings, a rich history. Not sure about daytime hours. Worth seeing, but again, take care. If you can and have time, you should check out the Kimball Art Museum in Fort Worth. But transportation between the cities is iffy; I think there is a DART train between Dallas and Fort Worth, but unsure of where it connects. The AAC should have guide pamphlets and information. And the School Book Depository is downtown and there's a museum inside you might care to visit.
It will be hot compared to WA and is now pretty humid. 92 with humidity in Dallas, Texas is awful, even for natives. Summer clothes with a long sleeved something -- light sweater or jacket -- for over air conditioned buildings would be appropriate, I think. If it's a conference, you'll probably have professional clothes but in your free hours, jeans or slacks and shirt will work. Dallas can be a dress up town but in summer casual is in order. Lots of sandals, shorts, tees, depending on where you are.
Good luck! Hope your trip is wonderful!