Weekend in Dallas: sites

by | Mar 8, 2019 | street art, Travel, USA Travel

Downtown

Our first stop on Sunday was the Dallas Museum Of Art. There was a lot of open space to the point where it felt like half the museum was empty. However, the standard collection is free, so we won’t complain too much! We did enjoy several works by Gunther Gerzso and Frida Kahlo in particular.

Dallas Museum of Art

Itzcuintli Dog With Me by Frida Kahlo  Ochre-Green-Blue by Gunther Gerzso

Dallas Museum of Art

From the museum we walked through downtown and stumbled on the beautiful Chapel of Thanksgiving with its colorful spiral stained glass paneled roof.

roof of the Thanks-Giving Chapel

Just a few blocks away is the famous Giant Eyeball sculpture. Since it is located on private property you can only get a photo from the sidewalk…

Giant Eyeball

Another half mile across downtown is the JFK Memorial Plaza. In a city already filled with concrete, this was a bit of a letdown to be honest.

JFK Memorial

Uptown

West Village was a bit bland and sterile for our tastes, but the free trolley we took toward downtown was worthwhile.

waiting for the M-LINE trolley  M-LINE trolley

Deep Ellum

Definitely a hip, artsy neighborhood, with lots of restaurants. On Monday we explored several of the side streets enjoying the mix of murals.

Deep Ellum street art

Deep Ellum street art

Deep Ellum street art

Trinity Strand Trail

On Sunday morning we walked part of the trail and stumbled across several murals including this large American flag.

mural on Trinity Strand Trail

Our Itinerary

2024 Trips

San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Bari, Italy (Sept)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
Grand Rapids, MI (Nov)
London, UK (Dec)
Manchester, UK (Dec)

2022 Trips

Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)