Things

to Do in Your Free Time in Dallas

Dear Students, Here are some ideas for different things to do in your free time this Saturday in Dallas. I have listed the websites, so you can look at the different options and plan ahead if you want. An online version of this list is available at the UNT-I Summer Institute website blog (http://untisummerinstitute.weebly.com/blog.html). To plan your trip to Dallas, you can also use the DART Trip planning tool (http://tripplan.dart.org/) and look at the Dallas city guide included in your Welcome Packet. Bush Presidential Center 2943 SMU Blvd., Dallas SMU is home to the George W. Bush Presidential Center, which consists of the presidential archives, containing documents and artifacts of the Bush Administration; a museum with permanent and traveling exhibits; and an independent public policy institute. View more information at www.bushcenter.org Plan a trip to the Bush Presidential Center. Trip Planner Tip: Use SMU @ Dublin as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: Mockingbird Station Dallas Arboretum 8617 Garland Rd., Dallas The 66-acre Dallas Arboretum is one of the most magnificent gardens in the nation, a visual banquet that is ablaze in color year-round. The fragrant gardens and lush lawns, on the shores of White Rock Lake, overlook downtown Dallas and feature intriguing sculptures, sparkling fountains and two historic mansions. Prices range from $9.00 to $15.00. View more information about the Dallas Arboretum at dallasarboretum.org. Plan a trip to the Dallas Arboretum. Trip Planner Tip: Use Dallas Arboretum as your destination. Dallas Arts District 2010 Flora St., Dallas The Dallas Arts District is a unique 68-acre, 19-block neighborhood in the heart of the city. A rare jewel that is the centerpiece of the region's cultural life, the District is home to some of the finest architecture in the world. Enhancing the downtown Dallas skyline are buildings by Pritzker Prize winners I.M. Pei, Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas and AIA "Gold Medal" recipient Edward Larrabee Barnes. It includes the Dallas Museum of Art, the Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony 10

Center, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, the AT&T Performing Arts Center, and more. View more information at thedallasartsdistrict.org Plan a trip to the Dallas Arts District. Trip Planner Tip: Use Pearl Station as your destination. Nearest DART Rail stations: Pearl Station and St. Paul Station Dallas Farmers Market 1010 South Pearl St., Dallas One of the biggest and best in the nation, the Dallas Farmers Market is an important center where farmers still sell their seasonal crops directly to customers. Located in the southeastern corner of the central business district in downtown Dallas, it provides a unique opportunity to shop for fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, specialty items and international products. View more information at dallasfarmersmarket.org Plan a trip to the Dallas Farmers Market. Trip Planner Tip: Use Dallas Farmers Market as your destination. Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park 1515 S. Harwood St., Dallas Nestled in 13 wooded acres just south of downtown Dallas, Dallas Heritage Village at Old City Park provides visitors, young and young at heart, a unique museum experience. The museum is composed of 38 historic structures and boasts a working farm, a traditional Jewish household, elegant Victorian homes, a school, a church and commercial buildings. View more information at dallasheritagevillage.org Plan a trip to the Old City Park. Trip Planner Tip: Use Old City Park as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: Cedars Station Dallas Museum of Art 1717 North Harwood St., Dallas The Dallas Museum of Art's collection includes American masterpieces by Church, O'Keeffe and Wyeth, contemporary art by Pollock, Rothko, Warhol and Lichtenstein, European and impressionist art by Renoir, Van Gogh, Cezanne and Monet, and art of the Americas, Africa Asia and the Pacific. View more information at dallasmuseumofart.org Plan a trip to the Dallas Museum of Art. Trip Planner Tip: Use DMA as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: St. Paul Station 11

piranhas and penguins. View more information at dwazoo.com Plan a trip to the Dallas World Aquarium. Trip Planner Tip: Use Dallas World Aquarium as your destination. Dallas Zoo 650 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas The "Zoo and Improved" Dallas Zoo features many exotic and endangered species amidst tree-lined paths and beds of flowers. The Zoo has undergone substantial changes in the past few years, adding new exhibits such as the Kimberly-Clark Chimpanzee Forest, the ExxonMobil Endangered Tiger Habitat, the Wilds of Africa, the Monorail Safari, Giants of the Savannah and more. View more information at dallaszoo.com Plan a trip to the Dallas Zoo. Trip Planner Tip: Use Dallas Zoo as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: Dallas Zoo Station Downtown Dallas Public Art Walk Public ArtWalk Dallas is a free, self-guided art walk promoting a healthy lifestyle through increased awareness and appreciation of public art in downtown Dallas. The ArtWalk is a 3.3 mile route highlighting thirty pieces of art and architecture in the Arts District and downtown Dallas. These works of art include Nasher Sculpture Center, Trammell Crow Center, Genesis, the Gift of Life, Dallas Museum of Art, First United Methodist Church, Fountain Place, First Baptist Dallas, Four Chromatic Gates, Thanks-Giving Square, Lots Wife, Pegasus, Pegasus Plaza, Magnolia Hotel Dallas, The Adolphus, AT&T Plaza, Old Federal Reserve Bank, Pioneer Plaza, Dallas Police Memorial, Floating Sculpture, The Dallas Piece, Dallas City Hall, Dallas Public Library, Neiman Marcus, The Merc, SpectraScape, Main Street Garden, Cancer Survivors Memorial, Cathedral de Guadalupe, Cathedral Mural, and de Msica. View more information at http://www.publicartwalkdallas.org/en/index.shtml Trip Planner Tip: Use Pearl Station as your destination. Nearest DART Rail stations: Pearl Station and St. Paul Station JFK Memorial and Dealey Plaza 500 Main St., Dallas Built in the late 1930s, Dealey Plaza, with its Art Moderne style, was once considered the ceremonial gateway to Dallas. It was built to honor 12

Dallas World Aquarium 1801 N. Griffin St., Dallas Exotic plants and creatures from around the world inhabit the Dallas World Aquarium. You can explore a South American rainforest, take a walk through a water tunnel surrounded by reef life from the Continental Shelf and observe monkeys, stingrays,

publisher and civic leader George Dealey. This small park was once Dallas' original riverfront settlement. All of that was eclipsed by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as his motorcade passed the park's grassy knoll toward the triple underpass. A National Historic Landmark, the plaza features reflecting pools and a bronze memorial plaque that give one pause. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is two blocks away. Plan a trip to the Dealey Plaza. Trip Planner Tip: Use Dealey Plaza as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: West End Station and Union Station Katy Trail N. Houston St. @ All Star Way (near American Airlines Center), Dallas The Katy Trail, a 3.5-mile pedestrian and bicycle path, traces the greenbelt along which the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT or "Katy") Railroad traveled through Dallas. The trail currently features a 12-foot-wide concrete path for cyclists, skaters, runners and walkers. Upon completion, the trail will extend almost 4 miles, linking DART's Mockingbird Station near SMU to the American Airlines Center near downtown Dallas. View more information at katytraildallas.org Plan a trip to the Katy Trail entrance at Houston @ All Star, Travis @ Knox orAirline @ Beverly. Trip Planner Tip: Use Houston @ All Star to access the southern end of the trail, Travis @ Knox to access an street level entrance plaza near the northern end of the trail or Airline @ Beverly to access the northern end of the trail. Nearest DART Rail stations: West End Station and Victory Station(southern end of the trail) and Mockingbird Station (northern end of the trail). Klyde Warren Park 2102 Woodall Rodgers Frwy. between Pearl & St. Paul Streets, Dallas Opening on October 27, 2012 and located just north of the Dallas Arts District, Klyde Warren Park serves as a central gathering space for Dallas and its visitors. The 5.2-acre deck park is an urban green space built over the recessed Woodall Rodgers Freeway between Pearl and St. Paul streets in downtown Dallas. Klyde Warren Park is a highly active space, providing daily free programming for the public ranging from yoga to book signings to outdoor concerts and films. Open daily between 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. View more information at klydewarrenpark.org Plan a trip to the Klyde Warren Park. Trip Planner Tip: Use St Paul Station as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: Pearl/Arts District Station and St. Paul Station Main Street Garden Park Main, St. Paul, Commerce and Harwood Streets, Dallas Located in downtown Dallas, Main Street Garden is a public park, owned and developed by the City of Dallas and is programmed and managed by DOWNTOWNDALLAS. Spanning 13

a full city block bordered by Main, St. Paul, Commerce and Harwood streets, Main Street Garden Park is surrounded by historical architecturally significant buildings such as Mercantile Place, the Universities Center at Dallas and Old City Hall (the future University of North Texas School of Law.) Amenities of the park include the Lily Pad park caf, water fountains, an urban dog run, a tot lot, garden shelters featuring a digital art display, a great lawn and a performance stage. View more information at mainstreetgarden.org Plan a trip to the Main Street Garden Park. Trip Planner Tip: Use Main @ St. Paul as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: St. Paul Station M-Line Trolley (passes by all the restaurants) The M-Line's air-conditioned and heated restored vintage trolleys run 365 days a year, providing safe, clean, reliable, and convenient public transportation free of charge (except charters) in Dallas' vibrant Uptown Neighborhood. View more information at mata.org. Plan a trip to the M-Line Trolley. Nearest DART Rail station: City Place/Uptown Nasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora St., Dallas A leading collector of sculpture, Raymond Nasher has lent portions of his collection to the great museums of the world. When he suggested gathering it all in one place - the Nasher Sculpture Center - his proposal garnered international notice. The result is magnificent: an outdoor, roofless museum that forms a peaceful retreat right at the foot of the city's skyline. The collection serves as a who's who of sculpture. View more information at nashersculpturecenter.org Plan a trip to the Nasher Sculpture Center. Trip Planner Tip: Use Nasher Sculpture Center as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: St. Paul Station NorthPark Center NorthPark Center is the only shopping center in the country built around a 1.4-acre park. This beautifully landscaped garden punctuated with modern world-class sculpture, artful plantings and canopies of trees offers places to relax or watch your children play. View more information at northparkcenter.com Plan a trip to the NorthPark Center Trip Planner Tip: Use NorthPark Center as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: Park Lane Station 14

 Old Red Courthouse (Museum of Dallas County History and Culture) 100 S. Houston St., Dallas Construction on the Old Red Courthouse originally began in March of 1890. The sixth building (and the fifth county courthouse) to occupy the site, Old Red was designed in the Richardson Romanesque style by M.A. Orlopp. It was originally crowned with a clock tower, the clockwork rivaling that of London's Big Ben in quality, but the tower was removed in 1919 when prevailing winds threatened its stability. Today, Old Red is being revived, restored and reinfused with new purpose as the Museum of Dallas County History and Culture. The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau also has a visitor information center located in the Old Red Courthouse. View more information at oldred.org Plan a trip to the Old Red Courthouse. Trip Planner Tip: Use Old Red Courthouse as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: West End Station or Union Station Perot Museum of Nature and Science 2201 N. Field St., Dallas The Perot Museum of Nature and Science offers dynamic experiences to stimulate curiosity in visitors of all ages. With 180,000 square feet of space, standing 170 feet tall (equivalent to an average 14-story building) the revolutionary Perot Museum extends beyond the typical "museum" perception. The extraordinary building and outdoor space serves as a living science lesson, offering provocative illustrations of engineering, technology and conservation. View more information at www.perotmuseum.org Plan a trip to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. Trip Planning Tip: Use 2201 Field as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: Akard Station, then an approximately 1/2 mile walk on Field Street or West End Station, then Bus Route 49, Bus Route 52 or Bus Route 59 from Rosa Parks Plaza Reunion Tower at the Hyatt Regency Dallas 300 Reunion Blvd., Dallas Hyatt Regency Dallas is adjacent to the landmark 50-story Reunion Tower, Reunion Arena and DART Rail's Union Station. The hotel and Union Station are connected by pedestrian walkways and tunnels. Nearby attractions include the Dallas Convention Center, American Airlines Center, and the West End Historic District. View more information about the Hyatt Regency Dallas atdallasregency.hyatt.com Plan a trip to the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Trip Planner Tip: Use Hyatt Regency as your destination. Nearest DART Rail and TRE Station: Union Station 15

Summer Adventures in Fair Park 1121 First Ave., Dallas Summer Adventures in Fair Park just may re-define what cool is all about with more than 18 acres of rides, games, stages, water play pools, fountains, misters, and shade. Dallas' newest attraction offers rides, water spray grounds, interactive play areas, educational encounters, and plenty of room to relax with family and friends all at one low price. Discover Fair Park in an all new way! View more information at fairparkfun.com Plan a trip to Fair Park. Trip Planner Tip: Use Fair Park Station or MLK, Jr. Station as your destination. Nearest DART Rail stations: Fair Park Station and MLK, Jr. Station

Ride DART to Summer Adventures! One $10 regional day pass* delivers rides for two adults and up to four kids under 14. Saturdays only through August 17, 2013. * One $10 regional day pass provides rides for two adults and up to four kids under 14. Saturday only. Effective date: April 20 - August 17, 2013. This promotion is also available to individuals with current regional passes (regional day pass, 7-day pass, monthly pass or annual pass). Note: 2-hr. tickets and individuals with vouchers are not eligible for this offer. The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art 2010 Flora St., Dallas Exhibiting works of art from Japan, China, India and Southeast Asia, the Crow Collection of Asian Art offers visitors a peaceful world of beauty and spirituality in the heart of the city. View more information at crowcollection.org

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 Plan a trip to The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art. Trip Planner Tip: Use Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection as your destination. Nearest DART Rail station: St. Paul Station Trinity River Audubon Center 6500 Great Trinity Forest Blvd., Dallas Discover the new Trinity River Audubon Center. Activities at the center include trail tours and bird watching, camping and hiking tips, yoga, nature art, beekeeping, picnic tricks, and more. Kids can taste edible bugs and learn how to identify insects while parents get tips on organic gardening. Discover 120 acres of fun in the Great Trinity Forest just south of downtown Dallas. View more information at www.trinityriveraudubon.org Plan a trip to the Trinity River Audubon Center. Trip Planner Tip: Use Great Trinity Forest Blvd and Long Acre as your destination. West End Historic District The West End Historic District of Dallas, Texas, is a historic district that includes a 67.5-acre area in northwest downtown Dallas, generally north of Commerce, east of I-35E, west of Lamar and south of Woodall Rodgers Freeway. The area includes many attractions including the Hard Rock Caf, Dallas Holocaust Museum, Dallas World Aquarium, Old Red Courthouse, The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, JFK Memorial, and more. View more information at dallaswestend.org Trip Planner Tip: Use Historic West End as your destination. Victory Park and the American Airlines Center Includes many attractions including the American Airlines Center and W Hotel along with restaurants, sports lounges, cafes, and galleries. View more information at victorypark.com and americanairlinescenter.com Plan a trip to the Victory Park and the American Airlines Center. Trip Planner Tip: Use Victory Station as your destination.

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