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(Message started by: Donna_D. on May 14^th, 2008, 5:26pm)

Title: Area attractions
Post by Donna_D. on May 14^th, 2008, 5:26pm

Here are some local area attractions and the distance they are from the hotel. The hotel is within shuttle distance of the city train station so you can actually go straight into downtown via the train...and yes, the train is air conditioned.

American Airlines Center 13 MI
http://www.americanairlinescenter.com/

Ameriquest Field-Texas Rangers 8 MI
http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/tex/ballpark/index.jsp

Bear Creek Golf Club 6MI
http://www.bearcreek-golf.com/billycasperIndex.asp?id=135&page=2509

Billy Bob's at the Stockyards 23.5 MI
http://www.billybobstexas.com/

Dallas Museum of Art 14.8 MI
http://dallasmuseumofart.org/Dallas_Museum_of_Art/index.htm

Fort Worth Stockyards 23.5 MI
http://www.fortworthstockyards.org/entertainment_overview.aspx

Grapevine Mills Mall 11.5 MI
http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=1248

Hurricane Harbor 11 MI
http://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneHarborTexas/index.aspx

Irving Mall 1 MI
http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=216

Lone Star Park Horse Racing 6 MI
http://www.lonestarpark.com/

Palace of Wax/Ripley's 7 MI
http://www.palaceofwax.com/FlashSite/default.asp

Riverside Golf Club 7 MI
http://www.riverside-golfclub.com/layout9.asp?id=159&page=2554

Six Flags Over Texas 5 MI
http://www.sixflags.com/overTexas/index.aspx

Sixth Floor Museum Honoring JFK 12 MI
http://www.jfk.org/

Texas Motor Speedway 24 MI
http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/

Texas Stadium-Dallas Cowboys 6 MI
http://www.dallascowboys.com/

West End 15 MI
http://www.dallaswestend.org/

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Trip planner

http://www.dart.org/

Your starting address would be: 4650 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas, United States 75062

or take the shuttle to the train station an go from there.

Hope this helps!!!!

DD

Title: Re: Area attractions
Post by deltadarlin on May 14^th, 2008, 7:29pm

Here's a few more for those who might not mind the heat

Dallas Arboretum 22.4 miles
http://www.dallasarboretum.org/

Dallas Fort Worth Zoo 26.2 miles
http://www.fortworthzoo.com

Donna,
Many moons ago when I was in dallas, there was a place that had been *revived* and had a lot of funky shops and tea rooms (think the street was *green something*). Do you have any idea of what I'm talking about?

Title: Re: Area attractions
Post by Donna_D. on May 14^th, 2008, 7:37pm

Carolyn,

That would be lower Greenville avenue.

http://lowergreenvilledallas.com/

Thank you for posting the information about the arboretum. I knew you had specifically asked about it, sorry I didn't get it sooner!

DD

Title: Re: Area attractions
Post by deltadarlin on May 15^th, 2008, 10:02am

Thank-you.

Title: Re: Area attractions
Post by LeLimey on May 16^th, 2008, 11:43am

All star cast to include the charming presence of Donna, Linda, Elaine, Patty, Carolyn, Steph, Tanya etc.

Audio accompaniment provided by Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyul.

Cinematography - Delta Darlin.

Best Boy - Chuckles of course!

Supporting cast - Victoria's Secrets

Golden Globe - DJ

Jonny Salute available in wide screen as always [smiley=finger.gif]

Animal antics from - Goatie!!!

Now can you bear to miss all this?!

Title: Re: Area attractions
Post by LeLimey on May 16^th, 2008, 11:47am

Last time I was in Dallas I met up with friends from Amarillo too and we went to where Kennedy was shot and Fort Worth amongst other places. I can honestly say I had the time of my life, before and during the convention.

Maybe it was because it was my first ever convention, maybe because it was Dallas.. maybe alot of things!! All I do know is nowhere has measured up to Dallas since, it's my gold standard for a good time and I'm longing to go back so so much. Not just to see clusterheads, but to the magic Texas created for me. Obviously I really AM a West Texan and it wasn't just a piece of devilry from Jean and Donna LOL

I love Dallas, I love being with Clusterheads. This is a true homecoming for me in every way.

GOOD GRIEF BUT I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

Title: Re: Area attractions
Post by Brew on May 16^th, 2008, 2:36pm

Quote:

All I do know is nowhere has measured up to Dallas since...

Ouch.

Title: Re: Area attractions
Post by LeLimey on May 16^th, 2008, 3:05pm

That wasn't meant as a reflection on anywhere else Brew.. merely that - oh how can I explain this?!!

You can only have a first convention once.. a first anything ONCE.. after that you know how it's going to be. It's fun, it's exciting, its wonderful and you cry when you leave everyone (at least I do) but you KNOW what it's like. You KNOW how it feels.. There can only be that trepidation and that "What the hell am I doing?!" once though!!!

I know others go to a convention to have it as part of their holiday too and I fully understand that, but, for me, the convention IS what I go for.

I don't go outside the hotel other than to restaurants or what have you. I didn't go sightseeing in Milwaukee or Richmond, not because they were places I didn't want to see.. but I wanted to see clusterheads more.

Even Dallas this time won't be Dallas LAST TIME, FIRST TIME.

Does that make sense?

I'll never forget the others, Milwaukee and the Triptans and fireflies for instance.. Its just that Dallas was my first!

I'm going to shut up now before I can't climb out of this cos I'm only a shortarse!!