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During your Dallas vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art
This exceptionally displayed collection is the product of one of Dallas's best-known real estate developer's fascination with the arts of Japan, China, and India. The 500 pieces on display (taken from a collection of more than 7,000 objects) range from 1000 B.C. to the 20th century. The first floor is dedicated to the arts of Japan; its galleries hold Japanese scrolls and screens, as well as ceramics and bronzes. The Chinese galleries focus mostly on painting, sculpture, and decorative arts from the last Chinese empire, the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Across a sky bridge is the third gallery, dedicated to Indian culture, with Hindu sculptures and features of Indian architecture, including a large residence facade in elaborately carved red limestone. There are also a number of sculptures from Cambodia -- a standout is the pre-Khmer 7th-century figure of Vishnu -- and Nepalese and Tibetan objets d'art. Allow an hour or two to see it all.Crow's non-Asian sculpture collection is on display at the Trammell Crow Center, located at 2001 Ross Ave. at Harwood. It includes 19th- and 20th-century French bronzes (by Rodin and Maillol) throughout the office building and in the garden.
Dallas Zoo
If you're headed west to Fort Worth, and one zoo trip will do, you'd be better off waiting (the Fort Worth Zoo, along with the one in San Antonio, are the two best in Texas and two of the best in the country). Otherwise, if the kids are clamoring for some wild animals, the recently renovated Dallas Zoo -- the oldest zoo in Texas, founded in 1888 -- isn't likely to disappoint (one feature, "Wilds of Africa," was named the top African zoo exhibit in the country). The 85-acre park also features a habitat for rare Sumatran tigers, a chimpanzee forest, and a monorail safari ride. A couple of hours spent here should suffice for the kids.
Swiss Avenue Historic District
Toward the turn of the 20th century, the Dallas elite began to abandon the area that now comprises the Arts District and move east (near the modestly funky Lakewood neighborhood). Sprawling, grand homes from the early 1900s -- English Tudor, Georgian, Spanish, you name it -- line a broad avenue, about 4 blocks of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Wilson Blocks (2800 and 2900), named for Frederick Wilson, who built a number of the homes there, are especially attractive. Around the holidays, Swiss Avenue is a favorite for Christmas lights cruisers. A drive-by can be done in 15 minutes; allow a half-hour if you want to stroll.
Doubletree' Hotel Dallas-Campbell Centre
We're centrally located near an array of Dallas attractions - NorthPark Center mall, home of Neiman Marcus and other specialty stores;the Greenville Avenue entertainment district, DART rail that connects to Downtown and the West End and North ...
Adolphus Hotel
The Adolphus offers guests the graceful splendor of a European country manor in the heart of a thriving city. The historic baroque architecture is considered by many to be, "the most beautiful building west of Venice."Our Lobby Living Room offers a sitting room with one of America's finest art and antique furnishings collections. Conde Nast Travelers Reader's Choice Awards proclaims the Adolphus one of the top ten in the United ...
Embassy Suites Hotel Dallas-Market Center
The Embassy Suites Market Center is located in the heart of Dallas, the Market Center area- Texas Stadium- The New American Airlines Arena- Museum-Both Airports- Lonestar Park and Medical District. We are only minutes from Downtown's West End Market Place- upscale shopping and other local attractions. We are located near Dallas finest restaurants. Just across the street from us are the U.T. Southwest Medical Center- Apparel Mart-World Trade Center and The Infomart. Only 1.5 miles away ...
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