Dallas, Texas is one of my favorite towns.  It is definitely a big city, but it has a Midwestern feel.  This trip to Dallas allowed me to do several of my favorite things: I visited some old college friends, added to my shot glass collection, visited a historic area and saw a great aquarium.
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The Dallas World Aquarium is located in the heart of downtown in the historic ... Read More

 
Traveling through the Lone Star State means you’ll likely be feasting on the quintessential Texas food: barbeque! Whether mesquite, hickory, oak, wet, dry, smoked, open-pit or in-ground steamed, BBQ is practically a religion here.  These three AAA inspectors have 30+ years of combined dining experience and have licked sauce from their fingers all over the country, but here are some of their Texas favorites.

Click on the restaurant's name to see it on a map, as well as hours and AAA Diamond Ratings.  ... Read More

What first comes to mind for many Dallas visitors is the very thing this Texas metropolis has at times wanted to forget: the assassination of John F. Kennedy, which occurred 47 years ago today.

Following the 35th president’s murder, there was a backlash against Dallas’ populace—Americans who were themselves plagued by grief and guilt over the painful chapter in U.S. history that had transpired in their city.... Read More

If shopping tops your list of vacation must-dos, head to Dallas, where you’ll discover more retail opportunities per capita than in any other major U.S. city. In the “Big D,” visiting fashionistas follow in the Jimmy Choo footsteps of label-coveting natives to discover contemporary suburban malls and high-end boutiques imported from Beverly Hills and New York City.

■ Neiman Marcus 
Though there are several in and around the city, the store at 1618 Main Street downtown is the respected retailer’s flagship. Established in 1907, Neiman Marcus opened this location in 1914 after fire destroyed its original showroom at Elm and Murphy streets. Inside the historic building, ... Read More