If you are considering a visit to Dallas Texas, take some time to visit some of the best historical sites. The agents at E-Z Rent-A-Car in Dallas will share with you some of their favorites. The city of Dallas takes the historical value very serious. The city has a historical landmark commission that oversees the historical districts and structures.
The advantage to visiting Dallas is the adjoining large city of Ft Worth. A short drive in your rental car will take you to another city with a significant historical value. One of the most popular locations is the Stockyards National Historic District in Fort Worth. Considered the safe haven for 19th-century cattle drivers, the stockyards were a stop where they could get rest and supplies. With more than 4 million cattle herded through Fort Worth every year, the town earned the name "Cowtown."
Today you will find less cattle and things are more country at the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. The 98-acre historic district in Fort Worth, one of the only remaining stockyards in the United States, still maintains a live version of history. You can witness a cattle drive, done purely for entertainment, tour the world's first indoor rodeo arena, the Cowtown Coliseum, and explore the Livestock Exchange Building. See the important roll livestock had in Texas at the Stockyards Museum. Don’t forget to grab a beer at the White Elephant Saloon, the oldest bar in Fort Worth.
Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District
Dealey Plaza Park is a national historic landmark and is the site of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The district is home to a number of historic sites including the Texas School Book Depository, the Sixth Floor Museum, and the Pillars of Unity. It is the oldest city park in Dallas, and there is no admission fee to take a self-guided tour of the area.
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas
This is a very somber and historical location in United States history. The place where an assassin shot dead President John F. Kennedy in 1963 as his motorcade drove past. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, is dedicated to preserving the history of that tragic day in America's history.
Today the museum has encased in Plexiglas the spot from where Oswald fired his shots, and details the fateful day and the week that followed in a series of exhibits that includes more than 400 photos and documentary film footage. Additional exhibits also display the legacy of the Kennedy presidency. Below the museum lies Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy's motorcade was driving when he was shot. Visitors can see a white "X" on the street and a marker along the sidewalk at the exact spot of the shooting.
Enjoy your historic visit in your E-Z Rent-A-Car.
