I will be in Dallas from 4/9 in the afternoon through Wednesday the 12th. I'll be busy during the day. I'll be near the airport the whole trip. Any one single thing to do one evening, or something to see? I will have a rental car, but I'll be busy 8-10hrs/day. TIA

Daley Plaza for sure.

If at all possible I'd hit Pecan Lodge BBQ. I'm not a Texan but when in Dallas......

See if they have a rodeo out at the Ft Worth Stockyards while you are in town.

You'll be near DFW Airport vs Love Field??

Visit Texas Gun Experience on the south end of Main Street in Grapevine and rent a full-auto:

https://texasgunexperience.com/full-auto-inventory

I would go to Dealy Plaza and line up the real shots. South end of the overpass and a couple places along the grassy knoll fence. And skip the 6th floor bullshit.

Leave as soon as you can. Worked in that area for nearly 5 years, Dallas sucks.

I've been to the Beretta Gallery in Dallas. Great place if you like guns and accessories.

Beretta Gallery

See Debbie Does Dallas!!

I avoid Dallas whenever possible. Be careful, traffic is even worse than Houston.

Check out Jacksons Armory gun shop

Sixth floor museum .. see if you could have made the shot

Fort Worth stock yards

2nd this idea
Only 2 of them in the country and it will leave ya drooling over the wood on the higher end guns

Downtown Grapevine is pretty neat. Mom and pop specialty shops, restaurants, etc.

I went to Pecan LODGE! about a month ago and it wasn't nearly as good as it has been in the past. I'd recommend Terry Black's, down the street, over Pecan Lodge any day. It's in Deep Ellum, which is a fair piece from DFW airport.

Terry Black's BBQ

cruise Harry Hines

Careful now, one might contract the Deep Ellum blues going there . . .

If you go down to deep elm put your money in your shoes
The women in deep elem, they give you the deep elem blues

Oh, sweet mama, your daddy's got them deep elem blues

Once I had a girlfriend, she meant the world to me
She went down to deep elem, now, she ain't what she used to be

Oh, sweet mama, your daddy's got them deep elem blues

Once I knew a preacher, preached the bible through and through
He went sown to deep elem, now, his preaching days are through

Oh, sweet mama, your daddy's got them deep elem blues

When you go down to deep elem to have a little fun
Have your ten dollars ready when the police man comes

Oh, sweet mama, your daddy's got them deep elem blues

When yo go down to deep elem put your money in your pants
'Cause the women in deep elem, they don't give a man a chance

Oh, sweet mama, your daddy's got them deep elem blues

Or just do Debbie.

Dangerous area with lots of weirdos and nightcrawlers.

I know, you can...oh, wait...then there's....Never mind. 🤣

Ray's Hardware and Sporting Goods
730 Singleton Blvd. Dallas

Rays, sure brings back memories, bought a lot of guns there in the eighties, go to stock yards in Ft. Worth.

Ft Worth has better tourist attractions than Dallas. The stockyards, a walkable downtown; if your trip covered a Saturday I would recommend a tour of Bass Hall. Joe T Garcia’s is an incredible setting for a Mexican food; like an outdoor Mexican paradise; but the food is mediocre; be prepared to stand in line to get a seat (30-60 mins); bring cash, Joe T’s doesn’t take plastic.

The Dallas Arboretum is considered the most beautiful park in America - it is truly magnificent. Admission Fee $$.

The MLB season will have started when you are here. The Rangers play the Cubs on the 9th and the Royals on the 10th-12th. Their stadium is in Arlington between Dallas and Ft Worth.

Tour the Cowboys stadium.

If you are a shopper, go to NorthPark Mall (US75 @ Northwest Hwy/Loop 12). It has several high-end boutiques. Big Neiman-Marcus store. Or for a smaller more intimate stop, go to Highland Park Village (Preston Rd at Mockingbird Ln). Oldest shopping center in America. Excellent Spanish architecture. The Beretta store is at HPV.

There is a Cabela’s in Allen, a northern suburb of Dallas and a Bass Pro in Grapevine just north of DFW airport.

As far as nice areas to see, drive down Swiss Avenue in east Dallas near downtown. Incredible old restored homes. You can drive down the street and gawk. None of the houses are open for tour.

If you are out driving, then circle around White Rock Lake. A small fairly nice lake inside the city. It is adjacent to the Arboretum.

The Trinity River Audubon Center is not far south of downtown. Probably the largest urban forest in America. Huge. Very much untouched nature. You may see some wild game there.

If you enjoy art, the Dallas Museum of Art is downtown; pretty good museum. And walk over to Clyde Warren Park - built over a freeway; lot of people gather there.

If you like walking, get on the Katy Trail headed north out of downtown. Stop for a drink or meal at the Katy Trail Ice House - nice place to relax outdoors. You can also drive to the Ice House.

If you are into rubbing shoulders with the rich people, eat at Dunston’s Steak House located on Lovers Lane. Down to earth; not fancy. You might see Jerry Jones or Troy Aikman there.

There is an entertainment district named Deep Ellum (Elm Street) just east of downtown. Be careful - it can be rough. North Dallas is the good area. Except for places I have mentioned, you want to stay out of east, south and west Dallas.

Skip the zoo - it is not good and it is in Oak Cliff (not a good area).

I suggest you avoid using the DART transit system. Too small to effectively cover the DFW metroplex. You might find homeless people hanging out on the trains and using the trains for bathrooms. This is the result of a minority-led government in a non-Republican city (I said that nicely, didn’t I?)

Fair Park, the State Fair grounds, is pretty blah. Some of the world’s best Art Deco architecture - but that’s all.

Dealey Plaza is a so-so attraction. More could have been done, but to be honest most Dallasites would just as soon forget this tragedy because of the hatred that was spewed toward Dallas from the rest of the nation.

Enjoy your time in Big D. Safe travels.

^^^^ Double up on your auto insurance. Crazy rude drivers.

No one reads the OP anymore.

-I will have my company paying for a rental

-I am looking for attractions or food NEAR THE FOOKIN AIRPORT WHERE I AM STAYING AND WORKING

-I can make maybe one trip further than 30 mins from the airport, no more than an hour, during non-business hours

Narrow your DB query, gents...

Few ever did and many here struggle to read at all.

I didn't see where you indicated DFW, Love, or DEI airports. If DFW and you have a taste for asian food, there are a few top notch Chinese and Vietnamese restaurants not far away. Hurtado BBQ is also close. For music, there is usually something going on at Levitt Pavilion.

If Love you'll be downtown. Bishop Arts is a better neighborhood for normal people than Deep Ellum mentioned above. Apart from Terry Black's BBQ there isn't much else unless you want to get drunk around trannies or get a face tattoo. Also downtown the JFK museum is good as is the Dallas Museum of Art. All of this is reachable from DFW as well just a bit more of a drive.

Reunion Tower has a good nighttime view of the city, but the view from the bridge on Beckley Ave is just as good and easier to get to. If you visit the bridge at night, don't drive down to the Trinity park below unless you need some heroin.

If you like Bishop Arts and want to move there, I know of a couple houses for sale....

Check out Congo Street, I did.

Guess what DB he never said which airport so if it is Love Field above responses apply.
If it is DFW airport then the Grapevine responses apply as that town is right in the airport almost.
From DFW airport you have Grapevine, Irving, Arlington, Richland Hills, Southlake, etc for towns to go and check out.
The Grapevine/ Southlake area has tons of restaurants, way better than Joe T's, and shops.
Downtown Grapevine has great shops and wine tasting rooms, I believe the train from the airport goes right South end of Main St now.
Southlake area has tons of shopping and restaurants too.

You might fond public transit to Dallas from the airport, train or bus. Both can be entertaining to say the least.

Avoid rush hour traffic around Grapevine/ Southlake.

If I was flying into Chicago and asked for sheit near the airport I'd assume everyone knows I'm flying into ORD. If it was MDW I'd let you know I was flying into the ghetto.

I'll be in Irving. And not traveling more than 30-40 mins for anything. So sheit to visit in OKC is irrelevant. And while we're at it, fly to GFY. Free [bleep] necklaces when you arrive.

Going to love all of that from a company provided rental car. Should I sign up to be an Uber driver with the company rental while in town? Does my personal vehicle insurance cover it if I am driving a company provided rental insured by the rental agency while using for commercial use? So confused.

Dear Texans, I don't want to meet anyone from 24hrCF who is from TX. You're dense. The end.

GFY is in Namibia, so for things to do you can fight natives for bananas or join the search for clean water.

As far as what specific part of Dallas you fly into it doesn't matter much to respondents to this thread. Wherever you are going you should go somewhere else. People will have been there 40 years ago and they saw a gay guy, or there was more traffic than in their podunk hometown so they hated it, or they saw on a map the county voted blue, or they read a mugging story once. It doesn't even matter that it is Dallas. There is a lunch place across from this one stoplight in a town you'll never go to that is way better than anything you'll ever get no matter where else you go.

Jackson Armory and the Beretta Store in Highland Village. Used to be a awesome little Italian restaurant in Highland Village too. Don’t know if it’s still there. Been several years since I last ate there.
Saw Dion Sanders once in the Beretta Store. He was trying to order a “bejeweled” jigged up 686 O/U. 🤪

He was, though, a very nice and cordial guy. I was pretty shocked at how down to earth he seemed. 😬

I was there in January. Standing on the headshot X in the road.



Turkey shoot.




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Never heard of her.

80 something yards. Even something my blind ass can do with open sights at 28ish MPH, never mind a scope.

Try telling my employer that. If I wanted to go to the land of retards, TX was their first pick.

#imissflave

LOL !! Don't know if it's the Texas in them or the Campfire in them......LOL

Just stay at the bar and drink !

On 2nd thought, forget Grapevine, South Oak Cliff sound like a good option for you.

I believe your best option is to watch tv in your rock and night and order room service.

Better for everybody.

Stand on the grassy knoll, look up at the window and decide if you could have made the shot.

Ha first thing I was going to say was Debbie

JFK wasn't shot in the window from the grassy knoll, WTF do they teach in Pennsyltucky?

I agree. Texans are retards. Think I will reschedule the trip for CA.

deflave, thoughts?

Wineries in downtown Grapevine are fun.
The Big Fish restaurant in Grapevine is pretty good. Park behind it, not on the main street.

If you can get away quick enough Holland and Holland is the store to visit. Parking on the street is odd. I just park anywhere I can put a rent car. You enter through a High End jewelry store and up the stairs.
I need a GPS to get there. South East of Grapevine.
EVERYONE in the store is friendly and a gun person. The selection of used guns is first rate. They are pleased to show you anything.

https://hollandandholland.com/dallas-gunroom

There used to be a precision shooter who ran The Reload Bench on Ballpark Road but moved to North Beltlne. He runs a small lot print shop but always has time to talk reloading and classic airplanes. V.V. powder and many sets of case forming and wildcat dies. It was one of the best places ever to discuss case forming, wildcat and load development. A Square was across the street, a long time ago, I never went there.

This man has ideas. Will try to take my boss there. Thanks.

I can Google stuff. But how far from DFW is this? Also see screen name. Fun.

About 25minutes ar less to H&H.

Grapevine is closer. Maybe 15 minutes to Bass Pro and the Mall. Downtown Grapevine is easy from theairport.

I did not mention Safari Club International. Harder to get to but everyone is nice. They enjoy giving tours. Every office has a trophy and lots of good art sprinkled around.

https://www.biggame.org/

Drive 1 hr north to Swamp Nasty Outfitters and shoot pigs all night long. They provide everything you need.

I’d hit up Cracker Barrel first thing

Yep. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻