Rusty and Mrs. Buttplate Invite You To Tour Good Old Big D

"I'm going back to Dallas. Got my razor and my gun.
      'cause there's a lotta s--t in Dallas,
          you never know when you might step in some."
There is a lot of stuff in Dallas to see and do. Here the Buttplates have included some of the cultural highlights this cosmopolitain Texas metropolis offers for elucidation of the spirit, and Rusty included some he likes too.

Whether it's Cowboys in Texas Stadium or cowboys at the Mesquite Championship Rodeo there's bound to be something you will find enjoyable about Dallas.
Hope to see y'all soon. When we can set a spell and visit.

Dallas Museum of Art

1717 North Harwood
(214) 922-1200
Home Web Site
City of Dallas Web Site

Rusty's Notes - The gemstone of the visual arts in tha The Arts District. Spend all day here. The Atrium has moved light years beyond chili dogs and potato chips. Check it out. Rusty thinks there are few more beautiful serttings than this for a bite to eat.

Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

8525 Garland Road at Lakeland Drive
214-327-8263
Home Web Site

Rusty's Notes -Acres of trees, shrubs and flowers. The azelea grotto boasts over 2000 varieties of azaleas. Gardeners don't pass this up.

Dallas Historical Society

3939 Grand Avenue
Hall of State Building Fair Park
214-421-4500
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Dallas Morning News Comments

Rusty's Notes - Visit the Hall of Heroes in this gem of an exposition park built for the 1936 Texas Centennial in magnificent Art Deco style. Restored to it's original splendor in the 1990's. A wonderful collection of Dallas history on display with additional information about historic sites in the city.

Dallas City Hall

1500 Marilla Street
Downtown
City of Dallas Web Site

Rusty's Notes - I.M.Pei Architecture using an inverted pyramid. Beautiful courtyard with Henry Moore sculpture.

Pioneer Park

near the Convention Center
Griffin at Young
Dallas, TX 75202
214-953-1184
Dallas Morning News Guide Comments

Rusty's Notes - Over 2 acres with 50 (count'em) head of twice size longhorns rendered in bronze with an Anglo, an African-American and a Mexican cowboy in bronze moving the herd. It's a classic Texan scene thast's a surefire hit with visitors.

Kalita Humphrey Theater Center

3636 Turtle Creek Blvd
at Between Blackburn and Lemmon
Dallas, TX 75219
214-526-8210
Dallas Morning News Guide Comments

Rusty's Notes - the only theatre ever designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Mustangs of Williams Square Plaza
in Los Colinas

O'Connor Road north of Highway 114.
972/869-9047 or 800/2-IRVING
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Rusty's Notes -a herd of bronze wild mustangs seem to thunder through a creek crossing in a office building courtyard. You can pretend that the roar of the nearby 114 Freeway is the sweep of the wind through the short grass prairie.

The Cypress Water Gardens
of Fountain Place

1445 Ross Avenue
Ross at Field Street - Downtown

Rusty's Notes -the courtyards surrounding this impressive office building will carry you away to a land of cypress trees, fountains and waterfalls. It's the biggest water feature for an office building Rusty's ever seen (keeping in mind that he's country boy).

DART

A money saving way to see a lot of city, it's everywhere, nearly.
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Rusty's Notes - Ride the rails and see the city. Ride all day for just a few dollars per person. Every station included the works of local artists in their construction. The Lovers Lane Station employed a poet. Check it out.
    For convention attendees here's a little Buttplate secret. Stay in a hotel North of Knox /Henderson as far out as Royal Lane (the restaurants will be nicer), then you can park in commuter parking (free), ride DART RAIL right to the Convention Center, ride downtown and back with parking included, all for $3.00 a day. Parking costs a ton more at the Convention Center and you won't have to fight rush hour traffic. Sounds like a winner to Rusty.

State Fair of Texas

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Dallas Morning News Guide Comments

Rusty's Notes -If you have never been to the Great State Fair of the Great State of Texas, come on down. Meet Big Tex. Your view of the world will never be the same.