Happy Thanksgiving! The boys woke up so excited for the day and wished everyone in the house a Happy Thanksgiving! It was raining in the morning so we packed the boys up in the 4Runner and Cole mapped out a route for a self-guided driving tour of downtown Dallas. We saw the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Dealey Plaza, John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, The Sixth Floor Museum Building, Pioneer Plaza, Giant Eyeball, Klyde Warren Park, Belo Mansion, then we drove to Turtle Creek to see the mansions in Highland Park. We loved the houses and Christmas decorations! The boys had fun picking which house was their favorite. We had so much fun driving through the Highland Park neighborhood, and I would say it was definitely the highlight of our drive around Dallas. We headed back to the house in time for Thanksgiving dinner. Smoked brisket and smoked turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, pies, candied yams and dinner rolls! The table was set, Martinelli’s sparkling, and everyone was ready to eat! All of the food was SO delicious! The boys ate SO much smoked turkey and kept asking for more! A Thanksgiving feast they will never forget! Everything tasted incredible! Naptimes, desserts, Top Gun Maverick, and then it was off to bed for the kids while the grown ups stayed up late watching a movie and playing Nintendo! What an awesome Thanksgiving Day in Dallas, Texas!
Things We Did On Our Self Guided Driving Tour of Dallas, Texas:
- Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge
- Dealey Plaza
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
- The Sixth Floor Museum Building
- Pioneer Plaza
- Giant Eyeball
- Klyde Warren Park
- Belo Mansion
- Turtle Creek
- Highland Park
Tips
- The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge has a beautiful 400 foot arch and spans the Trinity River
- Dealey Plaza is a park known as “The Birthplace of Dallas” and is also the location of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963
- The John F. Kennedy Memorial is a monument to the President in the West End Historic District
- The Sixth Floor Museum explores the life and death of President John F. Kennedy
- Pioneer Plaza is a large park featuring a large sculpture commemorating nineteenth century cattle drives that took place along the Shawnee Trail
- The Eye is a 30 foot fiberglass sculpture created by Chicago-based artist Tony Tasset
- Klyde Warren Park is a 5.2-acre public park with children’s parks, reading spaces, fountains, game areas, and dog parks
- Belo Mansion is a historic mansion built for Colonel Alfred Horatio Belo, a veteran of the Confederate States Army
- Drive through Turtle Creek and Highland Park to see some of the most luxurious parks, mansions and homes in Dallas!
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Here are photos from our self guided driving tour of Dallas, beginning with the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza in the rain:
Dallas County Courthouse:
Rain and fog covering the skyscrapers of downtown Dallas:
The Giant Eyeball in downtown Dallas!
Cathedral Santuario de la Virgen de Guadalupe:
Highland Park neighborhood:
Cole called this the “Gaudí” house…I can see that!
