HELP!! First trip w car to Lone Star State

Howdy folks:

My fiance and I are travelling in Early august

to Dallas FW area, We will have a rental car for one week ( hope it has a/c as weather is real HOT, right!?)

we really enjoy drinking coffee, lattes, and people watching, on the lookout for neighbourhoods or suburb areas to relax and enjoy these things, stretch our legs.

plan on attending the Stockyards north of D/t, 6th flr museum, a side trip to a place like Tyler or Brazosport area of Houston ( don%26#39;t mind driving, we travel by car in LA, trips between Cali coast in Big Sur, palm springs, san diego, SF etc. )

hopefully enough time to see a two great malls in Dallas FW for her, we are disappointed to hear that our Favourite--Steve and Barrys went belly up

All your replies are greatly appreciated!!

HELP!! First trip w car to Lone Star State

The uptown part of Dallas has some good places for people watching, off McKinney Ave. Although you might encounter some of the stereotypical ';stuck ups'; that give Dallas a bad name.

Yes it will be HOT at that time. That is the worst month for us! Temps will be hovering around 100 or higher. So be prepared.

Definitely take the time to drive to Fort Worth to go to Sundance Square. That%26#39;s a great place to walk around at night, people watch, etc. You can park for free in a large, 6 or 7 story garage near Bass Performance Hall. :-) Also...the Stockyards are in Fort Worth, not Dallas. At least as far as I know, having grown up here!

A ';side trip'; to Houston would be a long drive from Dallas. Houston is a good 4 to 4 1/2 hours away, min. But I might suggest a side trip to the Glen Rose/Granbury area if you like nature. This is southwest of Fort Worth, maybe an hour or hour and a half outside of town.

HELP!! First trip w car to Lone Star State

The relatively new West Village Area, adjacent to Uptown is a walkable urban area that should be good for some casual people walking.

The suggestion of a road trip to the Southwest of Fort Worth is a good one but also don%26#39;t forget the East. Tyler State Park features a beautiful spring-fed Lake surrounded by a pine forest that makes a very nice summertime break in an environment completely different from DFW. It%26#39;s about two hours east of Dallas on I-20. Somewhat further East is the town of Jefferson near the Louisiana line. It provides a touch of the Old South.

If you go to Fort Worth you must eat a Joe T. Garcia%26#39;s. They only accept cash so be prepared!

I agree that the Uptown area of Dallas is great....Oak Lawn too if you like an edgier crowd. Good food in Uptown is Taco Diner, Mi Cocina, Cafe Madrid, Chuy%26#39;s, Ziziki%26#39;s and visit one of the many wine bars in the area (I like Crush Wine Bar, personally). Tons of good food in Oak Lawn, too!

Have fun!!!

Can anyone describe Uptown%26#39;s allure, is McKinney really nice all the way from downtown up towards

Dallas Love, should we consider staying at a nice hotel downtown in Big D or a nicer suburb type area

keep your amazings replies coming!! all the best to you :)

McKinney avenue is not a very long street. It eventually wanders into the very ritzy ';internal suburb'; of Highland Park.

Another neighborhood you might check out is Lower Greenville Avenue, east of Central Expressway. It has a somewhat funkier vibe; it would be better to visit in the evening.

If you want a real taste of the Mexican side of Texas consider a day trip to San Antonio. Sitting at a rRiverwalk cafe (Google San Antonio Riverwalk) sipping a latte or Margarita is my kind of relaxation. Dallas to San Antonio is about 4 hours, just plan to not drive through Austin during rush hours!

I have had a couple of friends just come back from Dallas and they loved it, I have never been down there but they said it was pretty hot, I would recommend bringing light clothes. I asked them what they already missed about %26lt;a href=';http://www.opentable.com/start.aspx?m=20';%26gt;Dallas%26lt;/a%26gt; and they said the food. Nothing like some good country style food. Good Luck, Eat well

I have had a couple of friends just come back from Dallas and they loved it, I have never been down there but they said it was pretty hot, I would recommend bringing light clothes. I asked them what they already missed about Dallas and they said the food. Nothing like some good country style food. Good Luck, Eat well

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What is Steve and Barry%26#39;s? I don%26#39;t get to shop much, but enjoy the few times a year I get to NorthPark and the Galleria.

I don%26#39;t know of a rental car company in TX that doesn%26#39;t have all AC cars. There isn%26#39;t any point really to having a non-AC vehicle, no one would ever rent it.

That said, bring light sweaters or jackets. We keep our buildings super-cold. So once you%26#39;re indoors you can get uncomfortable.

You don%26#39;t at all mention money so it makes it harder to give input.

I think you%26#39;d really enjoy the Belmont Hotel (really a motel) but quite fun. http://www.belmontdallas.com/

Dallas is a nodal city. Meaning there are little nodes of activity all over, but no one place to hang out.

Two areas no one%26#39;s suggested that I like a lot are the Bishop%26#39;s Arts District and Lover%26#39;s Lane at Inwood. In the BA have dinner at Hattie%26#39;s for nice upscale environment or Gloria%26#39;s for Savadoran/Tex Mex (Gloria%26#39;s and the Blue Goose are my two favorite Mexican restaurants in town). The Inwood Theater has a nice bar, and usually an entertaining midnight movie on the weekends.

The Dallas Arboretum is really beautiful and has music on some Thursday evenings, but they have no music in August. http://www.dallasarboretum.org/

Depending upon when you%26#39;re here the Dallas Museum of Art%26#39;s third Friday is always a cool thing to do. (But the outdoor parts are hot, hot, hot!)

If you%26#39;re into ritzy, glitzy shopping go to Highland Park Village.