Dayna & John
Things To Do
Dallas Museum of Art
Free admission!
Klyde Warren Park
A park that is located on top of pearl bridge in the middle of the city, there is a kids jungle gym, large green space, a Mi Cocina (Tex Mex with Primo Margaritas), and a vast array of food trucks. Free admission! It is located right in front of the Dallas Museum of Art.
The Dallas World Aquarium
Indoor and outdoor experience with a huge aviary right in the middle of Downtown Dallas! Admission: Adult $30, Seniors 65+ and Military $25, Kids 3-12 $20
Crayola Experience Plano
Discover the magic of color at Crayola Experience, Crayola’s premier, one-of-a-kind family attraction! Dozens of hands-on, creative activities and a full day of fun awaits families in Plano, Texas at The Shops at Willow Bend 35 minutes from the hotel block. Bigger, brighter and bolder than ever, the colorful adventures of Crayola Experience help kids and adults alike explore art and technology, express their creativity and experience color in a whole new way. Admission is $26 per person with children 2 and under free
Dallas Farmers Market
Free Admission! Great indoor food spots
Pegasus City Brewery Downtown Taproom
Historic Building-turned brewery half a mile from the hotel blocks! One of many breweries in Dallas, but this one is walking distance!
Milo Butterfingers
The unofficial-official stomping grounds of John’s SMU days, and Dayna has become a fan as well 😜 Great Sports bar with affordable drinks, pitchers of beer, darts, and cheese fries
High Fives
The closest bar in Dallas Dayna can get to being back in Lubbock at Texas Tech (WRECK EM!) ❤️ and where John had his first taste of Red Raider culture. Dayna highly suggests the TTU staple drinks of a Chilton and DP Shootout
Jimmy's Food Store
Dallas' version of Joe Leone's (Point Pleasant's finest Italian takeaway). This is a local Dallas spot specializing in Italian goods and with an excellent on-site sandwich deli.
Eataly Dallas
Located 15 minutes from the Hotel block in the upscale NorthPark Mall, Eataly offers a place to eat, shop, and learn of all things Italian. Check out their events calendar for possible cooking and mixology classes or swing by to shop for authentic Italian products.
Grandscape
Located 40min from the hotel block A big outdoor shopping and unique activity mall that has numerous restaurants, bars, outdoor wine bar, large turf park, Galaxy Movie Theater, Immersive Game Box, an escape room, mini golf, Ferris wheel, go karting, and the famous Scheels sporting goods store.
The Star in Frisco - Dallas Cowboys Practice Facility
Located 45min away from the Hotel block, The Star is the 91-acre campus of the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters and practice facility in Frisco, Texas. Filled with restaurants, shops, and Dallas Cowboys Memorabilia.
Fort Worth Stockyards
Located in Fort Worth, about an hour from downtown Dallas. Nothing embodies Western heritage better than the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. From the original brick walkways to the wooden corrals, every inch of the Stockyards tells the true history of Texas’s famous livestock industry.