I got this idea from the uncreative laura site. 13 places in your hometown that you would take the rest of us to if we visited, and why:
1. My house. Because if you come to my city and I don’t invite you in, I’m not worth anything.
2. Deep Ellum. Because it’s the creative musical hub of Dallas, and there are lots of good venues and bands down there constantly.
3. The grassy knoll. Besides JR, this is what helped put Dallas on the map. You can even stand in the street on the white X that marks the spot where JFK was killed, and I’ll take your picture. Just look out for the cars.
4. Reunion Tower. Mostly cause I’ve never been to the observation deck and I’ve been dying to go lately. It’s a Dallas cityscape icon.
5. The Meridian Room. An Expo Park bar that is the site of our every Sunday brunch.
6. New Amsterdam Coffee Haus. The European-style coffeehouse/bar where we like to hang out at night. Sorry, they don’t serve decaf, and if you wear your baby in a sling and go in the while the sun’s still shining, they’ll kick you out, I promise.
7. IR Gallery. Where our friends Sarah Jane and Daniel run a gallery featuring local artists.
8. Cafe Brazil. A legendary, Dallas-only set of restaurants. It’s an authentic Dallas experience.
9. The Cosmic Cafe. Amazing vegetarian fare.
10. The Gold Rush. We can walk from our house and it’s a great little hole-in-the-wall artist hangout with greasy food.
11. Lower Greenville. It’s home, and you can gawk at all the SMU brats coming down to trash our neighborhood on the weekends.
12. Starbucks. This is Dallas. Dallas is corporate, and there are no other coffeehouses (that let you bring your kids to anyway). ‘Nuff said.
13. The DMA. It was either the art museum or a mall. The mall is more “Dallas,” but I’m sure plenty of Dallasites you meet will make you feel snubbed or less-than, so we can skip the mall.
regarding #12: You might want to try this one, right down the street from you as well…also The Coffee company, literally down the street from you, serves brewed coffee as well and seems to be a bit of a hangout at times…you can sit there and watch them roast the beans too…
yay to every single one of those! have yet to do the meridian or observation deck, though. we’ll stick it on our list.
—c
ooohhhh! Brazil! There is no Brazil here… do not mention the Brazil to me… everyone knows I love the Brazil! Oh- pain… oh- agony!
the observation deck is the big globe looking spinny building right? I had dinner there once. Fantastic meal, and a fantastic veiw. The water tasted like dirt, though.
good list…i would add barbecs (amazing, dirt cheap beer biscuits) in eastish dallas and the world aquarium downtown tho it’s a bit expensive. they have manatees and jaguars! and birds that fly around free as can be. i am inspired…i will make one for la.