I'm In Texas!

Fontaine · #1 09-26-2010, 05:37 PM

Hey guys, recently I arrived in Texas for business. I'm staying in Addison and I was just wondering what are some things I need to check out? People keep telling me about the State fair? But I'm not sure if that's for me yet considering I just got here yesterday. Today I checked out the Galleria Shopping Center, and holy crap that place is HUGE! I can't believe there's a rink in there haha, I kind of wanted to grab a hockey stick and get a game of hockey going!

So what interesting and fun places can I check out while I'm in town? btw I'm 20 years old if that helps.

Thanks!

fdeck · #2 09-26-2010, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Fontaine

Hey guys, recently I arrived in Texas for business. I'm staying in Addison and I was just wondering what are some things I need to check out? People keep telling me about the State fair? But I'm not sure if that's for me yet considering I just got here yesterday. Today I checked out the Galleria Shopping Center, and holy crap that place is HUGE! I can't believe there's a rink in there haha, I kind of wanted to grab a hockey stick and get a game of hockey going!

So what interesting and fun places can I check out while I'm in town? btw I'm 20 years old if that helps.

Thanks!

Welcome to the land of traffic jams and big malls, if you're into that sort of thing.

When I lived in Fort Worth, there was some cool stuff going on in Dallas. I caught some good jazz in Deep Ellum, went to the symphony, and the art museums. There was a gigantic flea market on the first Saturday of every month, with mostly electronics and computer surplus.

jonathan_matos5 · #3 09-26-2010, 07:14 PM

you are in TX?

my condolences.

people keep telling me not to mess with TX. I assume because the place is already a mess.

Tommygunn · #4 09-26-2010, 07:24 PM

Congrats.

I love Texas btw.

Tommygunn · #5 09-26-2010, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fontaine

Hey guys, recently I arrived in Texas for business. I'm staying in Addison and I was just wondering what are some things I need to check out? People keep telling me about the State fair? But I'm not sure if that's for me yet considering I just got here yesterday. Today I checked out the Galleria Shopping Center, and holy crap that place is HUGE! I can't believe there's a rink in there haha, I kind of wanted to grab a hockey stick and get a game of hockey going!

So what interesting and fun places can I check out while I'm in town? btw I'm 20 years old if that helps.

Thanks!

Oh and they're currently adding on to it. Just BTW

Fontaine · #6 09-26-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tommygunn

Oh and they're currently adding on to it. Just BTW

I couldn't believe the size of it already, like I said already, there`s a rink in there!!!

DigMe · #7 09-26-2010, 09:38 PM

Dallas World Aquarium is excellent if you like that sort of thing. Costs about $24 to get in. 6th floor museum is a cool museum of the JFK assassination and all the controversy and conspiracy theory around it. Check out the stockyards and downtown in Fort Worth. Also Fort Worth has an awesome zoo. Really great. How long are you going to be there? It's worth it to check out the state fair. It runs for weeks and has some cool exhibitions and whatnot.

bc

MJ5150 · #8 09-27-2010, 12:08 AM

Go to the Fair for sure. Eat some fair food, ride some rides, and check out some calf roping.

-Mike

Stu L. · #9 09-27-2010, 08:17 AM

You missed Rush at Fair Park yesterday. Great show. Also, the mall in Frisco has an ice rink in it, and the one in Arlington may also. Are the Rangers in town? Maybe catch a ball game. Maybe I missed it, but how long are you in town?

fo shizzle · #10 09-27-2010, 06:37 PM

Go see the West division Champion Texas Rangers. They're in town this week.

http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=tex

Justlearning · #11 09-28-2010, 03:51 PM

The State Fair really is pretty great. So are the Stockyards in Fort Worth, and the Fort Worth Zoo is worth seeing. West End in Dallas. Ranger Stadium and the new Cowboy Stadium, both in Arlington are worth seeing...great if you can see a game. Sundance Square in downtown Fort Worth is fun too. Enjoy!!!

Tommygunn · #12 09-28-2010, 03:52 PM

Oh! Caddilac Ranch!

stevetx19 · #13 09-28-2010, 06:50 PM

Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth

Texas is a mess with our shopping malls and traffic jams, yes. But we have good food. I don't even know where to begin to send you looking for a good meal.

basstotheface · #14 09-28-2010, 07:01 PM

Try some Tex-Mex. Best food in the south, also a nice Texas barbecue would be nice.

ez-rhino · #15 09-28-2010, 08:58 PM

Hey man, welcome to Texas.

If you like the typical touristy stuff, there's the Dallas World Aquarium, Dallas Museum of Art, can't stress enough about the State Fair, the biggest in the country. Lots of fun stuff to do there, it's not your typical state fair.

There's a Guitar Center not far from you, right at I-635 and Welch Rd, on the service road of 635 on the north side, right past that Tollway right in front of you.

There's alot going on this week and weekend, a big college football weekend here, as, the Texas / OU game is at the Cotton Bowl, a metric s#it-ton of people come in from all over for this game.

There's a district just east of downtown Dallas called Deep Ellum. It was dead for awhile, but has been coming back over the past couple years. Lots of clubs, live bands nightly, some good restaurants, etc.

At most of the newsstands, there's a free weekly rag called the Dallas Observer. Go get one, they come out every Wednesday, new one comes out tomorrow. Has a good calendar of what's going on around town.

Again, welcome to Dallas, enjoy your stay!