USA Guide
Texas
Dealey Plaza
Dealey Plaza will be forever associated with the Kennedy assassination. A small green space beside Houston Street's triple underpass, it has become one of the most recognizable urban streetscapes in the world. Whenever you come, you will find tourists snapping pictures. The Texas Schoolbook Depository itself, at 411 Elm St, is now the Dallas County Administration Building, the penultimate floor of which houses The Sixth Floor Museum (Mon noon–6pm; Tues– Sun 10am–6pm; $13.50). Displays build up a suspenseful narrative, culminating in the infamous juddering 8mm footage of Kennedy crumpling into Jackie's arms; the images remain deeply affecting. The "gunman's nest" has been recreated and, whatever you believe about Oswald's guilt, it is chilling to look down at the streets below and imagine the mayhem the shooter must have seen that day. One block east of Dealey Plaza, in the Dallas County Historical Plaza on Main and Market streets, is the striking John F. Kennedy Memorial. Walk inside the simple, open-air concrete structure, and you will feel removed from the city.
Opening time: Daily
Price: Free