Tour Dallas with Mark Lamster, the architecture critic for the Dallas Morning News. Travel over the Continental Avenue Bridge West Dallas Gateway to well-known architectural highlights: the famous Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, designed by Santiago Calatrava; the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Hall, designed by I. M. Pei and home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra; and the Winspear Opera House, designed by Norman Foster of Foster + Partners.
Visit historical landmarks: Dealey Plaza, Klyde Warren Park, the Dallas Arts District in the “heart of the city," and Historic Fair Park, the site of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and home of the famous State Fair of Texas. Take a break and enjoy a box lunch in one of the restored courtrooms of the Dallas Post Office and Federal Courthouse.
Attendees have the option to take the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to DFW airport or Love Field from downtown Dallas in lieu of returning to Fort Worth. From downtown, it takes 50 minutes to arrive at DFW’s Terminal A and 30 minutes to arrive at Love Field.
Maximum Participants: 22
Fee: $50, includes lunch.
Accessibility: Walking, standing, maneuvering city streets, getting on and off bus.
Transportation: Bus. Meet your tour wrangler at 8:45 a.m. at the Houston Street entrance of the Omni Fort Worth.
