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The Hand Exhibit
This is certainly a unique and bizarre collection. Its full title is The Adrian E Flatt MD Hand Exhibit, named after the hand surgeon himself, who was one of the foremost of his time (b 1921). His private collection of bronze hand casts give a rare and strange insight into some of the most well-known people of the twentieth century, including Sir Winston Churchill, Louis Armstrong, Katherine Hepburn and Walt Disney. The doctor developed his own casting technique, on display, as are shows some of the amazing results of hand surgery.

Bayler University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue
Tel/fax: (214) 820 7499.
Transport: Bus 19.
Opening hours: Daily 24 hours.
Admission: Free.

Afternoon Tea at the Adolphus Hotel
If it is all getting too much and an oasis of calm and elegance amid the brash glass and steel of downtown Dallas is required, the Adolphus Hotel, with its baroque splendour, is the place. The epitome of old-style southern refinement, the hotel was built in 1912 by Adolphus Busch, the Missouri beer magnate. It lays unique claim to having been described as the 'most beautiful building west of Venice'. In its day, it was not as imprisoned by modernity as it unfortunately is today, hemmed in by other buildings. Inside, however, the city may as well be on another planet. High tea in the English style is held between 1500 and 1700, with a menu including the hotel's own scones topped with Devonshire cream and raspberry marmalade, finger sandwiches, fruit tarts and hand-dipped chocolate truffles. Harney & Sons Teas provide the beverages and it is possible, in advance, to arrange a tea tasting and talk. For the very rich, dinner at the French Room, whose menu and dÉcor are equally sumptuous, is also a possibility.

1321 Commerce Street
Tel: (214) 742 8200. Fax: (214) 651 3561.
Website: www.hoteladolphus.com
Transport: Akard station.



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