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Sightseeing Dallas is a 'high-tech' centre so it is not surprising to find Gameworks, 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway (tel: (972) 539 6757; website: www.gameworks.com), out near DFW Airport. It has been created as the 'ultimate' high-tech entertainment centre under the guidance of, among others, Spielberg's Dreamworks company, Sega and Universal Studios. A self-contained centre for electronic diversions, eating and drinking. Of similar interest is the NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway, 13350 Dallas Parkway, Suite 3800 (tel: (972) 490 RACE or 7223), at the Galleria complex, featuring two racing car simulators reaching speeds of up to 320kph (200mph). For an entirely different angle on Dallas, the Deep Ellum District, whose Visitor Information Center is at 2932 Main Street, Suite 101 (tel: (214) 748 4332), was originally a warehouse and 'speakeasy' neighbourhood during Prohibition, where jazz and blues really took hold. There are now art galleries, theatres, restaurants and bars. 'Ellum' is the dialect pronunciation of 'elm'. For another, older historical aspect of Dallas, the Freedman's Memorial Cemetery, southwest corner of Lemmon Avenue and Central Expressway (tel: (214) 670 3284), commemorates more than 7000 of the early pioneers of the West and is built on the site of the Freedman's (as in 'a man given his freedom') Cemetery that was established in the late 1850s with the abolition of slavery. To get an overview of all this and more, a trip up the 50-storey Reunion Tower, 300 Reunion Boulevard (tel: (214) 651 1234), is essential. The tower also has a revolving cocktail lounge, night-time dancing and a restaurant. Tourist Information Visitor Information Center of Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau Old Red Courthouse, 100 South Houston Street Tel: (214) 571 1000 or 1300 or 1301 (24-hour events hotline). Fax: (214) 571 1008. Website: www.dallascvb.com E-mail: info@dallascvb.com Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0800-1700, Sat and Sun 0900-1700. Other offices are located at Union Station and at the Reunion Tower. Passes No tourist attraction discount passes are available. |