Dealey Plaza
The site of John F. Kennedy's assassination. The grassy knoll, the X marks on Elm Street and the surrounding buildings form a National Historic Landmark district.
Dealey Plaza is the site where Dallas was born, and it is also where the Kennedy motorcade was attacked in 1963. It was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1993. Walk along Elm Street to see the white X marking where the shots struck the road, climb up to the grassy knoll and wooden fence, and match the angles to the window of the Sixth Floor Museum to understand the shooting positions. The plaza is free to visit. Freelance guides often sell conspiracy tabloids, so judge them for yourself. It sits in the West End alongside the Sixth Floor Museum, Old Red Courthouse and John F. Kennedy Memorial, and a walking tour of half a day covers them all.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
- Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
- Reunion Tower
- Dallas World Aquarium
- Pioneer Plaza
- Perot Museum of Nature and Science
- Dallas Museum of Art