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Since its beginnings as a trading post around 1841, Dallas has mushroomed into a bonanza of hotels, shops, restaurants and other commerce, enhanced by an array of museums and other attractions. To the north, the Dallas Arts District includes the Dallas Museum of Art and the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Plaza of the Americas is a 15-story atrium with palms surrounding a shopping area. Downtown, the 1,800-room Adam's Mark (the largest hotel in Texas), has five ballrooms, five restaurants and four lounges. Once a warehouse district, West End MarketPlace draws crowds with entertainment and shopping venues under vintage streetlights, with street entertainers and outdoor ice-skating. Hotel Adolphus, built in 1912, provides elegance for this district, especially lively on weekends with a variety of eateries and nightclubs. Dealey Plaza, where John F. Kennedy was assassinated, also is in the West End. Three blocks east of downtown is the "deep end of Elm Street,” also known as Deep Ellum, where turn-of-the-century African-American blues and jazz culture evolved. Eclectic restaurants and sassy shops now accompany Deep Ellum clubs featuring blues, jazz, reggae, alternative and rock. North of downtown are the brick streets of McKinney Avenue, lined with restaurants and antique shops, many in renovated historic homes. The volunteer-operated McKinney Avenue Trolley, with restored streetcars dating to 1906, connects to downtown. South of Mockingbird Lane is Lower Greenville Avenue, among the oldest entertainment districts, popular with the Southern Methodist University crowd. North Dallas lives large with big houses, big shopping centers and fine stores, boutiques and restaurants. As Dallas continues to grow, more residents are heading north into the suburbs of Plano, Richardson and Frisco. Stonebriar Centre in Frisco has a 24-screen movie theater and a NHL-regulation-size ice-skating rink. Historic Downtown Plano’s red brick streets are lined with antique malls, gift shops, boutiques and fine eateries. Named after American author Washington Irving, Irving (minutes from DFW International Airport and between Dallas and Fort Worth) is convenient to shopping, restaurants and theaters.

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