Self Guided Dark History and Conspiracies Tour Downtown Dallas
- 1.5–2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Downtown Dallas carries some of the darkest history in America. This self-guided audio tour takes you through it on your own schedule, with narration on your phone at every stop. Start at the Old Red Museum and Dealey Plaza, where President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, and hear the theories that still surround the grassy knoll. Walk past the reputedly haunted Adolphus Hotel and quirky landmarks like the Giant Eyeball, step into historic Pioneer Park Cemetery, and finish with the Illuminati legends of Reunion Tower. No group, no guide, and no fixed start time. Go at your own pace, stop for a drink along the way, and replay any story you like. All you need is a phone and headphones.
Inclusions
What's included
- Start any day at any hour, and pause or replay the audio whenever you like
- GPS-guided audio tour in the STQRY web app, with a map of every stop
What's not
- Smartphone with a data connection (required to play the tour)
- Headphones (recommended)
Itinerary
Start outside the Old Red Museum, the red sandstone 1892 courthouse said to be haunted, then cross into Dealey Plaza, where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Your audio guide walks you past the grassy knoll and the theories that still surround that day, then on to the JFK Memorial a block away.
Wind through the historic West End and past the Adolphus Hotel, the 1912 landmark built by beer baron Adolphus Busch and long reputed to be one of the most haunted hotels in Texas, to the 30-foot Giant Eyeball staring down Main Street. Your audio guide shares the ghost stories and oddities of downtown along the way.
Step into Pioneer Park Cemetery, one of the oldest burial grounds in Dallas, hidden in the middle of downtown beside the convention center. Your audio guide tells the stories of the city's earliest residents buried here and the restless spirits some visitors claim to have met among the old headstones.
Viewed from outside. The tour does not go in. Finish within view of Reunion Tower, the lit-up ball that has crowned the Dallas skyline since 1978, as your audio guide dives into the Illuminati conspiracy theories that have grown up around it. Observation deck tickets are not part of the tour.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- This is a self-guided tour, so no guide will meet you. Start outside the Old Red Museum (the red sandstone Old Red Courthouse at 100 S Houston St, facing Dealey Plaza), then open the tour on your phone and press play.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Dark Discoveries Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Dallas
- Its from-price is 80% below the median of the 257 experiences we list in Dallas.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Dallas
Dallas is a large Texas city of glass towers, an arts district, the Kennedy assassination site and Tex-Mex food, with the Fort Worth Stockyards close by.
Dallas grew on the Trinity River as a cotton and cattle trading town and became a centre of oil, banking and technology. Downtown, Dealey Plaza is where President Kennedy was shot in 1963, and the Sixth Floor Museum in the former book depository tells the story. Reunion Tower, topped with a lit ball, rises near Union Station. A deck park, Klyde Warren Park, built over a freeway, links downtown to the Arts District.
Top-ranked sights in Dallas: John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza, Dealey Plaza, Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza .
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