Day 14: Dallas

Total Miles: 3052
Total States: 9

Today is Friday, and my uncle took the day off work, so we all went in to Dallas for the day. The main destination was the Dallas World Aquarium. Its right in the West End, which is the more historic downtown of Dallas. Despite a rather unassuming translucent glass exterior, the inside of the three story building was a big, open rainforest with real trees, tropical birds flying around, and a lot of well-integrated exhibits. It was almost as much a zoo as it was an aquarium. There were many above-ground animals such as a jaguar, spiders, chameleons, birds, etc.

Various pictures from the Dallas World Aquarium

After the Aquarium, the two older cousins and another friend stayed in Dallas for coffee, hangout, dinner, and just to walk around. We ended up at a Spaghetti warehouse for dinner, then walked through the old town to the Reunion Tower, which is kind of the iconic tower of Dallas (think Seattle's Space Needle). The views were great, even if the weather was a little warm. (It's been over a hundred and high RH!)

Reunion tower in Dallas

View of Dallas from the Reunion Tower