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Designed by Philip Johnson, the tranquil center includes a meditation garden, a Wall of
Praise, an interdenominational Chapel of Thanksgiving and a museum of gratitude.
Dallas Heritage Village
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HISTORIC SITE
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( 214-421-5141;
www.dallasheritagevillage.org
;
1515 S Harwood St; adult/child $9/5; 10am-4pm Tue-Sat,
noon-4pm Sun)
This 13-acre museum of history and architecture, set on a wooded property
south of downtown, shows what it was like to live in north Texas from about 1840 to
1910. The modern skyline makes for a striking backdrop for the living-history exhibits,
comprised of 38 historic structures including a tepee and a Civil War-era farm.
Pioneer Plaza
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(cnr S Griffin & Young Sts)
For a Texas-sized photo op or just a sight of the largest bronze
monument on earth, head to Pioneer Plaza. Its showpiece is a collection of 40 bronze
larger-than-life longhorns, amassed as if they were on a cattle drive.
Pioneer Cemetery
This is the resting place of many early Dallas settlers, with gravestones from the 1850s
through the 1920s.
CEMETERY
