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The Sixth Floor Museum

411 Elm St
Dallas, TX 75202
214-747-6660

www.jfk.org

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The conspiracy-obsessed in Dallas may prefer the nearby Conspiracy Museum, but if you’re looking for credible information on that fateful November day when John F. Kennedy was shot back in 1963, head to the Sixth Floor Museum, the oh-so-obviously titled museum located on the sixth floor of the Dallas County Administration Building. You think you already know everything that this museum could tell you? Well, that may be true, but the newspaper clippings, news footage, dramatic films, and (supposed) evidence — not to mention the chilling Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs — make the museum a worthy stop in the Big D. Images of a shocked Jackie Kennedy looking on as Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in and a young JFK Jr. saluting his father at the funeral are even more moving than usual when standing inside this famed building. And even if you are like the majority of Americans who believe that there’s more to the story than what you’ll find inside the Sixth Floor Museum, looking out onto Dealey Plaza and picturing the handsome, smiling couple cruising down the street just before American history was forever changed is bound to give you some goose bumps.



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jn1234

A must see in Dallas

Reviewed by jn1234 on May 20, 2007

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"If you have any interest at all in history, don't go to Dallas without visiting the Sixth Floor Museum. I didn't know much about the museum before I got there and was truly expecting some rinky-dink exhibit with a few random relics from the time of the JFK assassination. I ended up staying there for about three hours. There are an unbelievable number of photographs and objects on display in what is actually a two floor space. The sixth floor is the permanent exhibit devoted to telling the story of the days leading up to, including, and following the assassination as well as JFK's life generally. The seventh floor is for special exhibits. When I was there in late April 2007, it focused on the role of Dallas law enforcement at the time of the assassination. You can see the place where the shots were fired from as well as the where the rifle was found. Archival footage of everything from the assassination itself to recordings of the news announcement of the President's death are available. The museum also wisely includes information acknowledging the many conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination. Go to the Sixth Floor Museum first. Then wander outside around outside in the Dealey Plaza area to put everything you've learned in context. If you go the Dallas Visitor and Convention Center Web site, you can also get a $2 coupon off admission. "

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TheTripChick

Very Moving, Go Back in Time and Relive the Experience

Reviewed by TheTripChick on March 04, 2007

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"I just visited the lovely city of Dallas for the first time this past week. One of the places I sought out after seeing it online was the Sixth Floor Museum. We paid additional for the audiotour and I would HIGHLY recommend it. It takes you back in time to when President Kennedy was shot and shows you exactly what the Book Depository looked like when Oswald took his shots through the window. If you're a history buff you will probably not learn any new information, but it is still a very powerful, not to be missed experience."

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