The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
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A museum located in Downtown Dallas that works to remember one of the city’s worst days while honoring the memory of President Kennedy.
Like a lot of Americans, I have long been fascinated with the assassination of President Kennedy. For many, theories of cover-ups and conspiracies have eclipsed the absolute tragedy that happened in the street that day in Dallas. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza focuses its attention on the life and legacy of the 35th president of the United States.
The experience of visiting the museum is frustrating at best. I encourage you to buy your ticket online before your visit. Sadly, for us, there was still a substantial wait time to enter the museum. Once you enter you are issued headphones and an elaborate audio guide. As you walk the museum you’re told to enter the number that corresponds to the exhibit into your audio guide.
The museum is small and contains an absolute minimum amount of artifacts. The majority of the museum is filled with large signs with paragraphs of text and televisions showing clips from the era. Essentially it’s a giant Wikipedia article that you can walk through. In the corner of the museum, near the window, is a glassed-off pile of boxes made to look like it may have on the day Kennedy was shot.
When you combine the high ticket price with the inconvenient and disorganized check-in process, it’s simply not worth the trouble. My advice is to refresh your memory with a History Channel Documentary before landing in Dallas. Save your money and skip the museum. Instead, take a stroll through the adjacent Dealey Plaza. You can soak up the same history by viewing the Book Depository from the exterior and standing on the infamous grassy knoll.
