Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District, Texas, United States

4Sara 5:00 PM Jan 31, 2022

Dealer plaza-historic marker
It was an interesting place to stop and observe such a historic event. Located near a busy street but you can still clearly see markings and landmarks surrounding. FYI-there are plenty of local “guides” waiting to offer perspective and pamphlets on the history while promptly expecting payment (and tip). Only one appeared to be an official guide (wearing a badge). I did learn a lot from the unofficial “guide” but it was a little hard to take in everything at the location while constantly being hit up for an unsolicited history lesson.

4adrianmQ651ON 5:00 PM Feb 16, 2020

Homeless Guys Provide the Best Info
We headed to downtown Dallas with "Dealey Plaza" in apple maps. We drove around the block and parked in a pay-for lot about a block away for $10.00. We walked one block to Dealey Plaza where a very respectable homeless guy approached us with a newspaper he was selling for $5 with information on the National historic site - I recommend you buy this! He provided us excellent tips on how to view the actual street where the X's are marked as the assassination site. We walked across the street and took photos of the street X's to pay our respects to JFK and poor Jackie who was the first eyewitness. Unfortunately, what happened next was not so great. We decided to do a self-guided tour and we walked into the columns where various storytellers were "carnival barking" the events of the day and showing photos. I was showing my kids photos of the Presidential motorcade where it shows the President bent forward and Jackie turned around in her seat. The carnival barker said, "But he was pronounced dead at the hospital as you can see here" and flashed a photo in our faces of JFK with his brains blown out. None of us needed that picture, especially the kids, and I considered this ad hoc presentation to be a disgrace to visiting Americans as well as to JFK's family and the memorial itself. Stay away from the carnival barkers, look for a homeless guy with a newspaper as they are legit.