Downtown S Sixth Floor Museum At Dealey Plaza
This is the view from the window from which an assassin fired the shots that killed president john f.
Downtown s sixth floor museum at dealey plaza. Kennedy on november 22 1963. Plan your visit the museum plan your visit. In cooperation with the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza earthcam has placed a live hd streaming webcam in the southeast corner window of the sixth floor in the former texas school book depository in dallas. The place where abraham zapruder took his famous movie on november 22 1963.
New online store now open. Almost a century later as part of president franklin roosevelt s works progress administration the familiar white concrete colonnades and triple underpass were constructed creating a vehicular. The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza member of american alliance of museums. 713 reviews of sixth floor museum at dealey plaza some people search for their g spot i always wanted to stand on the z spot.
Museum store the museum plan your visit museum store. 30 minutes after the shooting kennedy died at parkland memorial hospital the dealey plaza historic district was named a national. Dealey plaza is a significant part of dallas history. The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza member of american alliance of museums.
Kennedy and is located at the very spot from. Special exhibit on the seventh floor. It also was the location of the assassination of united states president john f. Complete your visit to the museum with a stop in the museum bookstore located on historic dealey plaza.
Restaurants near the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza dallas on tripadvisor. The sixth floor museum is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization that depends upon the generosity of. It s amazing how well preserved the whole site is all the trees sightlines and even the signage have been preserved at dealey plaza and you can go up to. The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza member of american alliance of museums.
You can do that and more here. Dealey plaza ˈ d iː l iː is a city park in the west end district of downtown dallas texas it is sometimes called the birthplace of dallas. The sixth floor museum at dealey plaza is located on the sixth floor of the dallas county administration building formerly the texas school book depository in downtown dallas texas overlooking dealey plaza at the intersection of elm and houston streets the museum examines the life times death and legacy of united states president john f. In june 2014 the sixth floor museum achieved re accreditation from the american alliance of museums the highest national recognition possible for a museum.
The institute of museum and library services estimates there are about 35 000 museums in the u s of which 1 033 are accredited. The site marks the birthplace of dallas originally founded by john neely bryan in the 1840s. Find traveler reviews and candid photos of dining near the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza in dallas texas. Kennedy and the memory of a nation.