hey there fellow travelers mark here
with walters world and today we are here
in dallas texas
for the don'ts of visiting dallas fort
worth because this metroplex area is
huge and there's a lot of stuff to see
when you're here
and you're not just going to visit
dallas you're not just going to visit
arlington for a game we're not just
going to go to fort worth
there's a lot of things to do around
here and so i thought we need to get the
don'ts
of the entire area and my first home for
you is don't underestimate the size
of the dallas fort worth metroplex i
mean this place is huge
and you may actually be people that are
from dallas that oh i only get over to
fort worth once a year i mean
it's not they don't butt up to each
other it's not like fort dallas fort
worth are like this it's like
dallas arlington fort worth and there's
other things all around so
if you're here in the winter you go to
grapevine for the christmas markets it's
pretty to see
or yes you go to south fork and see the
dallas ranch if you want to do that
but it's a really really big
metropolitan area and it's going to take
you a lot of time to drive
places okay so just have a heads up for
it and realize that look
dallas fort worth isn't like this it's
like this okay
and i think my next note is something i
i want to make sure people realize is
don't forget the fw and dfw because
you're coming to dfw the airport
dallas fort worth and a lot of people
when they think of this area they only
think of dallas
but you have to realize if you want that
real texas feel when you come to the
dallas
fort worth area you get that in fort
worth because you know you talk to
locals they'll tell you
fort worth is texas turned to 11. and
it's a really great place to see
if you go downtown going to the water
gardens and seeing that that's cool
but for me the best thing to do is go
into the stockyards the fort worth
stockyards
every day at 11 30 and four o'clock they
actually have a cattle drive
where there's the longhorns that come
through and it's really really cool
and when you're down there there's a lot
of really great restaurants like we ate
at the hc ranch which was fantastic
there's a bunch of bars down there you
can go to you go to billy bob's there's
a hockey talk
for music and having a good time and
you'll see people going out to have a
good time
in fort worth but i don't want a lot of
you have a good time everywhere you go
and here's the surprising thing the top
ranked zoo in the united states is
actually
the fort worth zoo there's a dallas zoo
and a fort worth zoo and honestly
it's worth your time to go to the fort
worth zoo when you are there okay or
when you're in this area so
i want to make sure i get that don't
forget about fort worth when you are
here and i really want to emphasize that
by my next don't
don't think you're too cool to go watch
the cattle drive
okay because really going to the
stockyards is a fantastic thing to do
just remember 11 30 a.m and 4 p.m every
day
they come through and it's a really
great thing to do all kinds of fun stuff
caleb actually did the mechanical bull
when he was there and so you can have a
really good time
so my next tune for you is we're coming
from fort worth we're coming over here
to dallas and i think
it's really important you realize that
don't think of dallas as just the city
where kennedy was assassinated
look when you come here you can see
where president kenny was assassinated
you can go over to d lee plaza and
actually on the road there's an x where
he was assassinated
you can go to the sixth floor museum
that's there there's plaques all around
and yes you can
check out the grassy knoll but don't
think dallas is
just that dallas has got so much great
stuff to see and do
when you're here whether you're seeing
some of the great museums that are here
the dallas museum of art is fantastic
the peru museum if you're more into
natural science kind of museums
you can go if you go to smu oh my god
the campus of smu oh my god it is
gorgeous
and you go there the george w bush
presidential library that's there
the thing is you can there's a lot of
stuff to see here in dallas i like
coming here to pioneer park you can go
up reunion tower i mean there's a lot of
things you can do when you're here
and it's not just the kennedy
assassination stuff so so don't think
that's the only thing to do when you
come to dallas
because there is a lot more to do
there's a lot of fun stuff to do too in
the area overall so
don't think you can't have fun when you
come here because there's great clubs
there's great restaurants there's great
places to eat not just restaurants but
hole-in-the-wall places to have great
barbecue or tex-mex there's so many
great things
to do when you're here and there's fun
stuff for all ages tons of water parks
yes you have six flags over texas you
can go to
i mean there really is a ton of things
to see and do when you're here you want
to go to sports
you don't go to dallas you don't go to
fort worth you actually go to arlington
in arlington where you see the texas
rangers
and most importantly the dallas cowboys
and you can actually do a tour
of jerry world when you are there so
there's a lot of really great things to
do
around the area whether it's culture
whether it's fun where it's for family
so you have a really great like time
when you come here and the thing is is
there's also the dallas arboretum you
can go to the dallas world
aquarium you can see so there's a lot to
see and do for
all ages when you come to dallas and
fort worth because you have so many
things to see now there's another donut
i think you really should know when you
come to the dallas fort worth area is
that is
don't count on public transportation to
help you okay
now if you're here in dallas there is
public transportation and fort worth is
public transportation but
going between the cities and stuff
there's not really public transportation
options so you're really going to have
to drive when you come here this is not
one of those oh i'll get around on
public transportation
no you need to have your own car you do
need to do the drive when you are here
and
yes there are a lot of highways there
are a lot of traffic and parking really
sucks no matter where you go around here
but it is what you're going to have to
do you are going to have to drive
because public transportation
not so great and if you're going to be
coming to a game like going to a rangers
game or going to a cowboys game
you have to realize is that arlington is
actually the largest city in the u.s
that does not have public transportation
so you're going to get there
and they're like hey we can charge
whatever you want from parking you're
going to you're stuck here because
there's no transportation to get you out
i mean you can uber there and stuff like
that but just have a heads up
now my next stone for you is don't worry
about getting a heaping helping of
fantastic food
when you do come here to the dallas fort
worth area because there are fantastic
restaurants
all over the area and the thing is you
can have the hole-in-the-wall places for
a fantastic barbecue
her tattoos and arlington you got my you
got my you got my vote they're awesome
also you're looking to get breakfast
tacos the place down the street it's
going to be awesome but
for me barbecue and tex-mex man you get
your queso when you're here get your
barbecue here get your big steaks when
you're here you will eat
so well when you come here to dallas and
when you go to fort worth and arlington
because there's so many places to be and
if you're looking at the type of food i
mean you can get any food anywhere but
i kind of find that dallas has a bit
more upscale restaurants and more
international fare i mean the
international affairs everywhere but it
just seems like there's a little bit
more international flair in the
restaurants
in the dallas area in fort worth's got
more of that cowboy kitchen kind of
stuff
but you can actually have the great food
everywhere and from anywhere so
something to think about when you're
here is is realize you're gonna get
fed texas style here which means a lot
of food
and a lot of fantastic food with
fantastic friendly service
and honestly don't be afraid of the
hole-in-the-wall places i just got to
re-emphasize that
you may think breakfast tacos from a gas
station
barbecue from this thing on the side of
the road yeah it'll be awesome
don't worry now a safety thing i want to
tell you about when you are
here is if you're over in fort worth and
you go to the water gardens
don't mess around in the water gardens
so what you know when you go to water
gardens
it's it's cascading waterfalls going
down but there's this walk this walkway
you can go but it's
it's things you have to take big steps
and big ups you know big steps up big
steps down to get there
and it can be a little slick and
dangerous so do be careful so if you're
going to the
water guards in fort worth and you're
with little kids make sure you're
holding their hands because you just got
to be extra careful when you're there
all right because
it can be a little dangerous i was like
yeah if i had a bad knee i don't know if
i could get down there or more
importantly i don't know if i can get
back up from there
now another safety thing i think i
should tell you about is don't mess with
the texas
weather okay in the summer texas heat
here in dallas fort worth
is horrible i mean you will be like why
am i here in july and august
because the area is fantastic but not in
july and august
so do have a heads up for the heat that
means go inside and have a drink
go inside and enjoy the food and get
that air conditioning when you can
and then you can enjoy you know the
other 10 months and nine months the year
where the weather is fantastic
and not oppressively hot so just be
careful with that but also i think with
the weather is important to know is
actually here in the dallas fort worth
area it can get cold in the winter so
they
can have some snow now the snow doesn't
really stick but what's dangerous about
it is it melts right away and then it
turns to ice
and i don't care where you're from
driving on ice is not anything anybody
can do
okay so be careful if you do have that
when you're here
and also don't ignore any tornado sirens
tornado sirens go off make sure you find
shelter when you are here in
the dallas fort worth area okay now
another donut i have for you is
don't be afraid to relive your childhood
dreams
when you are here in dallas um and then
just the area in general because there's
some fun places you might want to visit
when you're here
like for example i've been a cowboys fan
since i was a wee lad
and it was great to actually see jerry
world or att stadium sorry
over the dallas cowboys play jocelyn a
fan of dallas forever
we're going to south fork ranch to see
and do the tour
so she can see that but also you got six
flags over texas you got hurricane
harbor the water parks
there's so many outdoor activities to do
here you can really feel young again if
you're an old fart like us
and when i say us i mean me because
jocelyn is an old fart
i am jurassic is a young i think she's
25 now maybe 26
i don't know now my last stone i want to
talk about for you is actually
the driving don'ts and that is don't
think you're going to get anywhere
quickly when you're around dallas fort
worth and you're driving around the
metroplex because
there is always construction you may
think oh that that construction is going
to be done soon no no there'll be new
construction
on top of that new construction on top
of that new construction and the lanes
can be very
very like small and and narrow but also
the turn
ons and turn offs look you're probably
going to miss a turn off or two while
you're here
have your gps and just go around and
what i found is they're doing so much
construction here
that like the gps in our car didn't
actually have the right roads it kept
thinking we were off
uh you know off i30 when we were on i30
so
just have a heads up for that and be
prepared and the thing is is when you're
in texas in general you got to realize
people drive
fast when they're here and they're up
close you'll see people weaving and
stuff like that so
just you know have your patients just
know this is this is it's a little bit
stressful when you drive here
so it can be a bit much because it's not
like you you drive and then the traffic
disappears there's traffic
all the time okay it doesn't matter if
it's a sunday
you know during the holiday weekend and
no one's in town there's still a lot of
traffic going on okay so
so just be prepared for that all right
so i hope this helps you get ready for
visiting dallas
uh or fort worth or arlington or any of
the metroplex area
it really is a great place to go i i
really we really enjoy our time down
in downtown dallas but fort worth for me
was was my it was my like
highlight of our trip here but honestly
whichever one you choose to go see
try to go see both because there's
enough stuff to see in this whole area
to get dallas and fort worth and see
some marlin and see some other things
that you'll have a good time anyway if
you want to learn more maybe the eats
of texas well guess what on jocelyn
simply jocelyn channel she has a video
on the eats of texas so go watch that
and learn from the fantastic food you
can have when you're here
in dallas or fort worth or basically
anywhere in texas
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