This means that many, many conspiracy tourists visit every year to check out the assassination site, stare at the old book depository, and examine the “grassy knoll.” And while the Warren Commission eventually determined that Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, many people have continued to believe that he was killed by a conspiracy involving, depending on who you believe, the CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, Gay Cubans, Cuban Exiles, or the United States Military Industrial Complex. Located on South Market Street, the Conspiracy Museum is one of the most original tourist destinations ever invented.Īs you may know, Dallas was the site of the assassination of John F. Tex Mex cuisine can be found in nearly any Dallas restaurant.ĭallas is also where the Frozen Margarita was invented – and you should be sure to try at least four or five of these tequila concoctions during your stay! The Conspiracy Museum It creates a fusion that is tastier than barbecue but also more filling and meaty than traditional Mexican food. Tex Mex is essentially a combination of traditional Texas barbecue with traditional Mexican dishes. No trip to Dallas is complete until you’ve sampled some of the famous Tex Mex cuisine, which was invented in this great city. While it is hard to get a copy of The Dallas Voice in downtown Dallas, you can find it at nearly every bar or restaurant in Oaklawn – hence why you want to get into that section of the city as soon as possible so you can start planning your fun and figuring out where other Friends of Dorothy are hanging out. There is really only one way to keep on top of it when you visit – by picking up a copy of the local gay newspaper – The Dallas Voice. There is only one hotel in Oaklawn, The Melrose Hotel, so you might want to consider trying to book a room there well in advance of your trip – if you don’t want to constantly be driving and taking taxis to and from the Gay Oasis.īecause the gay scene in Dallas is still new and evolving what’s cool and which gay-friendly events are happening is an every changing situation. Cabs are fairly inexpensive in The Big D, however, so if you can scrounge up some taxi fare or rent a car you should be fine. Unfortunately, Oaklawn is about three miles north of the main downtown area of Dallas and there is no public transportation to get you there.
It’s like a little oasis of twinks, bears, boytoys, and leather boys in the center of Jesus Oil Land. When you are in Oaklawn you’ll be at the center of a thriving gay culture that is almost completely cut off from the straight, right-wing Christian side of Dallas. If you want to have a gay old time in Dallas, you are going to want to spend a lot of time hanging out in the Oaklawn section of the city, which is the headquarters of most, if not all, of the homo happenings in Dallas. So, why not come down to The Big D and find out exactly how the studs here “Live Large” and “Think Big!” In other words, you want to come here now – before it gets too trendy and overrun with gay Chelsea Boy tourists!ĭallas currently has the sixth-largest gay population of any city in the United States and by all accounts that the GLBT population is continuing to grow. In fact, the Dallas Visitors Bureau itself proclaims that the city has “left behind stereotypes of big-haired women and rowdy cowboys - that is unless you count sassy drag queens and strapping gay rodeo champs!”
You will find everything from a hot boytoy to a hardcore gay bear in the Dallas area! The Chamber of Commerce has also recently started making efforts to target gay tourists with their advertising – and many gay publications are already trumpeting the city as one of the up and coming gay destinations. That said, there is a thriving gay community – and Dallas had the only Lesbian Sheriff of any major city in America. While it’s true that because of the huge oil industry in Dallas there are a lot more right-wing freaks and Christian nut jobs here than in many other American cities. Ewing and the Southfork Ranch – because this is one happening city that may soon push Houston aside and become the center for gay life in the Loan Star State. It’s too bad that Dallas is mostly known for J.R. So, why not live a little and explore Dallas – where the boys live up to the city slogan – “Live Large. Sure, New York and San Francisco are divine – but you can’t go there on every vacation! Welcome back to the most fabulous gay travel guide in the world! Beyond Southfork Ranch: Gay Dallas, Texas!