Addison is north of downtown Dallas about 10 minutes, and has about 150 restaurants. Some are expensive, but you would certainly enjoy:

Fogo de Chao (or Texas De Brazil), brazilian steakhouses
Kobe Steaks Japanese steakhouse
Chamberlain’s, steakhouse, and another Chamberlain’s that serves seafood
Houstons, steakhouse
The Melting Pot, fondue
The Magic Time Machine, “eclectic”
The Original Pancake House, breakfast, of course
Mi Piaci, Italian
Addison Improv, comedy club

Here’s a full list by cuisine: http://www.addisontexas.net/where_to_eat/addison_restaurants/

The Hyatt at DFW Airport has Lobster Buffet if you like seafood.

Hopefully you’ll have a rental car—there’s not a lot near the airport.

Taking 360-South out of the airport, you can reach Arlington rather quickly. Take I-30-West and exit Collins. There is an excellent fondue restaurant in Lincoln Square called Simply Fondue.

The Kimball Museum is Fort Worth, and it’s a great museum if you’re into that sort of thing. It is fabulous.

If you are near DFW, then you’re actually near the city of Grapevine which has a decent mall called Grapevine Mills. If you take 121 South, you can get to Ft. Worth; there’s the Kimball Art Museum & the Ft. Worth Zoo. Also, there are some good restaurants in the Grapevine/Southlake area on 121/114.

If you want to head to Dallas, you could take 635 east to Dallas. There’s the Dallas Art Museum, Deep Ellum, and lots of restaurants as well.

There isn’t much to do around the airport, but if you have a car, you’ll have some options:

(East) In Dallas, there is the Cosmic Cafe (the /best/ vegetarian restaurant around). It’s probably a 20 minute drive from the airport – 2912 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX.

(West) In Fort Worth, there’s probably not much to do that you couldn’t do in Raleigh, but there is a Flying Saucer downtown, and Sundance Square is a good place to be on the weekends.

(South) In Arlington, as suggested, Lincoln Square is not to be missed. You could easily spend an evening there and not get bored.

(North) In Grapevine, you have a relatively large shopping district in the area of the Grapevine Mills Mall, as mentioned previously.

Relive the city’s past with a visit to the Old Red Courthouse, site of the Dallas Tourist Information Center in the Downtown Historic District. The Center features touch screen information stations, Internet access stations, viewing room to see Dallas videos, and a full staff available every day of the week. Just around the corner you will find John Neely Bryan’s Cabin, reconstructed home of Dallas. founder – just a stroll away, is the popular West End, Dealey Plaza and the DART Light Rail.

The Downtown Historic District is located in the block enclosed by Market, Elm, Commerce and Houston Streets, 24-Hour Hotline 214-571-1301

A trip to Dallas is a waste for any American who does not go to where JFK was killed to well in a way pay homage to a great man. One stands there and wonders why they took the leader of the country through such a small passage way of a street

Dallas pays homage to one of its darkest times, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated during his 1963 visit. Designed by Kennedy family friend, Philip Johnson, the John F. Kennedy Memorial is an open-roofed, concrete walled monument symbolic of an open tomb. It is not unusual to find flowers and notes placed here. Nearby, the infamous School Book Depository and Grassy Knoll have changed little since that devastating day in our Nation’s history.

Downtown, Main and Houston Streets

This is what my sister had to say when I emailed her (she lives in Plano, which is just North of Dallas):

“That is a terrible place to stay. The only thing around there is Grapevine Mills Outlet Mall. I suggest a rental car, but the drive to anywhere fun will be at least 40/60 minutes.”

Good luck!

The Hyatt is about 20 minutes from downtown…so it’s really not that bad. I grew up in Dallas and love the place – it’s a really neat city with a lot of things to do. Must do’s:

Eat at Antare’s – it’s the restaurant on the top of the Reunion Tower downtown. It’s kind of expensive, but the whole restaurant spins around (slowly) and you get incredible views of the whole city. Go on a pretty night.

The Mansion on Turtle Creek – very nice. The brunch is incredible. Fixed at $38. Requires a jacket, but well worth it. It’s in a beautiful part of the city.

Go to the Farmer’s Market downtown, it’s fun to walk through and sample. Grab some tamales while you’re there, they’re the best around.

Nearby the Market is the West End Market Place. You’ll find chain and indigenous restaurants and shops – much fun. You can take a romantic carraige ride, too.

The Dallas Arboretum, overlooking White Rock Lake, is a wonderful place to take a bottle of your favorite beverage and a picnic lunch. The multiple (20+) gardens are beautiful all year round, and you can tour two restored mansions on the grounds. I love that place.

The Lakewood Center is a place with quaint shops and restaurants, neat little section of the city.

Deep Ellum is a place to go…geared towards the younger crowd with a huge music scene.

If you want real BBQ, don’t go anywhere except for the Original Sonny Brian’s.

Keller’s Drive In (KILLER burgers!!) on a Friday or Saturday night..the one on Northwest Highway near White Rock Lake..is an awesome place to go. People bring out lots of classic cars and hotrods to walk through and look at and oogle.

Hope that helps! Message me if you have any questions, I’d be happy to help if you’d like to know anything specific. Enjoy your trip!