John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza - Dallas Landmark

  • Address: 500 Main Street, Dallas, TX 75202
  • Phone: +1 214 747 6660
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  • Website:www.jfk.org
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John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
500 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75202

John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza Details

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  • This simple monument to the slain president was built on a plaza adjacent to the Texas School Book Depository building. more on TripAdvisor
  • Once considered the ceremonial gateway to Dallas, Dealey Plaza will forever be linked with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, who was traveling ... more on Guidelive.com
  • In 1969, a Kennedy family friend, Philip Johnson, constructed the John F. Kennedy Memorial. This 50-foot-square, open-roofed, concrete-wall monument resembles an open tomb. Designed to specifications expressed by former First Lady Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis, the monument has "John F. Kennedy&... more on Weather.com
  • Designed by architect Philip Johnson, this stark, square memorial is a short walk from Dealey Plaza, at Main and Market streets. It was designed to honor the president, not mark the assassination. Some critics and tourists are troubled by the lack of ornamentation or explanation. Johnson, though,... more on Fodor's

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Unique!

This is certainly one of the most unique memorial I've seen. Good for a quick stopover to pay homage to JFK, the US President ... By chua_herbert from San Francisco, CA, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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The actual Memorial to President Kennedy

This memorial is located just a short walk down Main Street from Dealy Plaza. It is a very simple monument to President John F. Kennedy who was fatally wounded near here on November 22, 1963. While most visitors to the area spend most of their time in Dealey Plaza and the area around the Texas Sc... SneakinDeacon, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

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Cross streets at Market and Commerce

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24 hours daily

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