Recently Remodeled Hotel a Few Blocks from Galleria Dallas

Polished marble countertops, pillars carved from aged Vermont wood, and artwork resembling trees accentuate the lobby and other common areas at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel by the Galleria. These stylish touches were added as part of a $17 million renovation that transformed the hotel into a stunning example of modern Texas architecture, emphasizing open floor plans and natural materials.

Guest rooms also feature an open-and-natural style, complemented by amenities such as flat-screen TVs and high-speed WiFi (included with this deal). Downstairs, you can grab a bite at Front Yard, where chefs craft custom burgers and slather barbecue sauce on baby back pork ribs. Each morning, enjoy an expansive breakfast buffet here, also included with this Getaway.

During your stay, check out the nearby Galleria Dallas, an upscale shopping center modeled after the world’s oldest shopping mall, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. In addition to dozens of retail stores—including BCBG, J. Crew, and Louis Vuitton—the building houses a year-round ice-skating rink on the lower level. Sheraton Dallas runs a complimentary shuttle to and from the Galleria, but you can also walk there in about 10 minutes.

Dallas: Historical Parks and Rejuvenated Urban Districts in North Texas

Though some know Dallas only for the massive AT&T Stadium (which is actually in Arlington), the city is also an enclave of arts and nature, overflowing with botanical gardens, art galleries, and live theater. Historic Main Street connects many of the city’s recently rejuvenated urban districts, as well as the popular Main Street Garden, a block-long public park surrounded by architecturally significant buildings. Locals come here to picnic on the expansive lawn or watch a movie under the moonlight in the summer and fall.

A short walk from downtown Dallas, you’ll find horse-drawn carriages clopping along brick streets in the city’s historic West End district, which dates back to the 19th century. This part of the city also contains Dealey Plaza, where President Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963. At The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, housed in the former Texas School Book Depository, you can visit the spot where Lee Harvey Oswald is believed to have shot at Kennedy’s presidential motorcade.

Joggers and bikers can zip through the fashionable Turtle Creek neighborhood, located about 4 miles west of downtown, via the Katy Trail, which follows an old interstate railroad. Back near downtown Dallas, the 277-acre Fair Park is the location of North America’s largest Ferris wheel and seven museums and four performing-arts centers, many of which are inside art-deco buildings built for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.

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