Dynamic DFW

View of the entrance to the Museum of Biblical Art from the Boedeker Street side. If you ask average North Texans where to go locally to see great works of art by renowned Masters, they’ll probably point you to the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth or the Dallas Museum of Art in the Arts District. But there’s one more museum to add to the list and it’s in an unexpected location. The Museum of Biblical Art, located on Park Lane just behind NorthPark Center, appears closed from the street with one entrance blocked off and heavy wooden doors shut against the blistering Texas heat. I had been past the plain, sandy-looking building many times thinking it wasn’t open until I read the hours on the museum’s website . However, once inside the building, there is a much more welcoming vibe. The only photos allowed inside the museum are of the "Tapestry of the Centuries" mural by Vladimir Gorsky. I like to surprise myself when visiting new places, so I have to admit I ...

View of the Wilson House from the front yard illustrating the wraparound porch and rising turret. Today (July 26, 2013) marks the 23 rd  anniversary of the  Americans with Disabilities Act  (ADA), so I thought I would focus on a piece of Dallas that is ADA accessible and totally free. Initially, I was going to try to visit the statue of communist icon Vladimir Lenin mentioned in the book  Texas Curiosities  (published in 2000). According to the book, the statue was located in front of the Lover’s Lane location of Goff’s hamburgers, facing west, with a small plaque at the bottom that said “America Won”. I quickly learned that Goff’s Hamburgers relocated to its current Hillcrest Road location several years ago, and  Roadside America  reports that the statue was auctioned off on  eBay  in 2004. That’ll teach me to use a 13-year-old guidebook. So instead, I turned to  tripadvisor.com  for recommendations. That was where I sa...