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Learn about one of the most significant events in American history at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. This museum is dedicated to educating visitors about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, as his motorcade drove through downtown Dallas and turned the fateful curve of Dealey Plaza at midday. Located on the sixth and seventh floors of the old Texas School Book Depository, the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza opened on Presidents Day in 1989. The museum offers self-guided tours that allow visitors to explore the exhibits at their own pace. The most famous amateur film of the Kennedy assassination, the Zapruder film, is one of the highlights. Visitors can also see the Orville Nix film, which depicts the assassination from a reverse angle, showing part of the grassy knoll in the background. Additionally, photography collections by Jay Skaggs are on display, with photos taken just before and after the assassination as he followed investigators around the plaza. Lastly, visitors can view artifacts from the Kennedy funeral, including funeral cards, notes by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and other items.

Catch a performance at the Majestic Theater in Deep Ellum. This theater has a rich history and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It's the last theater to comprise theater row in Deep Ellum and has transformed from a vaudeville venue to a movie theater to a performing arts center. Today, it's the go-to playhouse for exciting entertainment. You will be satisfied with the variety of concerts, performing arts, comedy, and corporate events presented by national and local artists, promoters, and nonprofit arts organizations. Managed by the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture, the Majestic Theater is one of the most elegant and historic performing arts spaces in the Southwest.