When most people visit a city like Dallas, arts and culture usually aren’t at the top of the list of expectations, but Dallas is a city that will always surprise you. The city comes with a huge gay and lesbian community and a very liberal leaning inside the city limits. There are also dozens of top museums and art galleries just waiting for people to explore them. Let’s check out just a few of the top museums located inside the Dallas city limits.

One of the most amazing museums in the entire country is the Sixth Floor museum at Dealey Plaza. It is in this very building that suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed President Kennedy as he drove by in his limousine, and the city of Dallas has gone through great lengths to help recreate that terrible moment in time so that we may never forget it. Regardless of the personal politics you may have, visiting this sad and terrible museum is a must for all Americans.

The African American Museum of Dallas takes an honest and open look at the burden African Americans have had to shoulder over the last 200 plus years. The museum takes a frank and honest look at slavery and the time that has passed since then and gives credit to local Dallas activists who have worked long and hard for the rights African Americans have today. The museum isn’t all depressing; it serves as inspiration and as a cautionary tale to future generations to treat everyone with respect and kindness.

The Dallas Conspiracy Museum is a perfect place to check out the unseemly connections that many assassinations in the Dallas area and around the world may or may not have. The museum does a great job of pointing out possible conspiracies without trying to convert anyone to either side of thinking. For an interesting afternoon that is sure to get everyone talking, check out the Dallas Conspiracy museum.