Addison

Addison[1] is a suburb of Dallas and is one of the area's most popular places.

Travel to Addison - Visa Requirements

Addison is centered on the intersection of Belt Line Road and Dallas North Tollway. It is almost completely surrounded by North Dallas. The tolls from Downtown Dallas amount to less than 2 dollars.

Public transit via DART buses is found at the Addison Transit Station on Arapaho Rd, one block north of Belt Line Rd on Quorum Road. This is right next to Addison Circle Park, making it a convenient option if you are attending a festival or show at the WaterTower. The main dining strip is a 5-10 minute walk south to Belt Line.

Tours and Getting around Addison

Driving along Belt Line Road can be slow at the heaviest dining times, but usually not too bad. Weekday lunch time and weekend evenings have the worst traffic. If a festival is happening, especially KaboomTown, expect to sit in traffic much longer.

Be watchful for traffic cops as they are strict and tend to hide themselves well. Arapaho Road, Belt Line Road, Midway Road and Quorum Road are well patrolled.

Addison tourist attractions and sightseeing

• Cavanaugh Flight Museum with civilian and military airplanes from WWI through Vietnam.

Addison city tours

Festivals

Addison holds some of the best festivals around, such as

• North Texas Jazz Festival -
• Taste of Addison -
• Kaboom Town! -
• Oktoberfest -

Live Entertainment

• Addison Improv - Have dinner and drinks while laughing with world-class comedians
• WaterTower Theatre - Performances throughout the year

Parks

Addison residents are proud of their parks and feature some of the best in the metroplex

• Addison Circle Park - Large outdoor park and the location of festivals, concerts and outdoor plays. Also has fountains for cooling off in the Texas heat.
• Qurom Park - Quiet, very well landscaped park; perfect for having a sack lunch
• Celestial Park - Watch the solstices on a giant sundial
• Arapaho Road Park - When the wind is out of the North, this is the perfect place to watch planes depart and land as they fly just overhead. Addison Airport is one of the busiest single-runway airports in the nation so there is usually no shortage of traffic on a nice day. Park in the parking lot on the Northwest side of Arapaho Rd/Addison Rd intersection and walk a few hundred yards west to find the park.

Addison souvenirs and shopping

Addison Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

When you get hungry, there are over 170 restaurants in the city's 4 square miles, enough to satisfy any taste.

• Fogo de Chao, 4300 Beltline Road, Addison. +1 972-503-7300, [2]. Authentic Brazilian-style churrascaria (barbeque). A franchise of the world-famous Sao Paulo restaurant. 40-item salad bar, and incredible cuts of meat. Expensive but worth it. A very similar restaurant called "Texas de Brasil" sits across the street a block down.

• Gloria's is probably the best and most well known El Salvadoran/Tex-Mex in Dallas with locations in UpTown, Addison, & Bishop Arts Disctrict. Great food & Margaritas. Definitely try a Meltdown. Very cheap.

• Queen of Sheba, 14875 Inwood Rd., 972 980 9450. A unique Ethiopian-Italian restaurant.

Addison nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

• The Flying Saucer [3] - 1499 Montford Drive, Addison. Tel.972-934-2537 The original location. 250 kinds of beer, over 100 of them on tap.
• Duke's Roadhouse - 4180 Belt Line Road, Addison. Tel.972-503-2337. Huge patio. Can be crowded. Saturday nights are usually "biker nights".
• Astoria Caffe(Addison Circle Caffe), 15701 Quorum Dr. Addison, Tx 75001, ☎ 972 239 5853, [4]. The newest gem in Addison Circle is Astoria Caffe and Wine Bar, located just north of the circle on Quorum. If you enjoy a relaxing patio and people watching, all the while enjoying great drinks and food, this is the place for you. *The Zen Bar  

Addison cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging

• Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham - Addison / North Dallas, 15200 Addison Rd(one block north of Beltline on Addison Rd), ☎ 972-386-4800, [5]. checkin: 4pm; checkout: 11am. Best Western Addison Hotel & Suites! Enjoy well-appointed accommodations at this three-diamond AAA-rated Addison hotel, perfectly situated for easy access to Dallas and built for extended stay comfort. Ideally located near key attractions, the Hawthorn Suites provides comfortable accommodations for business and leisure travelers to the area with full kitchens for extended stay guests. This Addison hotel is located two blocks off the Dallas Tollway in Addison/North Dallas. Complimentary high-speed Internet access, cable satellite television with HBO®, ample desk space, microwave, refrigerator, coffee/tea maker and iron/ironing board. Complimentary continental breakfast and a free newspaper. Outdoor pool, on-site fitness center. Nearby restaurants provide a wide variety of dining options for hotel guests, including Outback Steakhouse®, Sambuca Jazz Café, Pei Wei (PF Chang's) and Melting Pot.65-129.  
• Summerfield Suites Addison Dallas Hotel, 4900 Edwin Lewis Drive, (972) 661-3113. [6] Located in the North Dallas business corridor, just minutes from Dallas / Forth Worth DFW International Airport and Love Field DAL. Downtown businesses and the corporate centers in Addison, Plano, Allen, Frisco and Richardson's Telecom Corridor are an easy drive, too.
• Dallas-Addison Marriott Quorum, 14901 Dallas Parkway, (972) 661-2800 (1-800-811-8664 (toll free)) [7].
• Courtyard Dallas / Addison Midway, 4165 Proton Drive Addison, Texas 75001 USA, ☎ 1-972-490-7390, [8]. The Courtyard Dallas / Addison Midway is located just a short drive from Dallas Ft. Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field, minutes from Galleria Dallas and Addison restaurant row featuring Cantina Laredo, Houston's, Fogo de Chao and Macaroni Grill. Enjoy free high speed Internet, luxury bedding, large work desks, an outdoor pool, and new fitness facilities all with the Courtyard Dallas/ Addison Midway.  

Get out

• Dallas

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