This was our first visit to Dallas, Texas and while it was a little cool, it was a perfect day for walking. We made the 300 mile trip from Galveston to see the Bulls vs the Mavericks NBA game, which didn't turn out the way we wanted. But this beautiful walk in downtown Dallas was an added bonus.
We just stumbled across this park, which is one of the beautiful things we most enjoy about simply walking out the front door of the hotel and making random turns to see what we find.
The Dallas Cattle Drive Sculpture is located in Pioneer Plaza and contains 49 bronze steers and 3 trail riders. Each steer is 6 feet tall and altogether the sculpture is the largest of its kind in the world. The artwork commemorates the 19th-century cattle drives along the famous Chisolm Trail. It was created by artist Robert Summers of Glen Rose, Texas. I found it interesting in researching about this park that a bunch of local artists sued to have the project stopped because they claimed it was "historically inaccurate". However, the project was completed regardless.
I'm sure this probably wasn't an intended feature of the sculpture, but we didn't see any signs saying "keep off the steers" (lol) and there was no one in the area to care so...
Downtown Dallas has some interesting architecture and in their historical district there are commercial buildings from the 1800 and 1900s.
On a more modern note, who could resist a giant eyeball? And since I'm @blueeyes8960 it had to be photographed and included in the post!
This golden statue also caught our eye. He looks like someone who needs to be an @splinterlands character. He'd be a gold card with flying ability and ranged attack, already loaded up with his arrows.
This picture of the huge digital screen at the AT&T Discovery Center was so lifelike that I was convinced this was an actual billowing cloth sculpture that was moving with the wind. I had to get right up to it and touch the flat screen to convince myself that it was a digital illusion.
At the end of the evening, I snapped a final picture from our 9th-floor hotel room overlooking downtown. All in all it was a nice trip, that would have been perfect if only the Bulls had won their game!
All photos were taken by me with my Samsung S21
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