Southfork Ranch
The former TV home of the Dallas soap's
wheeling-and-dealing Ewing clan, Southfork Ranch (daily
9am-5pm; $7.95) lies about 25 miles northeast of Dallas, beyond
I-75 at 3700 Hogge Drive, in Parker. Having lain dormant for two
years from 1991, it was purchased by a private firm and has since
been kitted out as a convention center-cum-Western mini-theme park,
with a museum in which you can see the gun that shot JR and
Jock Ewing's original 1978 Lincoln Continental. There are also
plenty of Stetson-dominated giftshops and Miss Ellie's Deli
. The Ranch House itself is surprisingly small - all the
show's interior scenes were shot in California, and the exterior
views used a very wide-angled lens. Most recommended for those very
serious about their kitsch.
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