The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Located in the historic West End District of Downtown Dallas, Dealey Plaza is infamous as the location of the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Named for George Bannerman Dealey (1859–1946), a civic leader and early publisher of The Dallas Morning News who campaigned for the area’s revitalization, the plaza is outlined by monuments honoring prominent Dallas residents that predate President Kennedy’s visit. A cenotaph monument honoring President Kennedy is located one block away. Today, the plaza is visited daily by tourists, and the Sixth Floor Museum occupies the top two floors of the former Book Depository. The buildings immediately surrounding the plaza have not been changed since 1963, which presents a stark contrast to the ultra-modern Dallas skyline behind it. In 1993, the area was named a National Historic Landmark to preserve the historic plaza, street rights-of-way and buildings and structures nearby that are visible from the assassination site and identified as witness locations or possible assassin locations. Located on the sixth and seventh floors of an early 20th-century warehouse known as the Texas School Book Depository, the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza chronicles the assassination and legacy of President John F. Kennedy; interprets the Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza; and presents contemporary culture within the context of presidential history. The permanent exhibits on the sixth floor feature films, photographs and artifacts that chronicle President Kennedy’s life, death and legacy while temporary exhibits occupy the seventh floor.

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