After you've toured the Sixth Floor, the elevator drops you back to here to pick up a memento of your visit. I believe you can also shop the museum store even if you haven't paid to tour the museum itself. Books, photos, postcards and more. If you're looking for a fridge magnet as I was, you'll find that here too. It's not just Kennedy stuff here. You'll find other books about other Presidents and it's a good opportunity to add to your collection. [Review 397 of 2026 - 711 in Texas - 25580 overall] read more

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Came here to explore the last few minutes of JFK's life. We walked around outside to where he was assassinated then came inside for the tour. Be mindful to arrive at-least an hour before closing to entire you see all parts of the museum. The museum is two floors detailing the life of JFK and what transpired that faithful day. On the 6th floor they even have a closed off section to where the alleged shot rang out. It's covered in stacks of boxed like the day it happened. They have a short film you can watch in the exhibit as well. read more

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We were in Dallas visiting family and decided that we wanted to do something a little different on a Saturday morning. This is a $25 per person tour of the Texas school book depository. Self-guided. Pretty fascinating to walk around a building and surrounding area that it was the site of one of the most History changing events in the history of the world. read more

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Exit Thru the Gift Shop! Sometimes they're good and sometimes not. Just so happens this one is well curated. We found some "stuff" and you will to. read more

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The 6th Floor Museum, housed in the former Texas School Book Depository, provides a riveting journey through the events surrounding President Kennedy's assassination. I was so consumed I didn't take any pictures. Fun facts: 1. At the time, assassination of a president was not a federal offense; Oswald would have been tried in Texas. 2. The murder weapon was a 6.5 mm Italian carbine rifle that Oswald had bought for $19.95. 3. The famous pink Chanel suit Jackie Kennedy wore remains uncleaned, still splattered in JFK's blood, and is currently stored inside a climate-controlled vault in the National Archives. It will remain "out of public view" until at least 2103 per family wishes. read more

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This is a MUST visit museum.. the staff here was nice. But the knowledge that you get from here through your journey is a value added personal experience. Even though you have the information to is to be beloved presented to you. There is still that other side of things that allow for you to think of it all in your own factorial way. When here definitely take the time to read and watch everything that is here. Be sure to visit all floors open during Your visit. Including outside on the Grassy Knoll. There is a small gift shop located on the 1st floor as the end to the tour adventure. But there is a cafe/shop across the street as well that you may want to peek into. Knowing what history has been filling our eyes and ears with, this is one of the best opportunities to get YOUR understanding of what you think things may have went across. read more

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Definitely worth a stop if you are in the area. History is important to remember. Good exhibits. Can get very crowded. Get your ticket online in advance. read more

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Incredible part of history here in Dallas. There is a lot of background information you miss when you learn about it in school. Take the time to go on both floors. There are lots of video archive as well. read more

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Do yourself a favor and order your tickets online, this will save you the trouble of sitting in two separate lines. The line to purchase tickets can be just as just as long as the line to get in. This is definitely a great museum that has a lot of information to offer about the day JFK was shot. Not only do they provide that backround, but they have also preserved the moment in time for everyone to see. Cheers! read more

We had a similar experience to that of other reviewers. Rude lady behind the gift shop counter didn't want to let a worker give my mom, an elderly lady with a cane, the code to use a building restroom. After we just walked all the way to this place and up the not handicapped accessible stairs. The woman said to the helpful employee, "Never again". What an annoying hassle and lack of customer service! The helpful employee gets the few stars from me... and a bit of advice. "Don't let her beat you down. Do the right thing. Every time." The cafe people are a bit better. It should be noted that I came back twice in two days for the Texas Praline ice cream. It's that good. Handmade ... Henry's. I wish I could get this back home. The gift shop has stuff to buy - related to JFK... and there's an informative video running (no sound) in the cafe to watch while you eat/drink. Update from a few minutes later... Left to go to the grassy knoll to take photos and then came back to where my mom was sitting in the cafe eating ice cream. That same annoying girl was standing guard at the door and yelled "no pictures! You can't take pictures in here!" I responded that I hadn't taken any pictures (had just that second entered through the door with the crime of wearing a camera around my neck), to which she said she was just letting me know. What kind of anti tourist crazy environment is this? Be friendly. Learn how to serve customers. read more

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The museum was awesome! Not very interactive so I would say maybe leave the kids at home. But overall really good museum! Make sure to get your tickets online beforehand! I would maybe park somewhere down the street when visiting because when we went the parking meter was "only accepting cash" and the man working it basically told us we were stuck there until it worked because we only had a card. read more

Interesting museum with a lot of photographs and history on the events relating to JFKs assassination. It is a must see if you're doing the whole tour and seeing the sites of what happened on November 22, 1963. The only thing I did not like was having to wait in line for tickets and then wait to get in...annoying but not too much of a problem. read more

How can I give this place less then five stars? It's a museum with a lot of facts about the subject matter it covers. How can you go wrong?I've always been interested in this event. So it's cool to say I've checked it out. It's one of those places you should check out along with Dallas in general. The reunion tower is near by and that's cool also. You can see the book depository from the top of the tower. read more

Worst chai latte ever. The lady messed up on my order and she remade my drink. But the cup was literally 75% ice, 25% shitty drink. I regret paying $5 for the worst chai of my life. Don't know about the museum but save your money and go elsewhere for coffee. read more

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After spending $70 in this store, my friends i went to the cafe and ordered some coffee & ice cream. The lady serving the ice cream was rude, she got upset because i asked her if she wouldn't mind putting my adffogato in a larger cup, i guess she minded. Went to sit down where they had a flat screen on the wall that was playing old videos of when JFK was shot and killed. We had just taken photos outside so i thought it would be cool to record the videos to go along with the photos. One of the store employees walked up from behind and very rudely said "Ma'am! Maam! You can't record in here! You can take photos with no flash but you can't any video" so i say "oh I'm sorry i didn't know do you have any signs posted cuz i didn't see any" she looked annoyed that i even asked and said "yes!" After she walked away i took still photos.. this time the security guard comes over "ma'am she already told you that you can't take videos in here" i said "I'm not I'm taking photos. Isn't that what she said? She said u can take photos just no flash" the security lady says "oh i don't know she just told me to come over here and tell you that" i felt like returning the shit i just bought!!! But it was for my son i didn't want to come home empty handed. As we walked out we purposely looked for those "signs" and we didn't see any! Suggestion to the Sixth Floor Museum and it's employees" ... good customer service goes a LONG way. You could have delivered that message in such a different manner also if you don't want customers to take videos i suggest you put a LARGE ASS SIGN towards the entrance of the store so that is the first thing people see! It's funny how there are quite a few similar reviews on here! Won't come back ever read more

This place was awesome. The employees here were very helpful and have obviously been trained to help answer some of the questions you may have about the JFK assassination. The informative video in the cafe is a great thing to do before going out to walk by the place JFK was shot. read more

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So much for Southern hospitality. We were in Dallas during a record-breaking cold snap, and decided to pop into the Museum Cafe for a coffee and lunch to warm up before going to the museum. The "cafe" is a small corner in the back of the Museum Store. There was no food in the cases that day and the only snacks were a couple of cookies. There was also no one staffing the counter so we asked at the store register if the cafe was open. The register employee rolled her eyes, and then had to call a manger to unlock the counter area. Both seemed pretty put out we were bothering them. After consuming about half of the badly made coffee drinks we ordered, I asked where the restroom was. The manager sniffed at me that only museum customers are allowed to use the restroom. Guess spending $10 on two bad lattes doesn't make me a customer. After that we left. We didn't go to the museum and we certainly didn't buy anything in the store. read more

The museum itself is nice and has a good selection. The workers though..... INCREDIBLY RUDE! Not just to me but the multiple people in front of my wife and I. Noticeably ignored people, talking about people as the walked away. When asked if they had a restroom (yes we had purchased something) the man behind the cafe replied "yeah if you'd buy something" needless to say we won't be back. This was the second time I have been and the workers were rude read more

Just went to the actual Harry's home made ice cream that apparently JFK ate at turn out herry's homemade ice was made back in may ,5 1986. 23 years after JFK assignation so not only did I get crapy service they lie to me to promote there expensive ice. read more

Great little store/cafe. There are a few different items offered in this location than the Museum Store located in the ground floor of the museum proper. The real treat here is the cafe. HAVE THE ICE CREAM! Omg it is so good. We stayed in a near by hotel and came back both days of our stay just to have the ice cream. Delicious. :) This is the location you must go to in order to purchase tickets to the sixth floor museum. read more

I came here after our very interesting tour of the Museum. Lots of books and other interesting items about JFK, Jackie and many other Presidents and their lives as well. It is located downstairs on the main level. The Museum is upstairs(on the 6th floor of course. Usual stuff at the cafe part of it. Nice clean restrooms right across form the gift shop. read more

This was across from the 6th Floor Museum and it was filled with souvenirs and gifts. I looked briefly and decided to go to the cafe. I bought a Chocolate Brownie which was $2.98 total. The size of the Chocolate Brownie was not worth the price but I was hungry. The cafe also had frozen yogurt as well as coffee and sandwiches. I didn't check the prices of everything else but I'm sure it would be pricey. read more

We took my mom from VA to the museum yesterday. Once we got in to the museum, the experience was incredible! The main issue we had was at the beginning getting tickets and waiting to get in. Let me explain how this place works since there are no signs explaining it. The museum only sells a certain amount of tickets for particular time slots. Once you buy for that time slot, you line up outside and wait to get in to the line inside. They send small groups (about 8 usually) of people up the elevator at a time. The audio tour is very well worth the time. read more

You can't give this a 5 star review. It is a souvenir shop. It also is a cafe. Nothing much to see.

Vegan chocolate tart is to die for! If you have to avoid most of the desserts out there because of the ingredients your allergic/sensitive to, go to this cafe for a tasty cuppa Joe and a tasty prepackaged treat made by Hail Merry. OMG. Nuf said. Aside from the delectable chocolate delight and other cafe goodies they have a great selection of Kennedy related books and non-Kennedy gifty items. The space is open and modern with a large video screen on an exposed brick wall playing all things Kennedy. read more

This review is specifically for Erik S, floor manager! He was amazing & super helpful finding us what we needed. Not only did he check the back for stock that wasn't on the floor, but even called & went across the street to find us the shirt sizes we wanted after being told by 3 different people it wasn't in stock. Thank you for making us happy customers & allowing us to end our visit at the Sixth Floor Museum with souvenirs! read more

We attended the Sixth floor cafe on the 27th December 2014. We had bought online tickets to the sixth floor museum and were excited to see it, so much so we had shown up a little bit too early. We had 10am tickets and saw that the cafe opened at 10am. Coming from Australia we had not dressed as appropriately as locals and couldn't wait for the cafe to open. As we waited outside, we got talking to other tourits (from the USA and Japan), we saw the clock tick over 10am and towards 10:20am. We were standing outside almost blue we were so cold, yet the young staff stood inside joking amongst themselves until one rolled her eyes and walked to the door and opened up for business. We immediately made our way to the cafe area of the store and placed an order that totalled about 6 or 7 dollars, greeting the young female employee behind the counter with an Australin "Gday". My girlfriend offered to pay for the coffee's with a $20 note. Upon offering it to the employee, the employee stated "I cant take that, I cant break a 20". A few seconds past as my girlfriend fumbled through her bag searching for a smaller denomination as the employee stated "we just opened guys, like what the hell" before rolling her eyes again. I was a little confused about this, I thought most businesses carry floats so they can supply change to customers. I put this employees behaviour down to her having a bad day and paid for our drinks with a $10 (that was snatched out of my hand). After this we waited for our order. We saw the Japanese tourists we were just speaking with place an order. After this 2 Americans entered and placed 2 individual orders. Shortly after the second American gentleman placed his order I saw the Japanese tourists begin to use a machine that turned a penny into a souvenir penny. I also saw upon entering the cafe large signs reading "NO PHOTOGRAPHY". I then heard the same young female employee scream at the Japanese tourists "NO PHOTOS", wave her finger and make a camera clicking gesture. The employee then turned to the Americans waiting for there orders, made a racist joke before pointing at the Japanese tourists and laughing. After this another American entered the cafe and placed his order. I then saw the first American man collect his order, then the second, then the third. Then some time past as the young male barista shared a joke with the young female employee. Then finally the Japanese tourists received their order, before we received ours. All be it our accent is hard sometimes to understand but both our orders were wrong. But we didn't dare say anything. We then left and went on to see a very emotional, professionally set out and interesting museum. I could not believe that I had witnessed such prejudice inside a cafe of a museum dedicated to JFK. If only the young female employee knew the tourist from Japan were also American citizens. It was such a shame to see such racism, nowhere else in the USA did I encounter or witness any such discrimination. Perhaps you should remind the young female employee that JFK once said: "It ought to be possible for American consumers of any colour to receive equal service in places of public accommodations, such as hotels and restaurants and theatres and retail stores, without being forced to resort to demonstrations in the street". read more

Museum was very well done. I loved getting into the details, I spent 3 hours there! You can do it in much less on a weekday or by simply not being as detailed as I was haha. When you're done with the museum definitely try the Mexican Vanilla ice cream across the street. read more

Very rude service at cafe. I waited a long time for my order and when it came the lady at the counter told me it wasn't mine and pulled it back from me. My order came up again and the same thing happened. She would then give the order to people that had ordered after me. I told her I thought it was mine since I had waited so long and she told me someone must have walked away with my order then she went back to helping customers without any explanation to if I would end up getting my order. Again an order that matched mine came up and my daughter went up again to spare me the embarrassment of getting my order taken from me a third time. Everyone in the cafe was watching to see what would happen. Nothing was said to my daughter and all was right with the world again. read more

Eric was super awesome today giving us lots of tips and recommendations for out of towners. We were there right before close and never once did he make us feel rushed or unwelcome. Truly an asset to not only the museum but to everyone that gets the opportunity to interact with him as well! If you go, ask for Eric and he will help you with anything you need! read more

Located directly across from the Sixth Floor Museum, head here to avoid the long ticket lines. You can purchase your admission ticket with no wait and then walk back to the museum and grin all the way to the front of the line. Saved me at least an hour on a Monday, when the places doesn't open until noon. Oh yeah, and you can browse souvenirs and gift items there too- but really it's a great place to grab a ticket and aboid messy lines! read more

The only open coffee shop near the school book depository. The coffee was below average. Limited menu. Fair prices. We had to return the coffee to have it altered...which they gladly did. read more

I love the Sixth Floor Museum and I think it is one very unique part of Dallas. The store and cafe are about what you would expect from a museum store and cafe but their association with the Sixth Floor Museum get them 5 stars in my book. read more

Great shop, especially if you have been to the museum before and just want to check out what is new in the gift shop and new books about the assassination. It's also larger than the gift shop over at the sixth floor. read more

Decent coffee, but brewed like 1.5x too hot. Also... it's a gift shop, so the bar is honestly pretty low anyway.

Tons of great "political" gift items, inspirational quotes on jewelry, books etc. I will be back when buying gifts for friends. Very friendly service, too! read more

Well if I could give zero stars I would..my fiancé and I went here last night for the first time lots of great political stuff and stuff I wish I would have bought.. but we only visited a few minutes unfortunately due to this shitty unprofessional security guard employee! My fiancé was taking a photo with her phone of some of the memorabilia on the wall and the security guard woman " YOU CAN'T TAKE PICTURES IN HERE!" My fiancé politely replied and said I'm sorry I didn't know...then the woman says in a very rude matter ''WELL IF YOU WOULD PAY MORE ATTENTION YOU WOULD KNOW!" we told the woman that we didn't know and we were out of town and never been there! then she says "WE HAVE SIGNS ALL OVER SAYING NOT TO TAKE PICTURES!" But that was a lie as We looked around And as we walked out of the store we only seen one sign which was behind the register desk! We didn't say anything else but then we could then clearly hear the stupid woman talking to another store employee right next to us talking down and talking shit about us! We didn't say anything but it's Like really your right next to us! Like we can't hear you! is this woman retarded!?!? We left the store very upset as we couldn't figure out what the hell we did to set that woman off and why she felt the need to give my fiancé attitude! THIS IS SO UNPROFESSIONAL TO BE HAVING THIS WOMAN WITH A ATTITUDE THIS BAD WORKING AT A PLACE LIKE THIS! NOT A GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION ! read more

After a hot and humid day, I came in here for an ice cream. The Texas Chocolate Praline hit the spot. It was creamy, chocolatey, and caramely. It was everything I expected the ice cream to taste like. read more