Black Tie Guys: Presidential Tour
March 24-27, 2025
DAY 1: Monday, March 24, 2025
Travel Day & Arrival
• 9:30 AM: Departure from Monroe, LA
• 1:00 PM: Lunch at a McDonald’s
• 3:00 PM: Check-in at Great Wolf Lodge (100 Great Wolf Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051)
Phone: (800) 693-9653
Website: https://www.greatwolf.com/grapevine
• 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Indoor Waterpark time at Great Wolf Lodge
• 7:30 PM: Dinner at an area restaurant
• 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Evening activities at Great Wolf Lodge (MagiQuest, arcade games)
DAY 2: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
(Today we will Dress in our Tuxs)
8:00 AM: Breakfast at a McDonald’s near. (101 TX-114, Grapevine, TX)
• 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: George Bush Presidential Library
Address: 2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205, United States - Southern Methodist University
Phone: (214) 200-4306
Website: https://www.bushcenter.org/about-us/contact-us
• 12:30 PM: Scheduled meeting with City leader
Meet with David Etheridge, Deputy Director of Empl. Retirement Fund City of Dallas
Address: 1920 McKinney Avenue 10th Floor
Contact: Melissa Harris 214-580-7719 (mharris@dallaserf.org)
• 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: ATT Dallas Cowboys Stadium
Address: One AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011.
Features: Photo Opportunity
• 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Evening Meal
Address: Nearest McDonald’s
• 7:00 PM: Return to Great Wolf Lodge
• 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Evening activities at Great Wolf Lodge
DAY 3: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Presidential History & JFK Sites
• 8:00 AM: In Room Breakfast (Great Wolf)
• 10:00 -11:00 p.m.: Golden Gate Funeral Home
Address: 4155 S. R.L. Thornton Freeway, Dallas, TX 75224
We will meet with John Beckwith, Jr. who will explain
The philosophy of Golden Gate Funeral Celebrations.
• 12:00 PM: Lunch at Luby’s Cafeteria (5600 S. Hampton Rd. Dallas Tx)
• 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Address: 411 Elm St, Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 747-6660
Website: https://www.jfk.org
Features: Comprehensive museum chronicling the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, located in the former Texas School Book Depository building where Lee Harvey Oswald fired the fatal shots
• 3:00 – 4:00 PM: Dealey Plaza National Historic Landmark District
Address: 400 Main St, Dallas, TX 75202
Features: Walk through the "Grassy Knoll" area, see the X-marks on Elm Street indicating where the presidential limousine was when shots were fired, and view the John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza nearby
• 6:00 PM: Dinner near the Great Wolf Lodge
• 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Evening activities at Great Wolf
DAY 4: Thursday, March 27, 2025
Departure Day
• 7:00 AM: Breakfast at Great Wolf Lodge
• 8:00 AM: Check out and load luggage
• 9:00 AM: Departure from Dallas to Monroe, LA
• 3:00 PM: Arrival at Powell Street Center