| Why
Travel to Dallas - Fort Worth?
To see the buildings
made famous by John F Kennedy and the unfortunate events surrounding
him.
For great steaks and the big gun, high boot, wide hat cowboy culture.
Because you're a red blooded male who appreciates great football
and cheerleaders?
Downsides:
- Crime is not uncommon on the streets at night, lots of guns here,
so don't do evenings out alone in all but the most touristy places
and travel by taxi after dark.
- The summer is steaming hot.
When
to Travel to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas:
Best: April-June or Sept-Oct
Okay: July-August, but very hot.
Worst: December-Feb, rain and snow, though
coast is much warmer.
Length
of stay not incl. flights:
Minimum: one day each to see the main attractions in both cities.
Recommended: 3-5 days to add some rodeo, the state fair or some
sport to the itinerary.
Main Attractions:
Dallas**
During the 1970's oil brought great wealth to the state and this
is where the rich oilmen hung out.
Dealy
Plaza*** infamy is to be found around the Sixth Floor Museum
from where Lee Harvey Oswald may have shot John F Kennedy,
but if you don't believe that you will be well served by the Conspiracy
Museum.
Texas Stadium* if you have any interest
in American Football or cheerleaders then a visit to Texas Stadium
to see the the Dallas Cowboys football team is a must, the buxom
beauties here famous nationwide.
Fair Park Historic Landmark* art deco architecture, several museums and the Cotton Bowl Stadium
where the Texas State Fair is held.
Fort
Worth**
One
hour east of Dallas is a city made wealthy by steak and patronage, but it does have
a little more to offer the traveller than a good T-bone.
Sundance
Square** visit this impressively philanthropic donation
downtown for art and architecture, and also the nearby Water Gardens.
Cultural District** excellent museums,
see Museums and Galleries.
Stockyards
Historic District* to see what the city was like before the skyscrapers.
Arts
and Culture:
Museums and Galleries: Museum of Art, Museum
of Natural History, Women's Museum and African-American Museum,
Dallas; Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art, Kimbell Art Museum,
Amon Carter Museum, Museum of Science and History, Modern Art Museum
and Stockyards Museum, Fort Worth.
Classical Music and Dance:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Morton Meyerson Symphony Theatre,
the Dallas Opera at the Majestic Theatre.
Cuisine:
Dallas
will stuff you silly with restaurant choice, especially Deep Ellum
and Uptown where you can get most international dishes but steak
and chili-Mex mixes are the local specialty.
Nightlife
and Entertainment:
Live Music - lots of gigs in Deep Ellum, especially
for Texas blues and country.
Festivals
and Parades:
January,
Southwestern Stock Show and Rodeo, Fort Worth.
September - Oct, Texas State Fair.
Short
Trips:
Arlington offers
a variety of popular theme parks.
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