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before heading o to the stands

to watch an American football

game? Add a few fried Twinkies,

some fried beer and one of the

USA’s tallest ferris wheels (65

metres), and Dallas’ legacy really

starts to loom large.

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DURATION: 23 days

ROUTE: Dallas

WHY GO: To explore a city that

could ‚ill more than one chapter

in Texas’ history book.

TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS:

Dallas is located 32km from

Dallas-Fort Worth International,

which oers rental cars and

public transportation to the city.

Dallas is the stu of legends. The

‘Big D’, as its aectionately known,

is famous for its contributions to

popular culture – both through

the iconic 1970s Dallas TV show,

which American’s still gush over

today, and the Dallas Cowboys

American football team, whose

cheerleaders are among the

most celebrated in the NFL.

But Dallas holds a deeper

place in the American psyche, as

the location of President John F

Kennedy’s assassination in 1963,

as he was riding in a motorcade

through downtown Dallas’

Dealey Plaza. Investigations

concluded the fatal shots were

‚ired from the sixth ‚loor of the

nearby Texas School Book

Depository, which has been

turned into a museum dedicated

to Kennedy’s legacy. Its highlight

is a glass-encased exhibit

preserving the spot by the

window where ošicials found

three spent ri‚le shells,

a sniper’s nest and a gun.

On a happier historical note,

Dallas is also home to the

annual State Fair of Texas, held

every September and October

in Fair Park. Where else can you

eat a corndog in the shadow of

a 17m ‘Big Tex’ cowboy statue

Dallas

FOR MORE

INFORMATION

We’ve created a jam-packed

guide to Texas on our

website. Visit wanderlust.

co.uk/Texas to read more.

Go big in Dallas

The Texas Star is

65 metres high; (top)

watch the Dallas

Cowboys reach the

end zone

TEXAS

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