Review of Dallas
Dallas
Flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport promise sophistication in the heart of Texas and visions of the fabled American West. The Dallas Arts District has world-class museums, while Fort Worth's Stockyards National Historic District recalls the city's frontier days.
Things to do
Visit the scene of Kennedy's assassination at Dallas' Sixth Floor Museum or enjoy an artistic Dallas city break in the vibrant Arts District. View Impressionist paintings under the elegantly-vaulted ceilings of the Seventies architectural masterpiece that is Fort Worth's Kimbell Art Museum or have fun with the family seeing the animals at Fort Worth Zoo.
Shopping
Find Western chic at Cowboy Cool in Uptown Dallas or pack your bags with cookbooks and barbecue spices at the Downtown Farmers Market. Browse Texan fashions at Fort Worth's Stockyards Station mall or treat yourself to custom-made cowboy boots from Ponder Boot Co.
Restaurants
Culinary city breaks in Dallas range from the contemporary American flavours of Mansion on Turtle Creek in Highland Park to the delicious barbecue and Tex-Mex cuisine found everywhere. Kincaid's Hamburgers is a Fort Worth institution serving the best burgers in town.
Nightlife
Classic Texas nightlife is found at honky-tonks like Gilley's Dallas and the enormous Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth. The Deep Ellum district is your ticket to Dallas nightlife, while for an authentic Cowtown experience visit Forth Worth's White Elephant Saloon.
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to Dallas/Fort Worth. Choose the date of your airline tickets to catch the Texas State Fair in September, or the Cotton Bowl in early January.
