- Dallas' new slogan "Live Large. Think Big," describes the vitality of the 9th largest City in the United States. Since its inception as a small trading post in 1841, Dallas today is a major business, shopping, eating and touring hub.
There's plenty to do in Dallas and the surrounding area. With dozens of museums and theatres, professional opera and ballet companies, symphonies, and recreational activities both indoors and out.
At the north end of downtown, The Dallas Arts District includes the Dallas Museum of Art, Meyerson Symphony Center, Nasher Sculpture Center, and the latest additions, The Wyly Theatre and Winspear Opera House.
Fair Park, a National Historic Landmark is home to eight museums and highlights The Women's Museum. There are six performance facilities (including Dallas Summer Musicals at the Music Hall and historic Majestic Theatre
No visit to Dallas would be complete with out a first stop at Dealey Plaza and The Sixth Floor Museum. Located in the Historic West End Historic District, this area is known for it's variety of night clubs, eateries, and street entertainers. A lively place to be on Friday and Saturday nights.
Dallas has more shopping Centers per capita that any other major city nationwide. The Galleria, Dallas features fabulous shopping and many dining opportunities for serious foodies.
And for all of the sports fans, the NBA is bringing its brightest stars to Dallas - and Cowboys Stadium. The NBA All - Star - 2010 is on February 14.
The best of the NFL will converge for Super Bowl XLV at the new Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011
Fort Worth, Texas is a thriving center of culture and commerce. Visitors are often surprised by everything Fort Worth has to offer: the Historic Stockyards, remarkable museums, a dazzling downtown area, and more.
Fort Worth, nicknamed "Cowtown," revels in its role as the gateway to the West, wide-open spaces and even grander dreams - an irresistible combination of cowboys and high culture.
The little fort that was created to protect Dallas has grown up to become a center of innovative architecture, art, music, ballet and opera. Sundance Square, 20 blocks of old brick-paved streets, is filled with spiffy hotels, restaurants, clubs and shops. Stop in at the Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art (309 Main Street, 817-332-6554), the late oil patriarch's admission-free gallery of paintings and sculptures by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell.
The city's foremost art museums are an architectural treasure. The newest is the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, designed by the architect Tadao Ando to house mid 20th-century to contemporary art.
Texas' most prestigious museum, the Kimbell Art Museum, America's "best small museum," (3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, 817-332-8451) was designed by Louis Kahn and completed in 1972. It holds recognizable masterpieces -- including works by Mondrian and Goya -- balanced by the serenity of arched stone galleries. The Amon Carter Museum, designed by Philip Johnson, is perhaps best known for its Western art and photography.
Fort Worth's downtown, a charming and dignified center of business and entertainment, is almost perfectly equidistant between the Stockyards National Historic District and the Cultural District.
With more big blue sky than skyscrapers, Fort Worth has more sidewalks than freeways, and is both easygoing and lively.
To learn more about the history, legends, and fun facts of both Cities, click on Did You Know.
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