Dallas, Texas
Population: 1,200,000
Located in Kaufman County
This richly diverse city offers a thriving culinary scene, leading arts district, countless luxury accommodations, professional sports, trendy entertainment districts and endless shopping opportunities. As the Southwest's leading business and financial center, it boasts the largest wholesale market in the world and lays claim to being one of the top convention cities in the United States. Dallas, the nation’s eighth-largest city, is renowned for its commercial drive and cosmopolitan flair. With its concentration of high-tech companies, corporate headquarters and wholesale trade markets, it’s a metropolis devoted to business. Dallas also claims one of the largest urban arts districts in the U.S. and is a magnet for top scientists and doctors, including three Nobel laureates. Downtown Dallas is glitzy, with several arts and entertainment districts nestled amid its futuristic corporate skyline. Downtown Fort Worth is in the midst of a retail renaissance and the construction of a new performing arts hall, set to open in 1998. Built in 1921, the Majestic Theater is wonderfully restored with all of its charm and features sight-line seats, state-of-the-art stage/sound and lighting equipment. Performances include musicals from the Broadway Contemporary Series, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Sports are taken seriously in Dallas. Whether it's professional basketball, college football or a raging rodeo, on any given day, you can find a spectator event that suits your particular appetite for sports. The Dallas Cowboys of the NFL play football in Texas Stadium located 10 miles west of Dallas in Irving. The Texas Rangers play major league baseball in The Ballpark in Arlington about 15 miles west of Dallas. NASCAR racing can be seen at the Texas Motor Speedway north of Forth Worth. Two professional golf tournaments are held in the Dallas-Fort Worth area every May. some info courtesy of http://www.dallascvb.com/visitors/
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