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Dallas

Dallas, with a population of more than 1.3 million residents, is the ninth largest city in the United States and the third largest in the state of Texas. Wikivoyage

Population 1,304,379 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. thumb|right|Big Tex at the State Fair of Texas

    September – October

    State Fair of Texas - A large part of Dallas' culture and probably its biggest attraction, the State Fair is hosted annually for three weeks around September and October

  2. Wrecking Ball Madness

    October

    Wrecking Ball Madness is an American underground music festival focused on extreme metal, held at The Echo in Dallas. American death metal band Frozen Soul headlined the event in 2022, with Municipal Waste and 200 Stab Wounds also playing.

    Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Dallas); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 35 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Dallas Union Station 1.2 km, Medical/Market Center 5.4 km

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