Dallas

Big hair, scandal, and flashy spending is lingering impressions of this Texan city left over from the 1980s TV show. In reality, Dallas does offer loads of shopping and you can certainly see the upper crust at play uptown and on McKinney Ave. Delving a bit deeper than the stereotypes, you’ll find opportunities to take in a rodeo, golf, ride the roller coasters at Six Flags Texas , take in a Dallas Cowboys football game, or arrive in autumn to explore the Texas State Fair , second largest in the nation. Supposedly haunted park White Rock Lake is also just outside of town and lovely for walking in, assuming your not flustered by the possibility of a supernatural encounter. Deep Ellum (for hipsters) and downtown (for whoever) is where the best nightlife is discovered.