If you love to shop, Dallas is the place to be. It offers more shopping centers than any other city in the United States. Unfortunately Dallas also has the highest crime rate in the United States for a city of more than 1 million people since 1987. This is for both petty crimes and violent crimes. More than 3,000 police officers work to make the city of Dallas safer.

The people of Dallas are mostly white, but you will find immigrants from Mexico and a small percentage of other ethnic backgrounds in the area. The Southwest is Hispanic, the Southeast is Black, and the rest is White. Food is a popular item in Texas. The Dallas area is well known for the Frozen Margarita, Mexican food and Tex-Mex. It is also known for great BBQ. People come to Dallas for the annual events, including the Texas State Fair, Cinco de Mayo Events, parades, and food festivals.

Dallas is an area rich in culture and entertainment. The area has wonderful art galleries and performing art centers. They also have a nightlife that is known for the wild clubs and great concerts. Jazz is very popular in the Dallas culture. A part of the Dallas culture that is often not welcomed is graffiti. Some of it is very good though! The tunnels and areas of Dallas have murals on them done by graffiti artists.

Dallas is home to artists who don’t indulge in graffiti as well. They have multiple art schools and art studios. Areas of Dallas contain apartments full of artists and art students just starting out. They actually have their own little community.

The Cowboys, who currently play in Arlington, Texas have several Super Bowl appearances. They share a record for the most Super Bowl championships in the NFL with five, a record that they share with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers. Before the NFL and AFL merged, the Cowboys reached the NFL championship game twice.

Dallas also became the first NFL team to win three Super Bowls in four years. The only other team to achieve this feat are the New England Patriots. In addition, the Cowboys have also made it to the NFL playoffs the most times among all teams, a total of 27 times as of 2004. In that span, they have also won 32 of 54 postseason games. Those 54 games are also an NFL record for most playoffs games played.

They also hold the NFL records for the longest streak of consecutive winning seasons with 20, which they set from 1966 to 1985, as well as the longest streaks of winning seasons with at least 10 games, which stands at 24.
Clearly, the Cowboys are one of the winningest and most successful NFL teams in league history.

Obviously, success on the field has also translated into success in terms on earnings and profitability. The prestigious Forbes magazine estimates that the Cowboys are worth about $1.1 billion, a level that makes them among the most financially valuable football teams as well as professional teams in any sport in North America.  The Cowboys started out as an expansion team in the NFL in the 1960 season and they’ve certainly come a long way since.

The Ballpark at Arlington is home to the Texas Rangers, and also a very brilliant architectural piece. If it is baseball season, then take in a Rangers game, because you will never forget the excitement that you will feel in that stadium. If it is not baseball season, then take a tour of the stadium and enjoy the brilliant architecture and history of the city that awaits you around every corner.

Six Flags over Texas is a wonderful amusement park that has thrilling rides, amazing shows, and tasty treats. The entrance fee is fairly pricey, but once inside you can ride all of the rides and see all of the shows for free.

Dealey Plaza was created as a grand entrance to Dallas, but now is known as the place where President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. No matter if you are a history buff or not, you will definitely enjoy sitting on the Grassy Knoll, or visiting the museum in the School Book Depository.

After visiting Dealey Plaza you should venture out into the rest of The West End. The West End is a very popular destination in Dallas that has over 80 shops and 40 restaurants for your shopping and dining pleasure, as well as many other historical monuments and museums.

Once you are finished running all around the city, you should make a stop at the Dallas Arboretum. The Dallas Arboretum is a very large garden area located on the shores of White Rock Lake. This is a great place to sit down, relax, and have a picnic.