Head On Over To The State Fair In Dallas, TX
Around late September or early October, the Fair Park in Dallas, Texas becomes a haven of activity for visitors hoping to see cowboys, eat some fantastic food, and take a ride on the enormous Ferris wheel.
The State Fair was first held in Fair Park in 1886, and is thought to be the largest state fair in America, with over 3 million people attending the fair each year. It runs for 24 days, weather permitting, and rough estimates claim that the fair contributes around 350 million dollars US to Dallas economy.
In 1952, a giant cowboy statue of 52 feet tall was added to the fair grounds as the State Fairs symbol, and was given the name Big Tex. Appropriately, one of the fairs main attractions is an annual football game between the colleges of Texas and Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl; its nickname and presumably, sponsor is The AT&T Red River Rivalry.
With over 300,000 square feet of space, the State Fair of Dallas is the only fair in the United States to feature a full-scale auto show, with multiple buildings and hundreds of vehicles on display for visitors to browse, admire, and ask questions about....