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If you’re in Dallas, a side trip to its twin city, Fort Worth, is a must. Completely different in character, Fort Worth has declined the skyscraper sky-line in favour of preserving its legacy of the Chisolm trail – largely responsible for establishing the city. More than 10 million cattle were driven through its centre in the 1880s, along this important trail, leaving behind Sundance square, and a few cowboy legends such as Butch Cassidy. Stockyards National Historic District is a good reminder of the ranching industry on which the city originally thrived. There’s also an awesome mural in Sundance square depicting the era.

Nowadays it’s a thriving commercial centre, influenced by Texas’s oil wealth but retaining an individual, lively character as shown by its annual film and arts festival.

Remember JR Ewing and the Dallas, TV series? South Fork Ranch, a working cattle station, has become famous thanks to its appearances in the series, eventually the owners were so inundated by fans and curious visitors, they sold out Lorimar Film productions who now hire it out for functions. It’s 20 miles northeast of Dallas, near Parker, on Hwy75.

Six Flags Over Texas, 20 minute drive southwest of Dallas, is one the oldest amusement parks in the US, but it gets crowded. It’s showcase is the exhilarating Mr Freeze rollercoaster.

Ballpark in Arlington is home to the Texas Rangers baseball team (one of the many business that George W Bush dabbled in with mix-results) and it is famous for its neo-Romanesque structure, with stone carvings of longhorn steer and the Texas lone star emblem, all OTT Texan style. Its Legends of the Game Museum is worth the visit.