The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
Texas & the South Plains

Stop 3 · Days 399–402

Dallas & Fort Worth

Dallas & Fort Worth, TX

The Metroplex — Dallas's gleaming arts district and the site of the Kennedy assassination, and Fort Worth's genuine cowtown with a twice-daily cattle drive and a jewel-box art museum.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Dallas or Fort Worth hotel

    Dallas for the Arts District; Fort Worth for the Stockyards.

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You gotta eat this

  • Texas brisket & a chicken-fried steak

    Barbecue and the state's cream-gravy classic.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 399Day 399 — Dallas & Dealey PlazaFull day · 5h planned
  2. 400Day 400 — Fort Worth & the StockyardsFull day · 4h 30m planned
  3. 401Day 401 — Free DayFree day
  4. 402Day 402 — South to WacoDrive day · 1h 35m drive

What this stop is made of

  • Museums & History
  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites
  • Guided Tours