Dallas

48 hours in Dallas

During a quick stopover in America's ninth largest city you'll happen upon world-famous art and stylish eateries before you see a pair of spurs or chaps. And like elsewhere in Texas, hearty cuisine and wide smiles come in large portions in Dallas.

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Dallas vs Fort Worth

On February 6, the USA's greatest sporting event's coming to Dallas – Arlington, actually – when Cowboys Stadium hosts Super Bowl XLV (that's Roman for 45, we had to look it up too) between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers. But locally there's a bigger smack-down, eternally played and never quite settled, between the D and FW of DFW. Which is better? Dallas, smart and oil-moneyed, or Fort Worth, its country cousin with cows and westward saunter?

We thought we'd let you settle it. Here's our nominees for why both are worth stopping by.

Atlanta to LA road trip: following the Due Date route

In the film Due Date, Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis, as an expectant father and aspiring actor, race west from Atlanta across the south to LA. It’s a great route, and even better if you take it slow. Here are some of our favorite things to do at their main stops along the way.