Dallas, Texas

"Live Large. Think Big."

For some reason I could not think of a good place to blog about this week, but thankfully my boyfriend came to rescue and suggested a place I know absolutely nothing about... Dallas, Texas. Just starting out I thought, what the hell could there be to do in Dallas for a college student? I mean the last few places I wrote about are the definition of college student destinations with plenty of bars and beaches, but Dallas? What could there possibly be to do in a city who's motto is "Live Large. Think Big." other than shop for Hummers, watch Nascar and have pig roasts in the front yard. Sorry if I'm offending anyone, but being a northern city girl myself, my idea of Texas (the state that elected George W as their governor) isn't exactly stellar.
Unfortunately, I was wrong about Dallas. Just from looking at their Convention and Visitor’s Bureau website, I found that there actually are some cool things in Dallas. For example, the city has an entire Entertainment District. That alone sounds like a good time. Now you may ask, well what's in the Entertainment District? Well a lot actually and it's all broken down into different sections. The Fair Park District, holds the largest state fair in history and is also home to the Cotton Bowl. The Uptown District, which used to be a boring historical area, is now home to a bunch of new restaurants and clubs like the Uptown Bar and Grill which claims to serve the best burger in Dallas (count me in). There is also the Knox-Henderson District which has one street devoted to unique shopping places like antique galleries and funiture shops and the other street devoted to more restaurants and clubs. Once you're done getting your grove on, eating and shopping you can take a trip to the West End District where there are a bunch of historical sites to visit and take the typical tourist-y type pictures.
Not only does the Entertainment District sound inciting, but there are some amazing deals on hotels in Dallas. By just doing a quick search on kayak.com, I found hotels from as low as $38 just outside of the city and hotels as high as $400 (but who cares about those?). Of course these rates depend on what time of the year you go, what days during the week you want to stay, and how many people you're going with. All in all, I have to say my boyfriend (here's his facebook in case you wanted to leave him some love) made a good choice in suggesting Dallas for this blog, who knew!