Dallas

Dallas has a legendary status amid American cities, in no small part thanks to the iconic TV show of the same name. The real thing certainly lives up to expectations – culture buffs will make a beeline for the Dallas Museum of Art, home to works by Matisse and Magritte, while kids will gawp at the sharks and sea turtles at Dallas World Aquarium.

The Sixth Floor Museum chronicles the most notorious day in Dallas history – the assassination of President Kennedy – while light relief awaits in the city’s burgeoning taverns and buzzing country and western dance halls.