Dallas is the third largest city in Texas. The city has the third largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the United States.
Dallas is known as the centre for the oil and cotton industries. Home to the Dallas Cowboys football team and the famous Galleria Shopping Mall that has an ice rink in its atrium. While walking through the complex look down to see people ice skating, quite novel but as they say “everything is bigger and better in Texas”
If you are a shopper check out Allen Outlet Malls, you are bound to find many bargains with over 100 stores. Tour groups are available to book if required.
NASA Houston Texas
Houston The Eagle Has Landed.
A short drive from downtown Houston lies NASA a must see the complex has simulators and a movie theatre.
Join a tour around the grounds and visit areas otherwise not accessible to the public. You will sit in a viewing area that oversees the Mission Control Tower used until recent times by engineers launching and tracking space craft. The size and magnitude of these shuttles is incredible. This is one tour that you will not want to miss.
There is a Level 9 tour which has to be booked in advance and limited. The tour lasts for 5 hours and includes a hot lunch in the astronauts cafeteria. You will be taken behind the scenes on this tour and see much more than regular tours, but book early if you are interested. There is a large souvenir area where you can buy a hugh selection of souvenirs. A cafe is in the main entrance area for those who want to take a break for lunch between exhibits.