I have recently returned from a 3 day, child free trip to Dallas. I can confirm:

1. it is phenomenally hot there, with a peak of 38 degrees, it is a searing, dry heat pretty much unbearable;
2. there is no one on the pavements because of 1 above;
3. every building is air conditioned so severely that you need to carry a jumper so as not freeze in side, this is bizarre;
4. some men actually wear Stetsons. Honest. It’s true. No irony. Nothing.
5. that you will hum the Dallas theme tune when arriving from the airport because you can’t help it;
6. the buildings do not appear in panels of 3 as per the Dallas opening credits, although they probably should to make them more interesting;
7. there is the most amazing herd of life size bronze steers (cows with horns) running down a hillside next to City Hall that are being herded by a cowboy. It’s a great piece of public art;
8. there’s a Henry Moore piece outside City Hall which is huge and so smooth you have to touch it;
9. the Dallas Museum of Art is lovely, has a wonderful Edward Hopper painting and is open late on a Thursday; and,
10. that to walk around Downtown Dallas safely, don’t walk around after dark, walk quickly and don’t show your phone or valuables, there’s an edge to it and a lot odd people hanging around.