Taking off Travel blog

Today it’s time for another post in our series profiling our airport parking locations. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport is the eighth busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic and the busiest airport in Texas. In 2011, it handled 57.8 million passengers, of whom 5.5 million were international. The airport has 7 runways, 5 terminals, 155 gates and covers 155 destinations via 20 passenger airlines. According to the airport’s own site, from DFW you can get to every major continental US state within four hours.

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Fort Worth has the only cowgirl museum in the world

In our last post we looked at things to do in Dallas when on a layover in Dallas Fort Worth Airport. But let’s not forget about the other major city near this airport – Fort Worth. It started life as an army outpost but is now a prosperous city, with large natural gas reserves underground. However you can still get a feel for its proud Western heritage with some of the attractions on offer.

Sundance Square

One place to get a feel for the city’s heritage is Sundance Square, where a modern shopping and entertainment complex is housed behind renovated storefronts that date from the turn of the 20th century. Great food and live performances are only some of the attractions, and you can also choose to tour the area in a horse drawn carriage or a trolley. Read more »