Passport to the South

From Cajun dance halls to the State Fair of Texas, here are 18 Southern rites of passage to cross off your list this year.

Texas
Illustration: Tim Kilgore

Texas

Where: The State Fair of Texas in central Dallas

Earn your stamp: At the longest-running fair in the country, grab a hand-dipped corn dog from Fletcher’s Corny Dogs (said to have invented the treat in 1942), look out from the newly installed Top o’ Texas tower ride, and have your picture made with Big Tex, restored to his 52-foot-tall glory after burning down this past fall.

When to go: In October, for the UT-OU Red River Rivalry (date TBD).

Plan it now: September 27 - October 20; $17. bigtex.com 


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