The Best State Fairs in America

State Fair of Texas | Biggest Rides

Judging by this event, everything is indeed bigger in Texas. The largest fair in the United States, it boasts 76 outrageous thrill rides. Take in a bird's-eye view from the 1,800-foot-long aerial Skyway gondola, and don't miss the 212-foot-high Texas Star Ferris Wheel, which stakes its claim as the tallest in North America. Amid it all stands Big Tex, a 52-foot-tall statue that wears a 75-gallon Stetson. Kopel

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State Fair of Texas | Biggest Rides

Judging by this event, everything is indeed bigger in Texas. The largest fair in the United States, it boasts 76 outrageous thrill rides. Take in a bird's-eye view from the 1,800-foot-long aerial Skyway gondola, and don't miss the 212-foot-high Texas Star Ferris Wheel, which stakes its claim as the tallest in North America. Amid it all stands Big Tex, a 52-foot-tall statue that wears a 75-gallon Stetson. Kopel adds, "When you walk away from the Texas fair, you can't help but think others are miniature by comparison."

(Dallas, September 28 - October 21; bigtex.com)

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