About this city
Also known as: The American Dream City
Arlington is a high-energy, booming city located in Tarrant County, dynamically positioned directly between Dallas and Fort Worth in the heart of the massive Metroplex. Founded in 1876 along the Texas and Pacific Railway and named after General Robert E. Lee's Virginia home, the community evolved from a quiet agricultural cotton-ginning town into the premier sports and entertainment capital of the American Southwest. Arlington is globally celebrated for its colossal, hyper-modern sports stadiums and thrilling theme parks that completely dominate its sprawling entertainment district. Home to the University of Texas at Arlington, the city flawlessly balances its youthful, progressive college-town energy with a powerful industrial blue-collar foundation rooted in automotive manufacturing and corporate aerospace logistics.
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Suggested stay: 1–3 days
Catch a dramatic NFL football game or tour the colossal AT&T Stadium (home of the Dallas Cowboys), watch an MLB baseball game at the state-of-the-art Globe Life Field, ride world-class extreme roller coasters at Six Flags Over Texas, and cool off at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor.
