Everyone knows things are bigger in Texas. Here are some facts about Dallas that prove it:

• The Dallas Convention Center has the world's largest bronze monument with more than 40 larger-than-life longhorn steers, horses and cowboys.

• The State Fair of Texas is the largest exposition in North America, with more than 3 million in attendance over 24 days annually. The "Texas Star" Ferris wheel at the State Fair of Texas is the tallest in the Northern Hemisphere and one of the largest in the world.

• The "welcome" statue at the Dallas Zoo is the tallest in Texas, soaring 67.5 feet tall. Naturally, it's a giraffe!

• If it's your first time in Dallas, you're not alone. The Dallas Parkland Hospital System is the largest birthing center in the nation with 13,000 arrivals annually.

• The Six Flags Over Texas theme park is larger than Disneyland.

• The largest library in the United States is the Johnson Central Library in Downtown Dallas. It houses one of the largest genealogical collections in the United States.

• The Dallas World Aquarium is home to the world's largest freshwater aquarium tank - 200,000 gallons.

• Dallas Galleria offers more than 200 premier retail stores, and during the winter holiday season is home to the country's tallest Christmas tree.

• The Dallas area is the largest metropolitan area in the nation (possibly in the world) not on a navigable body of water. Its "port" is an "airport(s)."

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