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Dallas

It’s not only city branding that’s big in Dallas, which is home to more than 10,000 corporate headquarters, the largest corporate head office concentration in the U.S. Of course, a city with lots of corporate headquarters is a city that’s easy to get to; Dallas ranks first in the nation for Connectivity, a measure of direct flight access into a city’s principal airport. But the city isn’t just big money; it’s big on fun and culture, too. The city is also home to America’s sixth-largest LGBTQ+ community, with bars and restaurants concentrated in Oak Lawn, and to the Dallas Arts District, the largest contiguous urban arts district in the nation. On 20 square blocks of mixed-use space, museums like the Dallas Museum of Art, the Crow Museum of Asian Art, the renowned Nasher Sculpture Center, as well as theatre, symphony and opera venues, along with restaurants and bars, all contribute to a #19 ranking in Culture.