Travel and Explore Fort Worth, TX!

Fort Worth, TX Part of the Metroplex that includes Dallas and Fort Worth, the city includes a wide variety of cultural attractions and recreational opportunities. Affectionately known as "Cowtown, USA," the area was once a part of major cattle drives and today highlights that part of its history at the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. Fort Worth is home to numerous cultural attractions and several institutions of higher learning. Fort Worth events include: Southwestern Exposition Stock Show and Rodeo, The Last Great Gunfight, Chisholm Trail Roundup, Juneteenth Heritage & Jazz Festival, Pioneer Days, and Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering.  Amon Carter Museum  3501 Camp Bowie Blvd.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 738-1933  The museum has sculptures, paintings, photographs and some 19th century graphic art to present.  Botanic Garden  3220 Botanic Garden Blvd.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 871-7686  It is a 114-acre garden that has a variety of plantings fo annuals and perennials. There are trees and shrubs that line the stream winding through the park.  Cattleman's Museum  1301 W. 7th St.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 332-7064  They use computer and video presentations, talking exhibits, movies and cowboy memorabilia to relate the development of the cattle industry.  Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau  Water Garden Place, 100 E. 15th St., Ste. 400, Forth Worth, TX, 76102  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 336-8791    Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge  SR 199/Jacksboro Hwy., north of Lake Worth Bridge  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 237-1111  It is a 3,500-acre preserve accessible for hiking and nature trails. There are also many animals in this habitat.  Fort Worth Zoo  Forest Park, 1989 Colonial Pkwy.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 871-7050  There is 52 acres that's full of over 900 species of animals from around the world.  Forth Worth Museum of Science and History  1501 Montgomery St.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 654-1356 or 732-1631  It advances some exhibits as The History of Medicine, Your Body, Man and His Possessions, Rocks and Fossils, and more.  Japanese Garden    Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 871-7685  There is a mix of shrubs, stones, trees, and water that is arranged to accentuate the magnificent beauty of seasonal changes.  Kimbell Art Museum  3333 Camp Bowie Blvd.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 332-8451  It traits the 18th-century British portraits and late European Renaissance art, and there are many many more.  Lord's Supper Display  2500 Ridgmar Plaza  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 737-6251  There is a life-size exhibit of Stubergh wax figures depicts Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper." There is also a taped narration that is given in English or Spanish.  Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth  1309 Montgomery St. at Camp Bowie Blvd.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 738-9215  It presents works by Jackson Pollock, Morris Louis, Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, and more.  Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art  309 Maine St., Sundance Sq.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 332-6554  It observes 55 paintings by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell.  Stockyard Station Walking Tours  130 E. Exchange Ave.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 625-9715  Come visit the historic stockyard area. There is a video presentation that chronicles the history of the area.  Stockyards Museum  Stockyards Exchange Building  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 625-5087  There are exhibits that illustrate the livestock industry of Forth Worth and the history of the Stockyards Company. There are also Western saddles that are antiques from the 1800s and there are also pictures too.  Thistle Hill  1509 Pennsylvania Ave.  Fort Worth  Texas  (817) 336-1212  It is a Georgian Revival mansion that was built in 1903 and was remodeled in 1910. There are also tours.