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| | If you're traveling with children, Fort Worth is a great destination for family fun. Don't miss our interactive museums like the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. Fort Worth also offers families one of the nation's best zoos. With learning stations, a rock-climbing tower, new Museum of Living Art and miniature train, there's more to the Fort Worth Zoo than just looking. Nearby, Six Flags and a host of water parks offer families splashes and thrills. Of course, kids will love weekend rodeos and the world's only twice-daily cattle drive in the Fort Worth Stockyards District. |
Grapevine Vintage Railroad
- Stockyards National Historic District
- Fort Worth, TX 76164
- Phone: (817) 410-3123
- Region: Stockyards/Northside
The Grapevine Vintage Railroad travels along the historic Cotton Belt Route between Grapevine and the Fort Worth Stockyards. The Railroad is serviced by two vintage locomotives - "Puffy" the 1896 steam locomotive, which is the oldest continuously operating steam engine in the South, and a 1953 GP-7 MORE >>
Heritage Trails
- Downtown Fort Worth
- Fort Worth, TX 76102
- Region: Downtown
Take a walk through downtown and discover the people and events that shaped Fort Worth’s rich history. Have your picture taken alongside our sleeping panther and then visit each permanent bronze-plaque detailing a historic event that occurred. Funded by local businesses and foundations, Fort Worth MORE >>
Kimbell Art Museum
- 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone: (817) 332-8451
- Region: Cultural District
The Kimbell's permanent collection contains holdings ranging from the third millennium B.C. to the mid-20th century, and includes major works by Fra Angelico, Velazquez, Bernini, Rembrandt, Goya, Monet, Cezanne, Picasso, Mondrian and Matisse. It is also home to Michelangelo's first known painting. MORE >>
Livestock Exchange Building
- 131 E Exchange Avenue
- Fort Worth, TX 76164
- Phone: (817) 626-2334
- Region: Stockyards/Northside
Located in the Fort Worth Stockyards, this adobe-style building was constructed in 1902 as a center for cattle traders. It was the central location for all activity in the Stockyards and often referred to as "The Wall Street of the West.” Today, the building houses professional services and the MORE >>
Log Cabin Village
- 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane
- Fort Worth, TX 76109
- Phone: (817) 392-5881
- Region: Cultural District
Experience the sights, sounds and smells of 19th-century Texas! Nestled on three acres, Log Cabin Village consists of nine historic structures dating back to the mid-1800s. Texas history comes to life through the authentic log homes and artifacts, blacksmith shop, one-room schoolhouse, smokehouse, MORE >>
