Rodeo cowboys and a low rider truck on Exchange Street in the Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Western-wear stores and knickknack shops, saloons and steakhouses now occupy the Old West–era buildings of the Stockyards. Although it can seem touristy at times, there’s still a genuine authenticity here. Don't miss the twice-daily cattle drive along E Exchange Ave, featuring the longhorn of the small Fort Worth Herd. Start by picking info at the Fort Worth Stockyards Visitor Center.

There's plenty to see and do hereabouts, from exploring the past at the Stockyards Museum and the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, to watching a Wild West show or taking in a rodeo in the Cowboy Coliseum. To learn more, join a Stockyards Guided Walking Tour.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • The Kimbell Art Museum in the cultural quarter of Fort Worth. Designed by architect Louis I. Kahn it was established in 1972.

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    While the small Kimbell Art Museum holds treasures from Greece, Egypt, China, Japan and the ancient Americas, it’s the astonishing array of big European…

  • Parade of cowboys and steer cattle in the Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas - stock photo Fort Worth, Texas - September 2009: A herd of cattle parading through the Fort Worth Stockyards accompanied by cowboys on horseback

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    Each morning and afternoon, spectators line the street to watch cowboys wearing authentic 19th-century garb drive the 16 longhorn cattle of the Fort Worth…

  • FORT WORTH, UNITED STATES - Dec 29, 2018: Roxy Paine Trees at Fort Worth Modern Art Museum The stainless steel is bent into lifelike shapes Also The museum and reflecting pond

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    In a stunning building across from the Kimbell Art Museum, this stimulating museum displays paintings by the likes of Picasso, Mark Rothko and Francis…

  • Ft Worth, Texas, USA - January 6, 2015: The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is located in the cultural district of Fort Worth, Texas. The museum devoted to American art and possesses one of the premier collections of American photography in the nation. Amon Carter Museum - Ft Worth, Texas Landmark - stock photo

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art

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    Texas oilman Amon Carter starting collecting the art of the American West in the 1930s. Since his death, his impressive array of paintings and sculpture…

  • Bureau of Engraving & Printing

    Bureau of Engraving & Printing

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    Fort Worth is one of two US locations where the nation prints its paper currency. This US Treasury facility 8 miles north of the Stockyards produces the…

  • Grapevine Historical Society

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    This well-funded museum has impressive quarters in the 1940 Grapevine Ice Company building next to the Visitor Information Center. It has excellent…

  • Chisholm Trail Mural

    Chisholm Trail Mural

    2.52 MILES

    Overlooking Sundance Sq, the iconic Chisholm Trail Mural commemorates the local segment of the Chisholm Trail cattle drives of 1867-75.

  • Fort Worth Botanic Garden

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    3.76 MILES

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