Fort Worth Heritage & Landmarks Open Air Tour 75 Min & 3 Hours

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  Sundance Square fuses historical Western architecture with modern design across its walkable 37-square-block downtown campus of shopping, restaurants, art galleries, entertainment, professional offices, and residential living. Its plaza is rated as one of the nation’s top outdoor gathering spots and is referred to as the "living room of Fort Worth.” Visitors to Sundance Square are encouraged to explore its murals, whimsical water fountains, courtyards, one-of-a-kind local shops, great food, and live music.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Rails and Reflection Heading South to the T&P Station Continuing south, we drive by the Texas and Pacific Railway Station. This Art Deco masterpiece serves as a reminder of 1931, when the railroad was the lifeblood of the city's economy. The Water Gardens: Just a block away, we enter the Fort Worth Water Gardens. This "cooling oasis" is an architectural marvel of cascading water. We’ll take a moment to walk down into the Active Pool, where the water thunders around you. JFK Memorial: On our way back toward the center, we pass the JFK Tribute. This marks the spot outside the former Hotel Texas where President Kennedy gave his final public speech on the morning of November 22, 1963.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3

  Water Garden. Continuing south, we drive by the Texas and Pacific Railway Station. This Art Deco masterpiece serves as a reminder of 1931, when the railroad was the lifeblood of the city's economy. The Water Gardens: Just a block away, we enter the Fort Worth Water Gardens. This "cooling oasis" is an architectural marvel o

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4

  We’ll ride past the iconic Bass Performance Hall, easily recognizable by the 48-foot tall limestone angels blowing trumpets on the facade. Sid Richardson Museum: We stop here to see one of the premier collections of Western Art in the US. You'll see the American West through the eyes of masters like Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. The Tarrant County Courthouse: At the end of Main Street sits the pink Texas granite courthouse. We’ll head inside to the 1895 Room, a beautifully restored space that captures the Victorian-era grandeur of the building's origins.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5

  On our way back toward the center, we pass the JFK Tribute. This marks the spot outside the former Hotel Texas where President Kennedy gave his final public speech on the morning of November 22, 1963.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6

  Sid Richardson Museum: We stop here to see one of the premier collections of Western Art in the US. You'll see the American West through the eyes of masters like Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 7

  The Tarrant County Courthouse was designed by the architecture firm of Frederick C. Gunn and Louis Curtiss and built by the Probst Construction Company of Chicago, 1893–1895. It is a pink Texas granite building in Renaissance Revival style, closely resembling the Texas State Capitol with the exception of the clock tower. The cost was $408,840 and citizens considered it such a public extravagance that a new County Commissioners' Court was elected in 1894.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  75 min option does not include the Stockard.

  Admission ticket free
• 8
  Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District

  The Stockyards National Historic District We leave downtown and head north to the Stockyards. This is where the pavement turns to brick and the history of the cattle drives comes alive. The Herd: If we time it right, we’ll catch the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive, where real Texas Longhorns are driven down Exchange Avenue by authentic drovers.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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