Cowboys and Culture, Hooves and Horsepower Top The Line Up of Fort Worth Attractions

In its youth, Fort Worth was a rough-and-tumble frontier town, dusty and lawless, home to the brace and the brawling, the soldier, the frontiersman, the outlaw.  Today, Fort Worth, one of the largest cities in Texas and the 18^th largest city in the United States, is a destination shaped by its revitalized downtown, a world-renowned cultural arts district, beautifully preserved Western-heritage and major-league attractions.

A trip to Fort Worth is not complete without seeing the famed Stockyards National Historic District.  

Stockyards Station: Stockyards Station was once the biggest and busiest cattle, horse, mule, hog and sheep marketing center in the Southwest, where more than 160 million head of livestock were sold. Today, the 125-acre Stockyards National Historic District attracts over a million visitors a year and is home to restaurants, hotels, saloons, galleries, shopping and family style entertainment, as well as the Fort Worth Herd, the world's only daily cattle drive on their twice-daily drive down Exchange Avenue.

While at Stockyards Station, you will want to visit the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame, see the "World's Larges Honky-Tonk" – Billy Bob's of Texas (this venue plays host to country music's top performers and live bull riding at the indoor arena), and stop by the White Elephant Saloon, an authentic Western watering hole.  The entire historic district is recognized as much for family entertainment and shopping as for saloons and boot-scootin'. 

Downtown Sundance Square: Sundance Square, a 20-block area downtown, is Fort Worth's shopping and entertainment district that is restored to its original Victorian beauty, filled with restaurants, theaters, shops, museums and galleries is a success story few cities can boast.  This area is in walking distance from the Convention Center. For more information on what Fort Worth has to offer, visit www.fortworth.com