Half-Day Best of Fort Worth Historical Tour with Transportation from Dallas in Dallas booking from $76.92

Half-Day Best of Fort Worth Historical Tour with Transportation from Dallas

Overview

You can easily take advantage of learning Fort Worth's history, its depth of character and its uniqueness during this 4.5-hour guided, small-group tour. After its birth in the 1840s, and especially between 1866 and 1890, drovers ran millions of cattle through Fort Worth on to the Red River, winding their way north to the rail heads in Abilene, Kansas via the Chisholm Trail.You will feel like you go back in time and wetness Daily Longhorn Cattle Drives. You will have time for a lunch. Please contact local supplier to confirm. Lunch is not included in this tour.

City: Dallas

Mon 23 Dec

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What's Included

Transport by air-conditioned minivan with driver

Professional historian guide

Live Stock Exchange, 125-acre venue a must see in Fort Worth, home to the world’s only cattle drive

Reach back in time to when cowboys would stop at Fort Worth’s “Hell’s Half Acre” to rest and relax

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum age is 1 years
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

What To Expect

John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza

You and your small group will depart from JFK memorial in Dallas to begin your 4.5-hour tour with a historian as your guide. Reach back into the past, when cowboys would stop at Fort Worth’s “Hell’s Half Acre” to rest and relax.

Dallas

Enjoy great scenery between Dallas and Fort Worth. You will see and hear the history from 1841 to today’s day.

Fort Worth Water Gardens

The urban park is frequently billed as a "cooling oasis in the concrete jungle" of downtown. Its focal points are three pools of water and a terraced knoll, which helps to shield the park from the rest of the City. The quiet, blue meditation pool is encircled with cypress trees and towering walls that are covered in thin plane of water that cascades almost 90 degrees down to the sunken blue water feature. The sound of the water on the walls evokes thoughts of a gentle rain shower. The aerating pool features multiple illuminated spray fountains under a canopy of large oak trees. The main attraction of the Water Gardens is the active pool, which has water cascading 38 feet (11 m) down terraces and steps into a small pool at the bottom. The active pool experience was built for people to be able to walk down the terraced steps to be surrounded by and experience the power, sounds and motion of water crashing around them.

JFK Tribute

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy gave an impromptu speech to thousands of rain-drenched spectators on the front steps of the historic Hotel Texas, now the Hilton Fort Worth, followed by a formal presentation at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast. The JFK Tribute in Fort Worth’s General Worth Square marks the place and occasion of the President's historic visit with a beautiful Lawrence Ludtke bronze statue of President Kennedy set within an elegant plaza. Selected quotes from a number of JFK's historic speeches including the famous quote pictured below (no faint hearts image) are featured throughout.

Tarrant County Courthouse

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. A monument dedicated to Confederate Army soldiers was erected on the grounds by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1953. 1958, a Civil Courts Building was constructed on the west side of the courthouse. In 2012, a $4.5 million renovation to the clock tower was completed,In 2013, the Civil Courts Building was demolished. The Tarrant County Courthouse currently houses the Tarrant County clerk's office, probate and county courts at law, a law library, and the Tarrant County facilities management department.

Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District

This guided walking tour takes visitors to historic locations throughout the Stockyards. A personal tour guide will escort you, sharing historical facts and timeless stories along the way. The walking tours are a perfect way to get the lay of the land and plan your adventure at the Stockyards!

Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District

The Old West comes to life before your eyes during the world's only twice-daily cattle drive presented by the Fort Worth Herd. Real Texas cowhands drive a herd of Texas longhorns down East Exchange Avenue in the Stockyards National Historic District every day at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Every detail of the cattle drive—from the saddles and chaps to the boots and hats – is authentic and historically true.

Livestock Exchange Building

This 125-acre venue is one of the most popular stops in Fort Worth and is home to the world’s only cattle drive. You may not drive cattle, but you can still have a great time during this historic walking experience.

Cowtown Coliseum

The Cowtown Coliseum – built in 1908 and housing the first indoor rodeo 10 years later

Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District

50 Minutes Lunch break,shopping and great photo opportunity

Show 7 more stops

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (62)

Rockcairns

Jul 2019

While the Stockyards are great fun, they are free to visit. I’m not sure the price paid to visit free attractions is worth the cost, yes there is a guide who takes you to Fort Worth but really was a glorified chauffeur who adds a bit of information on the way there.

Response from Host

Aug 2019

Thank you very much for taking the time to give us a review on your recent tour. We are very sorry the experience didn't meet your expectations or wasn't up to par, we truly strive to be the best we can be with the help of feedback from guests we accomplish that. Furthermore, we would like to get more information from your tour day, like the guide's name and from there we can assess the problem and handle it accordingly. Once again thank you for your business,God bless and best regards.

dongola

May 2019

I did the JFK assassination tour with the same company and it was great.This one wasn't so hot.I don't blame the tour guide,he did his best with pretty thin material.Trouble is you spend a half hour or so driving to Fort Worth,look at some water fountains(not bad but not exactly big ticket items you'd travel from England to see) have a look at the JFK monument(which sadly we couldn't do as main street was blocked off that day)then drive to the historical stockyards.You watch about a dozen longhorns amble for about half a mile through town and that's about it.We were at the stockyards for nearly 2 hours and the "cattle drive" with pretty bored looking steers lasted about 5 minutes or so.Beyond that it's twiddle your thumbs to fill up the time before you board the bus for the drive back to Dallas.Maybe some people get more out of it so this is just my personal opinion but really of all the tours I did on my trip this was the only one I thought was too long.Maybe cut an hour shorter it would be better.

Response from Host

May 2019

Dear guest..We would like to thank you first for your review and opinion of the Ftworth tour .I would like to apologize that the tour of Ftworth did not meet your expectations. We've always and will continue to value every one of our guests input rather negative or positive on what we can do to become better,grow and offer our clients on every level.For almost 20 years we have had 99%positive feedback on Ftworth Stockyards,cattle drive ,culture,history .Over the years and our guests from all over the world and the U.S. have made it very clear how they are taken with the Beautiful Water Gardens and how unique the Wild West culture of the stockyards are.Actually the mass majority comment on how they could have spent the whole day there.Once a year Ftworth does host the 3rd biggest arts festival in the nation for 5 days and blocks off the center of the city ,for that I'm so sorry but we have absolutely no control over the festival.We value your input on this tour and your business as well.As a company we are always humbled to have your business and would like to take into consideration any and everything we could do to make your next visit as welcoming ,eventful as possible.Again our most sincere apologies this tour did not meet your expectations.Thank you for your input,business .Best Regards

Robo C

Apr 2019

The guide was friendly, prompt and helpful. the tour was well worth the price and time spent. Be sure and get there a few minutes early.

Response from Host

Apr 2019

Thank you very much for giving such positive feedback on your recent experience on our tour. Also, we appreciate that you value our work and see the worth in our services. We hope to have you back soon, best regards!

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Half-Day Best of Fort Worth Historical Tour with Transportation from Dallas

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