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

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

Tue 24 Dec

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Starting at $76.92

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Tue 24 Dec

Starting at $76.92

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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

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Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (62)

janele2323

Jun 2022

Our tour guide was knowledgeable, fun and engaging. We had a great time at the stockyards and listening to stories by the tour guide. Learned some new facts about Fort Worth and about the stockyards. Totally enjoyable activity. Wish we would have also done the Dallas downtown with the same tour guide.

Response from Host

Jun 2022

Dear guest. Thank you for your kind words, detailed review and ofcourse your business.. it's greatly appreciated. Please reach out once again on your next visit. Take care and be well..

davidwP9701SU

May 2022

I loved Matt's sense of humor and kindness. We drove through Kennedy's sight of his assassination. The bus ride was cool and clean. I got offered to ride in the front seat. Beginning near the JFK Memorial in Dallas, we got dropped off for perhaps 15 minutes to admire the "underground waterfalls" of the Fort Worth Water Gardens. He explained about local sports athletes and the levee formed lakes and ground the cow heard traveled to for food and water at the end of their four hundred mile journey. Lastly we got to the Fort Worth Stockyards and had around an hour to visit the many shops and sights for ourselves on foot. I got my photo taken atop a longhorn in front of the Fort Worth Live Stock Exchange on 131 Exchange Ave. I had two scoops of the Cup of Texas ice cream that felt a little pricey from The Melt, Suite 624 on Mule Alley. The ice cream was good and I loved that I found a coffee flavor. But they do not offer a sugar free option as I learned. The atmosphere was filled with an ambience of laid-back but energized Western themed music that made me feel at home. I saw some were from Texas and others may have been visiting from abroad. The cobblestones and charming features on the mostly authentic little Western town of repurposed buildings were a lovely reason I visited. At the end of the longhorn drive by real working cowboys a short few minutes at 4pm, I wanted to follow the tough looking outlaws in hats to watch their gunfight at the end of the train station but out your guide called us back soon. He offered my Mom a hug at the end after she let him know she taught in the school that's now of national focus in Uvalde. I visited the open and quite, stark and somber JFK Memorial on Main St in Dallas, and walked up to the Red Museum, walked down Elm St and along to the building the assassin targeted President Kennedy from at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

Response from Host

Jun 2022

Dear guest's, were so thankful you are so indearing in your kind review, business and ofcourse day with Matt! These hummbling, detailed reviews help us grow. Thank you again. Be well.

Tony_A

May 2022

Friendly, knowledgable guide who made the afternoon a real pleasure. Thank you we wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to others