Fort Worth Day Trip from Dallas

On this four-hour tour, you'll get to know the true pioneer spirit of Texas. Led by a professional historian guide, the small group of about 13 people will travel in a comfortable minivan through the streets of Fort Worth, which in the 19th century was the last stop for cowboys to rest and buy supplies before entering the territory of the native peoples.

In its historic districts, you can still see signs of the time when Fort Worth was a staging post for cowboys moving their cattle to the Red River. The tour will allow you to see all the places that have made Fort Worth the city that has best preserved the spirit of old Texas. Some of the most frequent stops are as follows:

• Hell's Half Acre: although today it's the centre of town and you'll see numerous hotels, restaurants, the Bass Performance Hall and the Convention Center, the so-called "Hell's Half Acre" was in the Wild West days a neighbourhood where cowboys went to get drunk, gamble and look for prostitutes. Obviously, gunfights were frequent. On the route along Main Street you'll see many of the locations featured in the Walker Texas Ranger series.
• Stockyards National Historic District: Your guide will show you the Stockyard Station, which today houses shops, restaurants and even an old steam locomotive.
• Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame: housed in a historic building, this is the home of the TexasCowboy Hall of Fame.
• Cowtown Coliseum: in 1918 it became the first indoor rodeo.
• Livestock Exchange Building: was a cattle market from 1902. In addition to its historical and architectural interest, the building houses an exhibition of everyday objects used by cowboys and the meat industry.

After a guided tour of all the interesting sights of Fort Worth, you will return to the meeting point in Dallas.