In 180 trips
The nationally acclaimed Fort Worth Zoo is a pioneer in using natural habitats to showcase animals. Exotic animals …
Created by Jeff Nichols
Fort Worth & Dallas, TX
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10/20/2006 to 10/23/2006
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Unscheduled - Fort Worth
In 108 trips
For a real taste of the Old West, come by the Stockyards area any afternoon and you will be treated to a mini-cattle …
In 358 trips
Along the narrow streets of Stockyards Station you'll find storefronts from the late 1800s, which were renovated for …
Unscheduled - Dallas
In 488 trips
This is a permanent exhibition of the tragic events leading to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy …
In 595 trips
Located two miles east of downtown Dallas in Fair Park , the festival features an array of cooking, arts and crafts, …
In 2553 trips
Discover a South American rainforest filled with unique plants and animals such as monkeys, colorful toucans, crocod …
In 50 trips
The Butcher Shop is one of Dallas' best-kept secrets. Specialties of the house include sumptuous steaks and mouth-watering …
Day 2 we headed to Dallas where we checked out the Sixth Floor Museum at the Texas Book Depository Building and walked Dealey Plaza itself. We were able to walk the "grassy knoll" and see the wooden fence. This is a must see if you haven't been here before. So interesting we had to watch the movie JFK while Dealey Plaza was still fresh in our mind. The Texas State fair is huge, but pricey. Lots to do see and eat, but plan on large crowds while you're there.
Day three we revisited the Stockyards and ate at Cattlemen's Steak House which had great food and a western atmosphere.
On our last full day together we went for breakfast at Ol' South Pancake House in Fort Worth, which also had great food with a big selection to choose from.
We ended the trip with 4 tickets to Cowboy vs. Giants game where I proudly wore my Tiki Barber jersey to a game where my "G-Men" took it to the Cowboys. Sorry Dallas, maybe next year.
The Bull Ring, east of White Elephant Saloon, is a great treat in many ways. The restored old saloon has the largest indoor Dr. Pepper wooden sign above the bar which serves the coldest draft Bud in the Stockyards as well as Starbucks Coffees and Latees while you check out the 20 great paintings of the 1920-1930s Texas finest artist.
Before you leave, sample the Best Strawberry Ice Cream, Won the 1st Prize several yrs, in Texas. It can't be bought in stores-try a sundae or a milk shake. This is one of the few places where you will find a rare beer- VERY RARE- is here. The "BB" or Bull's Butt beer is a real collector's item- sold here.
The last of the old murders was in this saloon's at that time basement when a couple cowboys had a fight over a shuffle board game and one killed the other.