31. National Cowgirl Museum And Hall Of Fame
City: Fort Worth, TX
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (817) 336-4475, (800) 476-FAME
Address: 1720 Gendy St.
Description: It wasn’t just cowboys who won the West. Women played just as important a role. The Cowgirl Hall of Fame honors those women who helped make the West great—the pioneers, the performers, the rodeo stars, and the ranch owners. The Cowgirl Hall of Fame moved into a new, impressive facility in the museum district of Fort Worth, and it’s full of stuff that will take hours to see. Best for ages six and up.
32. Fort Worth Public Library
City: Fort Worth, TX
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (817) 871-7745
Address: 500 West Third St.
Description: All library branches maintain a summer reading program, administered by the mayor’s office. The libraries also offer storytimes, and the Central Library sponsors an area called Our Place, where teens gather to study, hang out, read, work on computers, and receive homework help.
33. Botanic Garden
City: Fort Worth, TX
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (817) 871-7686
Address: 3220 Botanic Blvd.
Description: The Botanic Garden in Trinity Park is a showcase of 150,000 plants in both formal and natural settings. Small waterfalls, ponds, and pathways abound for a relaxing visit. The conservatory houses hundreds of exotic tropical plants. The Japanese garden is a six-acre garden with a pagoda, moon deck, teahouse, and meditation garden.
34. Fort Worth Nature Center And Refuge
City: Fort Worth, TX
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (817) 392-7410
Address: 9601 Fossil Ridge Rd.
Description: Not far from the gardens is the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, just west of the Lake Worth Bridge. The 3,500-acre refuge offers an interpretive center, picnic areas, and hiking and self-guided nature trails. Some trails are wheelchair-accessible. The kids will love seeing the bison herd or the white-tailed deer. There’s even a prairie-dog town. Best for ages four and up.
35. Fort Worth Zoo
City: Fort Worth, TX
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (817) 759-7555
Address: 1989 Colonial Parkway
Description: The Fort Worth Zoo is a first-class attraction. Your family will go wild over this place, where you can get face-to-face with gorillas, orangutans, and chimpanzees at the World of Primates or watch eagles flying above and around you in Raptor Canyon. Step back into old-time Texas at a one-room schoolhouse, ranch house, and other buildings around which the deer and the antelope do play and the buffalo do roam. Stroll tree-shaded paths that wind around the grounds so you can see more than 5,000 exotic and native animals in natural-habitat exhibits. The kids will enjoy the Yellow Rose Express Train Ride at the zoo. Two ornate miniature trains carry passengers between the Safari Depot and the Texas Wild exhibit. Best for ages two and up.