Wild West Legends: A Self-Guided Fort Worth Walking Tour

Fort Worth's Stockyards has been the heart of Texas cattle country since the 1860s. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll follow Exchange Avenue through 150 years of history, from four million longhorns to the gunfights and outlaws that followed. You'll start at Stockyards Station's brick streets, where old hog and sheep pens have become local shops. Then you'll reach the Fort Worth Herd pens, where cowboys still drive longhorns down this street twice daily. You'll hear how cattle barons incorporated their own city in 1911, sitting on $300 million in assets today. You'll pass the Cowtown Coliseum, the first indoor rodeo arena, and Billy Bob's Texas, once a cattle barn and now the world's largest honky-tonk. You'll see the hotel room Bonnie and Clyde chose, then finish with a beer at the White Elephant Saloon. In just 60 minutes, you'll watch the cattle drive, step inside the Coliseum where Elvis performed, spot an unmarked filming spot from 1883, and walk the Texas Trail of Fame.

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   Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District

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   Fort Worth's Stockyards district has been the beating heart of Texas cattle country since the 1860s. On this walking tour, you'll follow Exchange Avenue through 150 years of Cowtown history, from the era when four million longhorns passed through these pens to the gunfights, outlaws, and Hollywood productions that followed. You'll also discover why this half-square-mile district became the last civilized stop before the American frontier.

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   On this self-guided audio tour, you'll explore the former hog and sheep pens of Stockyards Station, now home to local shops and souvenirs, before heading to the Fort Worth Herd pens, where you can learn the names of the longhorns that cowboys still drive down this street twice a day.

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   This audio tour starts at the Stockyards Station sign on East Exchange Avenue, where original brick streets and century-old buildings set the scene.

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   Stockyards Museum

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   On this self-guided walking tour, you'll pass by the Stockyards Museum and hear all about the museum while you walk.

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   Cowtown Coliseum

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   On this audio tour, you'll have a chance to step inside the Cowtown Coliseum, where Elvis performed four times in 1955 and '56.

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   John Wayne: An American Experience

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   You'll have an opportunity to visit the John Wayne Experience, where thousands of unopened fan letters are being read for the first time.

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   Billy Bob's Texas

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   From the Cowtown Coliseum, the world's first indoor rodeo arena, you'll head toward Billy Bob's Texas, which began as a prize cattle barn before becoming the world's largest honky-tonk.

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   White Elephant Saloon

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   On this self-guided walking tour, you'll pass by the White Elephant Saloon and learn all about the saloon while you walk.

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   On this self-guided walking tour, you'll pass by the Hookers Grill and learn all about the grill while you walk.

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    This audio tour ends at Mule Alley, converted horse and mule barns that once supplied animals to both World Wars.

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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