Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Aug 2, 2022 | Event, Food, Town, USA: Texas

The Fort Worth Stockyards is a historic district that is located in Fort Worth, Texas, north of the central business district.

Fort Worth Stockyards: 131 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

A 98-acre portion encompassing much of the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District in 1976.

The first stop was Longhorn Viewing Deck.

The texas longhorn cows have long, sharp horns.

Auctioning off the cows happened here long times ago.

The district town

Professional Bull Riders (PBR) competitions happen in the coliseum.

Looking back at the town.

Walked back and to another street.

Keep walking back to the coliseum

Back to the coliseum.

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.

It happens next to the coliseum

Walking to hotel Drover

Hotel Drover

Walking back to Longhorn Viewing Deck where I parked my car.

Billy Bob’s Texas is located here.  It is huge country music honky-tonk with an indoor rodeo arena, mechanical bulls & dozens of bars.