Visit Fort Worth

For over 40 years, Billy Bob’s has hosted the biggest stars in country music and classic rock from Alabama to ZZ Top. Billy Bob’s has been named “Country Music Club of the Year” 12 times by the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. Visitors to Billy Bob’s are greeted by a history video narrated by George Strait and can enjoy the large collection of memorabilia. Each entertainer leaves a concrete impression displayed on the Wall of Fame. Visitors can see how their hands match up to those of Garth, Willie, or Ringo. The Guitar Bar in Billy Bob’s has 75 guitars autographed by the stars who have performed at the club. Billy Bob’s is a popular facility for conventions, groups, and parties accommodating from an intimate 20 to a Texas-size group of 6000. The unique décor and nightly entertainment make party planning easy!

Commonly known as the “crown jewel” of downtown Fort Worth, The Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall is the permanent home to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Texas Ballet Theater, and the Fort Worth Opera. It hosts an array of performing arts entertainment, including special performances by Casa Mañana.

BRIT is committed to environmental sustainability - the capacity for our nature to endure. Through careful site design, responsible landscape management, and conscientious human behavior, BRIT seeks to reduce its footprint on the natural world as well as protect and restore ecosystem services.

With indoor and outdoor habitats, the Fort Worth Zoo can be enjoyed year round. It houses 15 permanent exhibits showcasing 500 different species of animals, including one of the largest collections of amphibians and reptiles in the world. In 2009, the zoo opens the country’s most elite herpetarium, the Museum of Living Art (MOLA).

Fort Worth’s downtown has gained a reputation as one of the country’s most lively urban settings. The 35-block Sundance Square entertainment district is home to a collection of restaurants, live music clubs, theatres, shops, exciting nightlife and the beautiful Bass Performance Hall, named as one of the top 10 opera houses in the world.

Take a guided tour through the Texas Cowboys Hall of Fame, vintage Stockyards, Stockyards Station, and see the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive- all in one visit. Two-step the night away at Billy Bob’s Texas, the world’s largest honky-tonk, shop for your new cowboy gear, or even sip a cold brew in an authentic saloon.

Three times a year, the auto racing world converges on Texas Motor Speedway, where fans watch the fastest things on four wheels. In April, NASCAR brings its show to town for the Samsung 500. Then, come June, IndyCars show their stuff at the Bombardier Learjet 550. And NASCAR returns in November with its year-ending Chase for the Cup at the Dickies 500. In just a decade, Texas Motor Speedway has become one of the premier tracks in auto racing, producing such winners as Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, and Al Unser, Jr.

Grab a spot on the sidewalk and watch the world’s only twice-daily cattle drive. Clad in authentic Western clothing from saddles to chaps, teams of cowhands drive longhorns through the Stockyards