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The Fort Worth Stockyards

Cowboys by the Fort Worth Stockyards

Visiting the Stockyards is one of the touristy things to do in the DFW area.

So when my mom was in town over the holidays, we made the journey across the Metroplex and got to experience some Texas realness.

The Fort Worth Stockyards area is a fun historic district with steakhouses, tourist shops, and a rodeo. The prices aren’t bad, although I don’t know if the drive is worth making the trip again.

It’s something you have to do once though, if only for the food.

And the pictures.

H3 Ranch near the Fort Worth, Texas, Stockyards

H3 Ranch near the Fort Worth, Texas, Stockyards

Finchers White Front Western Store

Finchers White Front Western Store

The Fort Worth Coliseum (a Rodeo)

The Fort Worth Coliseum (a Rodeo)

The Fort Worth Rodeo Coliseum by the Stockyards

The Fort Worth Rodeo Coliseum by the Stockyards

Leddy's Boots & Saddlery in Fort Worth near the Stockyards

Leddy’s Boots & Saddlery in Fort Worth near the Stockyards

Texas Flag by the Fort Worth Stockyards

Texas Flag by the Fort Worth Stockyards

Cow statute in front of a gift shop at the Fort Worth Stockyards

Cow statute in front of a gift shop at the Fort Worth Stockyards

Fort Worth is a strange place.

People who have never been to Dallas think that Dallas is like Fort Worth – a mostly vacant downtown, cattle in the street, tacky tourist shops, etc.

Whereas Dallas is modern and gorgeous, Fort Worth is more stereotypical Texas. One curious thing is that although Fort Worth is twice the size of Minneapolis in terms of population, Fort Worth’s downtown is far smaller.

Getting to Fort Worth was a bit of a challenge because my phone’s navigation kept thinking we were on service roads instead of the highway, thereby giving us the wrong directions. I knew that it was time to start ignoring the GPS woman after she said “stay in the right lane to keep left at the fork.”

Nope.

Cowboys by the Fort Worth Stockyards

Cowboys by the Fort Worth Stockyards

Cattle Run at the Fort Worth Stockyards

Cattle Run at the Fort Worth Stockyards

Riscky's Steakhouse near the Fort Worth Stockyards

Riscky’s Steakhouse near the Fort Worth Stockyards

Riscky's Steakhouse at the Stockyards

Riscky’s Steakhouse at the Stockyards

Fort Worth Stock Yards sign

Fort Worth Stock Yards sign

The first black cowboy statue in the Fort Worth Stockyards

The first black cowboy statue in the Fort Worth Stockyards

Cowboys dragging a car - this picture is outside of the Stockyards historical society museum

Cowboys dragging a car – this picture is outside of the Stockyards historical society museum

Outside of the Stockyards historical society museum

Outside of the Stockyards historical society museum

Cow statue by the Stockyards - note that it has a gun.

Cow statue by the Stockyards – note that it has a gun.

Charming Texas greeting cards at the Ft. Worth Stockyards.

Charming Texas greeting cards at the Ft. Worth Stockyards.

Explicit cooking spices at a tourist shop.

Explicit cooking spices at a tourist shop.

Texas Longhorns for sale.

Texas Longhorns for sale.

Edible crickets and other assorted bug snacks.

Edible crickets and other assorted bug snacks.

Cool Mexican-style skulls at a Stockyards tourist shop.

Cool Mexican-style skulls at a Stockyards tourist shop.

Chandelier at a Fort Worth stockyards tourist shop.

Chandelier at a Fort Worth stockyards tourist shop.

Tacky bejeweled hats at the tourist shop.

Tacky bejeweled hats at the tourist shop.

A mounted steer head at the leather shop.

A mounted steer head at the leather shop.

My mother modeling a coon cap at the Fort Worth stockyards.

My mother modeling a coon cap at the Fort Worth stockyards.

A massive candy store at the Ft. Worth stockyards.

A massive candy store at the Ft. Worth stockyards.

Sassy signs.

Sassy signs.

The cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards.

The cattle drive at the Fort Worth Stockyards.

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