Last but certainly not least, is the famous Fort Worth Stockyards: this is an area steeped in Texan history. The Stockyards were once teeming with real cowboys who drove their cattle to auction. At one time, this was the second-largest stockyard in the country and home to the nation’s two largest meat-packing companies. This is [...]
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Kimble Art Museum
The second (and highly anticipated) stop in Fort Worth was the Kimble Art Museum. Constructed between 1969 and 1972 by Louis I. Kahn, the original idea came from Kay Kimbell and his wife Velma Fuller Kimbell. The building is renowned for its design and also houses some of the more famous painting found in Texas. [...]
Museum of Modern Art
The first stop in Fort Worth was the Museum of Modern Art (a.k.a. the Modern). The Modern is a relatively new addition to the listing of museums and galleries found in Fort Worth. It was built in 2002 and designed by Tadao Ando, who seems to like to use simple lines and reflective ponds in [...]
Fort Worth, Texas
Friday was spent in Fort Worth, Texas. We checked out of the hotel in Dallas and checked into the Hyatt by the airport, which is between the cities of Dallas and Forth Worth. This meant we were closer to Fort Worth and also able to catch our early morning Saturday flight to Chicago without having [...]
Dallas, Texas
After four days in Texas, I have returned from my sojourn with my head full of details about Dallas and Fort Worth. Initially there was a hesitant plan to go to Austin, but we ran out of time and in the end decided to visit the Texas state capitol on our next trip. As far [...]
