Located at the south end of Meacham Airport, Veterans Memorial Air Park displays 17 aircraft and is also home to the B-36 Peacemaker Museum and the Forward Air Controller’s Museum. Indoor displays include a Fort Worth Air and Space Museum Foundation presentation on North Texas aviation history.
Contact number: (800) 575-0535
Location: 3300 Ross Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76106
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The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is the oldest art museum in Texas and one of the oldest museums in the western United States. The museum offers art programs for kids, as well as other special events and activities for visitors of all ages.
Contact number: (817) 738-9215
Location: 3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
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The free, 45-minute, guided tour includes displays and exhibits showing the history of US paper currency and the technology of the production process. Also included is a quarter-mile long elevated walkway tour overlooking the currency production floor, the Moneyfactory Gift Shop, and three live demonstration exhibits.
Contact number: (817) 231-4000
Location: 9000 Blue Mound Road, Fort Worth, TX 76131
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The trail blazing efforts of the courageous women of the American west are celebrated at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.
Contact number: (817) 336-4475
Location: 1720 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
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The American Airlines CR Smith Museum is dedicated solely to commercial aviation and features hands-on activities – including a flight simulator – as well as a large-screen movie theater and gift shop. The centerpiece of the museum is a completely restored 1940s-era DC-3 plane, the Flagship Knoxville, which sits in a retro glass hangar.
Contact number: (817) 967-1560
Location: 4601 Highway 360, Fort Worth, TX 76155
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The Noble Planetarium is located at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
Contact number: (817) 255-9300
Location: 1600 Gendyy Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
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Part of the historic bricked Camp Bowie Boulevard cultural district, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art offers a glimpse into the world of American art.
Contact number: (817) 738-1933
Location: 3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX 76107
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Kids can jump, bounce, climb, and slide at Pump It Up, the award-winning “inflatable party zone.” The climate-controlled arenas are filled with huge inflatable structures and provide a great space for birthday parties (which include private arena use, rather than just admission during public hours). Doors open at other times for Pop-In Playtimes and a variety of scheduled programs. Typically, parents are required to remain on-site while kids play.
Contact number: (817) 928-3040 or (817) 732-9663
Location: 3721 North Beach Street, Fort Worth, TX 76137 or 1624 Green Oaks Road, Fort Worth, TX 76116
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Real cowboys and cowgirls teach kids of all ages how to rope, brand, do trick roping, and ride stick horses. Cow Kid Roundup occurs on the lawn of the Livestock Exchange Building.
Contact number: (817) 336-HERD
Location: 131 East Exchange Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76106
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Fincher’s stocks a full line of western wear for all ages, infant to adults. The huge, two-story building is packed to the gills with hats, boots, jeans, shirts, blouses, dresses, and suits. It’s also a great place to find cowboy souvenirs, western gifts, and rough stock riding equipment.
Contact number: (877) HAT-BOOT
Location: 115 East Exchange Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76106
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