Wanderlust UK – September 2019

116 wanderlust.co.uk September 2019

DURATION:34days

ROUTE:FortWorth

WHYGO?Toexperiencethe

sights,soundsandsmellsof

Texas’legendarycowboyera,as

wellasworld-classmuseums.

TRAVELCONSIDERATIONS:

Dallas-FortWorthInternational

Airportisoneofthenation’s

largest,o‚eringrentalcarsand

publictransportationtothecity.

FortWorthisthequintessential

Texascity.Cowboyhistory?

Yup.Culturalgems?Check.

Truegrit?Hell,yeah.With

anicknamelikeCowtown,you

knowwhatyou’regonnaget.

Inthe1860s,thistownwas

themaindestinationforcattle

drivesalonglegendaryroutes

suchastheChisholmTrail.Even

today,theStockyardsNational

HistoricDistrictnowservesas

ahubforvisitorstowitness

honest-to-goodnesscowboy-

relatedactivity.Experience

weeklylivestockauctionsatthe

Fort Worth

Best for: Cowboy culture, museums & architecture

Exchange Building, as well

as weekend rodeos at the

legendary Cowtown Coliseum

and the twice-daily clip-

clopping of longhorn cattle

on the cobblestone streets.

Enjoy history of a di‚erent

kind just a few kilometres

away in the Fort Worth Cultural

District. The world-class Kimbell

Art Museum contains artwork by

Monet, Cézanne, Picasso and

Matisse, all bathed in natural

light radiating from barrel-

vaulted ceilings. Head next

door for another unusual

structure, the Modern Art

Museum of Fort Worth, which

appears to ™loat on a placid

pond. Impressive views await

inside, too, including colourful

Andy Warhol silkscreens.

Finally, explore an oft-

forgotten history at the nearby

National Cowgirl Museum and

Hall of Fame, which highlights

the signi™icant role of women

in the American West.

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Bully for him

(clockwise from

above) A cowboy

steers longhorn

bulls into their pens

at the Stockyards;

a cowpoke never

forgets his (or her)

boots; get your

culture ix at Fort

Worth’s Modern

Art Museum

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