Whether you’re a lifelong Fort Worthian longing to embrace your inner tourist, or you have a limited amount of time in Cowtown, here are 15 tours guaranteed to show you the sights you want to see.
Note: Price estimates are based on individual adult rates available at the time of publishing. Check each company’s website to see current pricing.
Cruise around Cowtown in style with a segway tour.
Photo by @valeriecollins
Top tours
Downtown Segway Adventure
| $65+
Roll through Panther City on a 90-minute segway tour full of fun facts and photo ops.
Epic Helicopter Tour
| $425+ for three people
Take to the sky with an aerial tour that buzzes above downtown, the Stockyards, the Cultural District, and the University area.
Fort Worth Tours
| $75-$130
Local historian Dawson Granade leads this guided tour that features 25+ sites, including the Tarrant County Courthouse, Thistle Hill, and LaGrave Field.
Food tours are great for large groups, company outings, or visiting friends.
Photo by @eatthisfortworthtours
Eat and drink
Bike and BBQ Tour
| $125
Hop on a Pedego electric bike and cruise through downtown sites, Panther Island, Trinity Trails, and the Stockyards with a final stop at at Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que.
Taco + Margarita Bus Tour
| $65-$95
Enjoy tacos and margs at multiple restaurants on this 3-hour private bus tour for groups of 12-40 people with Eat This Fort Worth.
Sundance Square Food, History, and Architecture Tour
| $44+
Take a walking tour through downtown with tastings at Little Red Wasp, Riscky’s BBQ, Reata, and Melt Ice Cream.
Walk down memory lane along the Stockyards’ historic bricks.
Photo by FTWtoday
All in on the history
Stockyards Walking Tour
| $5+
Step back into the Wild West with a guided tour of Exchange Avenue featuring timeless stories.
Fairmount Historic Homes Tour
| $15-$20
The annual tour happens on Mother’s Day Weekend and features a rotating collection of historic homes and sites in one of Fort Worth’s oldest neighborhoods.
Step on Tours
| $50-$75 depending on group size
Trade the walking for a tour of the Historic Stockyards from the comfort of a van, bus, or motor coach.
Experience the magic of Funkytown’s street art.
Photo by @texasmindbodyandspirit
Art is all around
Stars of the Stockyards
| Free
Take a self-guided tour through the art of Western cinema featuring eight famous stops where icons, television series, and movies were filmed.
Gallery Night
| Free
The semi-annual event opens 30+ galleries and museums across the city for a day of art tours in the spring + fall.
Trinity Mural Tour
| $75
Bike along the outdoor gallery to see 25 mural sites across 12 miles of riverfront.
The Stockyards Hotel was established in 1907 and has seen its share of spooky stories.
Photo by FTWtoday
Get ghosted
Ghost Tour
| $17+
Don’t get spooked while you uncover the paranormal past of the Stockyards with stops at the Cadillac Hotel, Miss Molly’s B&B + the Stockyards Hotel.
True Crime Tour
| $17-$25 | Fridays during October-December
More afraid of baddies than ghosties? Learn about the unsavory history of Hell’s Half Acre.
Phantom Glory Ghost Tour
| $35
Discover the dark side of human nature at the 90-minute walking tour downtown (for ages 16+).
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