Cowtown has a lot to offer and planning the perfect outing for your significant other or your BFF can be overwhelming — especially if you’re trying to save money. To help you spice up your life, we’ve created a list of date ideas designed to suit your pocketbook.
Here are 10 free ways you can spend a day in Fort Worth.
A map to Stars of the Stockyards. | Graphic provided by Stockyards Station
1. Take a self-guided tour through the Stars of the Stockyards and explore the local businesses where celebrities filmed movies and TV series.
Sundance Square. | Photo by @chrisyforbesvandyck
2. Dance the night away in Sundance Square with live music every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Knights of Pythias Building is now a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Photo via Haltom’s Jewelers
3. Learn about the city’s historic landmarks with an adventure around Fort Worth.
The Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU. | Photo by TCU
4. Explore our solar system at the Monnig Meteorite Gallery (inside the science building at TCU) with hands-on encounters with meteorites.
The Heritage Trails celebrates our community’s early history. | Photo by The City of Fort Worth
5. Take a walk through downtown and discover events that helped shape Cowtown on the Heritage Trails .
Open path, waterfront, and forest are all part of Eagle Mountain Lake. | Photo by @glennstagrams
6. Grab your hiking shoes and enjoy a stroll along these eight hiking trails
Downtown Cowtown at the Isis announced that it was closing in November 2023. | Photo by @downtown_cowtown
7. Catch a movie at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis every Wednesday. Pro tip: the first person to arrive gets to pick the movie.
The best part of the Carter — it’s free everyday. |Photo by Steven Watson / Wikimedia Commons
Photo by Steven Watson / Wikimedia Commons
8. Explore the expansive collection and exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art .
Get ready for a day of good ol’ country fun. | Photo by @fortworthherd
9. Watch the twice-daily cattle drive with real cowhands in the Stockyards daily, at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Molly the Trolly. | Photo by The City of Fort Worth
10. Take a ride on Molly the Trolley for a relaxing ride around downtown.