THE 10 BEST Hotels in Fort Worth 2025

Home to cowboys in addition to historic hotels and western-style shopping.

Home to nearly 7,000 animals and 500 species, the nationally acclaimed Fort Worth Zoo has been voted the No. 1 zoo in North America by USA Today, the Best Zoo in Texas by Yahoo Travel, the No. 5 zoo in the nation by USA Travel Guide, the No. 1 family attraction in the DFW Metroplex by Zagat survey and a Top 10 Zoo or Aquarium by FamilyFun magazine.

The Fort Worth Water Gardens is a beautiful and refreshing oasis. Designed by Phillip Johnson, the Fort Worth Water Gardens is an architectural and engineering marvel to be enjoyed any time of the year. Visitors can experience a variety of water features as they wander through this relaxing urban park.

Fort Worth's premier art museum, featuring paintings from international painters.

Free Tours! Learn how billions of dollars are printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing’s (BEP) Tour and Visitor Center located in Fort Worth, Texas. As the U.S. Government’s security printer, the BEP is responsible for the design, engraving, and printing of all U.S. paper currency. Over half of the nation’s currency order is produced in Fort Worth. Visitors have the opportunity to walk through two floors of interactive exhibits and displays, view the theater movie, take a self-guided tour on the elevated tour walkway, and purchase uncut currency and souvenir items in the Moneyfactory Gift Shop.

Recognized as one of the top downtown developments in the United States, Sundance Square spans 35 blocks in downtown Fort Worth. Choose from 20+ places to eat – from steaks to sushi to seafood – with lots of choices for patio dining. Walk into one of our many ART Galleries and check out the cool collection of stores, from local boutiques to nationally known brands. Enjoy great entertainment: live music, live theatre, comedy, and the magnificence of Bass Performance Hall. Be sure to visit Sundance Square Plaza, the heart of Fort Worth. Don’t worry about parking – it’s free after 5pm and all day Saturday and Sunday! Weekday Validation is available for up to 2.5 hours! See our website for details.

Fort Worth Botanic Garden's iconic Japanese Garden consists of 7.5 acres filled with a combination of Japanese and native plants, including cherry trees, Japanese maples, magnolias, bamboo, bridges, ponds filled with koi fish, and much more. Recently, it was named the "most peaceful place in Texas" by Earth.fm. Predominantly an Edo Period stroll garden, the garden is based on the Japanese historical period between 1600-1868. It was designed by Kingsley Wu, and the Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department personnel and opened in the spring of 1973. This serene urban oasis is considered a community treasure and provides relaxation and harmony, for thousands of visitors each year.

Bass Performance Hall is the crown jewel of a city which boasts the nation's third largest cultural district. It is also an important symbol of one of the most successful downtown revitalization efforts in the country. Built entirely with private funds, Bass Performance Hall is permanent home to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts. Each resident company operates independently from Performing Arts Fort Worth and manages its own programming schedule at Bass Hall.

Speedway that offers both NASCAR and Indy-style racing.

Designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art houses a preeminent collection of nineteenth-and twentieth-century painting, sculpture, and works on paper, and it is one of the nation's major repositories of American photography. It is also home to nearly 400 works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, the two greatest artists of the American West. Museum Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday 'til 8:00 p.m.; Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Closed Mondays and major holidays