Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
From March to September the zoo is open until 6pm on weekends; from late October to
February it closes daily at 4pm.
DON'T MISS
SHOW ME THE MONEY
Watch millions roll off the presses at one of two places in the nation where 'In God We Trust' and Ben Franklin's
face are legally printed on oh-so-hard-to-find paper: Fort Worth's
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
(
817-231-4000;
www.moneyfactory.gov
; 9000 Blue Mound Rd; 8:30am-5:30pm Tue-Fri) . This US
Treasury facility produces currency not just for the US but for the scores of other nations around the world, such
as Panama, which use US dollars. Learn how the money's design is ever-shifting in an effort to stay ahead of
high-tech counterfeiters. It's 7 miles north of the Stockyards.
Activities
Trinity Trails
(
www.trinitytrails.org
)
This network of hiking, biking and equestrian trails covers 35 miles
along the Trinity River, by some of Fort Worth's major parks.
HIKING
Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge
(
NATURE RESERVE
8am-5pm)
25 miles of hiking and nature
817-237-1111;
www.fwnc.org
; Hwy 199; adult/child $5/2;
trails and an interpretive center.
Festivals & Events
Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo
(
www.fwssr.com
;
Jan)
Catch the rodeo craze with nearly a million other people. Held in
January for several weeks each year at
Will Rogers Memorial Center
RODEO
Cultural District.
Main Street Arts Festival
(
www.mainstreetartsfest.org
;
Apr)
One of the Southwest's biggest arts festivals, this April
event turns Sundance Square into a festive epicenter of live music, art shows and food
booths.
FESTIVAL
