Fort Worth, Texas Travel Guide: BBQ, Waterfalls, Stockyards & a Rodeo in 24 Hours

Fort Worth is an awesome city in Central Texas that is the closest you can get to living out your cowboy dreams in the state. In this video, we're going on a whirlwind adventure through the historic and lively city of Fort Worth. In just 24 hours, we'll be exploring the best attractions, indulging in mouthwatering BBQ, and soaking up the vibrant Texan culture. Join us as we embark on this jam-packed day, making the most of our time in the city fondly known as 'Cowtown.' From the iconic Stockyards to the mesmerizing water gardens, we'll dive deep into the heart of Fort Worth, discovering all the must-see spots and hidden gems along the way. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a seasoned Texan, this video will show you how to make the most out of a single day in this remarkable city. Be sure to let me know what I left off in the comments!
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[@jryan3379]

Im a huge fan of your channels! Thank you for highlighting Fort Worth, I’m a born and raised Fort Worthian and I’m so glad you and Pops had fun in my city! I hope ya’ll enjoyed the rest of your Texas trip!

[@popshiking]

@Joshua Green Forth Worth gave me the Texas cowboy feel that I was craving! Such a fun stop.

[@steveludwig4200]

Good job covering Fort Worth , my hometown. 100% TEXAS and nothing like Dallas thank GOD.

[@ThroughMyLens]

It was a great city, I really enjoyed it!

[@SUN.SCREEN.TASTE.LIKE.SUMMER]

It's a horrible dump and the police don't do anything.

[@James-fu8fj]

Been here since 1954 and I not going anywhere

[@bogeys1242]

Fort Worth is more than a cow town. Voted the best zoo in America last year, with over 7,000 animalsm Kimball art museum is world famous for art collection. Amon Carter museum has the largest Remington art and sculpture collection in the world. Botanical Gardens has symphony concerts in the summer at night. Japanese Garden, Bass Hall was designed with perfect acoustics and the 27 mile paved trail alkng the Trinity river, oh, and the Main Street Arts Festival is ranked in the top 10 in the US. Many other things, too. But, thank you for the insights you provided about my home town!

[@jimfunchess]

Your Dad, BBQ and John Wayne. What a great video!!!

[@kayleebeare]

You have absolutely added Ft. Worth to my list now. Thanks Josh and Pops, as always!

[@user-gc3st5kj3s]

I was just in Dallas in October but didn’t make it to Fort Worth (we went for a family wedding so didn’t have time). This video makes me want to go back soon!! Whenever I vacation plan, your channel is the first one I check to see if you have any content on the destination. Your videos are so well done and I love the adventures that you have with Pops, Amy, and now your twins! 😊

[@pda4you]

Fantastic! We were right behind you in line - it was great to talk with both of you. My son came in for work - from Colorado - and we both agree it was amazing food. Also super glad to know that Goldee’s was the top spot. It was our first trip there as well. So many amazing BBQ spots here in the Metroplex. Glad you had a great time in Texas!

[@ThroughMyLens]

Was great to meet you guys! Thanks for subscribing and watching the video. Goldees was amazing, other ones we really liked were Franklin, Truth, Interstellar and Cattleack, but all Texas BBQ is at another level haha

[@pda4you]

@@ThroughMyLens I really want to try Franklin’s for sure. I will look up the others!

[@trd_ftw]

This is my home and happy to see you made it to my home town. I love to see an outsiders view of my home.

[@OlafRonald]

This video brings back memories of visiting Forth Worth and Dallas many years ago.

[@lauraslanesvanlifetravels]

I love those Water Gardens! I want to go there so bad! I'm a photographer so it's definitely a MUST-SEE for me!

[@Bravewolf06]

@lauraslanestravels That would be a lovely view and A lot of beautiful things to take shot of ❤

[@lindamerrifield6285]

I REALLY enjoyed this video! I lived in Fort Worth for eight years in the 70s and all of my family still lives there. I got some ideas from this video where I will take my nephew the next time I visit family.

[@shakarussanders9911]

Ft Worth! My hometown!

[@andreajohnson1796]

Awesomely handsome in the hat where's your hat Josh (made my mouth water with the bbq looked delicious)nice water garden looks so calming

[@angierainey482]

I did a tour of Fort Worth last year and enjoyed it also. The Gatlin Brothers did "All the Gold in California"

[@Bravewolf06]

@angierainey482 Overall, Fort Worth, Texas is a city that combines its Western heritage with modern amenities, making it a fantastic place to visit or call home.

[@erinjohnson8117]

I have a conference in Dallas next month so I’ve been waiting for your Texas series!! Thank you!!

[@Bravewolf06]

@erinjohnson8117 ❤I Hope the event was a success and you earned so much from it

[@VahidMusictx]

Ok but Dallas is not Fort Worth. Fort Worth is its own Separate city. What is with you out of towners thinking Fort Worth and Dallas is the same

[@KnightPromotions1]

I really enjoy your channel! I deeply respect that you include your Pops! The information that you share is awesome! You are like the American Rick Steves travel guide!

[@jasonparker5746]

Excellent review of The Stockyards

[@beverleyonajide4523]

👋🏽Josh… 👋🏽Pops… I Don’t think I could wait on line for that length of time…kudos to both of you for your patience…and I’m happy you both enjoyed your lunch…I loved…loved…loved the cattle drive…Totally Amazing watching. TFS these Awesome places. See you again soon❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ThroughMyLens]

Thanks for watching and for the support! It was a great time exploring the city and we had a lot of fun on our Texas road trip.

[@thecorpsofdiscovery]

pops got the gatlin brothers and the oak ridge boys confused lol.

[@ThroughMyLens]

haha yep!

[@Jackie-bz1nv]

My husband and I just discovered your videos and we love them. You make us feel like we are right there with you. The BBQ looks amazing and your Dad (aka Pops) has a good singing voice. Seems like he loved Texas. Looking forward to more travels with you and Pops. Thanks 😊

[@tonniessing2274]

Great there at Billy Bob's. I was there on November 13, 2004 and who was on stage? Willie Nelson he was 71 years old at the time. Will never forget how wonderful! Willie is now 89 does he still perform there? thanks for sharing!

[@ronlandry1352]

Pop’s look great in the cowboy hat! Probably only two in the store would have fit him! Where is your cowboy hat Josh . . . Thank you guys!

[@user-qm3rb9mj5v]

Remember an Out of TownFamily Drowned in The Water Garden a Father and his Children

[@wecontrolthevideo]

I’m from Michigan. I visited the Metroplex about 40 years ago and I got the chance to go to Bill Bob’s. A friend of mine was a DJ at KVIL and he was there to represent the station for a Mac Davis concert. Got to see the show from the side of the stage. Great time, it still looks almost the same as what I remembered.

[@ThroughMyLens]

That's awesome that it is still close to the same as it was back then. It is a fun place to visit for sure

[@yourturn777]

Ride the bull? Or is that at Gilleys? Billy's/Gilleys??

[@illogicerr3769]

I believe the water gardens were used in the final shots of the movie Logan's Run. :)

[@JeffinBville]

I don't know what I thought about rodeos until I went to see one and became an instant fan. They are a lot of fun.

[@michaeltian2958]

went there in 2021.12, really a relaxing cowboy state

[@rhondaz356]

WOW, that was some, long wait, Josh. I'm so glad it was worth it. a great video, very entertaining, and informative 👏☀️👏

[@TravelswithVandSteve]

We have thought about doing a Texas Roadtrip and didn't even consider Fort Worth, but maybe we need to rethink that! I love that water garden and would love the Stockyards area. Those cows are adorable! Those horns look so heavy. You don't know the Gatlin Brothers?? Now I feel old! ha ha. This looks like such a fun place to visit, it must go on our list!

[@BrancyCDA]

Always enjoy you and Pops checking out a new place and hitting the highlights! The food looked amazing and made me ending up going to get dinner an hour early, lol! Those Longhorns are gorgeous! Thanks for the cool day in Fort Worth!

[@popshiking]

@Nancy Young The barbecue at Goldees was indescribably delicious. Can't remember when I last felt that way about something I ate.

[@Bravewolf06]

@BrancyCDA I made a one time journey to Fort worth in the early 90’s for a rodeo. Damn! it was amazing. The huge never ending Farms and animals, food and cultural events made that one of my best memories ❤

[@mamaluxebuysx2311]

Moving here in the summer and this just made me so much more excited to see a current updated video of what Fort Worth is now

[@grandparails8858]

Same here.

[@MikeR65]

You probably make more great memories in one trip that some do in a lifetime! Can’t believe anyone would wait that long for BBQ . But I guess it is what you make of it.

[@ThroughMyLens]

We did so much in this Texas trip for sure. Yea, it was weird to wait that long for BBQ but we really wanted to experience all the best Texas spots so we waited for Goldees, Snows and Franklin on this trip.

[@avocadogaming3942]

Loved the water gardern

[@ck4426]

Love the videos with you and your Dad!!!

[@vespamarcos]

Pops seems like the best travel companion 👍

[@bakarangerpinku]

Car boat thing. Also known as a _float!_ 😀

[@christinekilpatrick1952]

What a great video 🎉❤ Thank you.

[@Bravewolf06]

@christinekilpatrick1952 It was a lovely time watching it as well. I enjoyed every bit

[@kreese92]

Great video. I'm excited for this series. I just got back from my first vacation since discovering your channel and I have to thank you for all the great activities and recommendations to do in northern Arizona. I'm going to keep watching to find the vest things to do across this country

[@Strangerwithoutaname852]

Lovely, thanks so much.

[@VahidMusictx]

Fort Worth is home!! Also Fort Worth, Texas is the last major city in Texas that still holds on to its southern hospitality beliefs. Big city but feels like a home sweet home type town.

[@kellywilson858]

Aww man and I missed that darn it i can’t believe I missed the waterfall place

[@susanwood2446]

It is not a stampede lol it is a cattle drive. You did a great job on this! We LOVE the John Wayne Museum. Love looking at the hats. Hoping someday soon we will have a new building for the cowboy hall of fame! Cool stuff hoping for more room to display so you can see more. Thank you for a great video about our little town!

[@AZV-ev5pn]

Love it! Thanks for the great video!

[@smokeybeardco]

Excellent video! My family and I were just there 2 weeks ago. Central Texas vacation from Canada. So sad I skipped the stockyards 😢. I won’t make that mistake again.

[@violetbf3773]

Seems like a fun place to visit. Happy Easter 🙌🏽

[@korean_foot_traveler8655]

A lot of nice scenes in this video captivated my attention and interest. It was really fun to watch the contents of this video.😀👍👍

[@cindybaker7153]

I was born and raised in Fort Worth, two places to eat, cattleman’s steakhouse or Joe T Garcia’s

[@skinnwalker4515]

John Wayne as Genghis Khan in the 1956 film "The Conqueror" is the funniest and the weirdest at the same time.

[@ThroughMyLens]

Oh wow, I didn't know he played Genghis Khan, that is pretty crazy

[@phxgidget]

😊Definitely gonna put Texas on my bucket list. It's not that far from Arizona. Thanks for another great video!

[@steveludwig4200]

"Texas" is HUGE dude so you need to "pick your spots". It's also VERY diverse in terns of cities and attitude as opposed to AZ. As a lifelong Texan I can help you with places that are MUSTS and places that are AVOIDS. Start with Ft Worth as a MUST. Arlington is great for Six Flags/Texas Rangers game. SKIP Dallas unless you want to visit JFK assassination site. That is the ONLY reason to go to Dallas. Spend a little time in Austin and a LOT of time in San Antonio. Skip Houston and Gulf Coast.

[@ThroughMyLens]

You should! We visited Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Waco and Austin. All of the cities had their own unique attractions and charm. I will have a massive road trip video on our time there in the future.

[@Bravewolf06]

@phxgidget If i could ask, What interests you most in Texas?

[@prowrestlingisart6742]

You definitely earned that BBQ. Looked delicious. And why am I not surprised you found a waterfall in Fort Worth😊👍🏼

[@dalegearhart9163]

Great Video! Just fyi, Goldee's has the best banana pudding desert we have ever eaten to go along with their delicious bbq. So for anyone first eating there we recommend adding it to your must eat list when ordering.

[@ThroughMyLens]

It sold out two people before us! We really wanted to try it but missed it this time

[@dalegearhart9163]

@Through My Lens Total bummer!! You had the right plan though.

[@kenishi8781]

Love this channel

[@mikewenske9564]

Going there is Definitely on my bucket list I will go one day

[@ronaldarif5290]

Fort Worth is ab awesome place to visit, walj around, dine in, drinks, dance, meet people, and even stay overnight in a local downtown hotel instead of driving back home on the highway.

[@coreyjeffersonracing387]

Great video! Tell pops “elvira” is sung by the oak ridge boys

[@c976061]

My home town

[@dougdraper4892]

Even if you only had twenty-four hours, there's so much more to see and do here in Fort Worth. The museums, the Botanic Gardnes, the zoo. Maybe next time. And better places to stay then in Dallas ;-)

[@thexoftexas4267]

You are in my neck of the woods. I have been wanting to go to Goldee's, but after they were rated number one by Texas Monthly Magazine, I figured it would be a mad house. You confirmed it. I did go there many years ago when it was Ken's BBQ. Good, but not in the same league. Thanks for showing what it is like to be there. Maybe someday I will go there late in the day and see if they have any scraps.

[@ThroughMyLens]

haha yea that is probably a good way to do it. It was a mad house for sure. Snows and Franklin were both less crazy than Goldees.

[@thexoftexas4267]

@@ThroughMyLens I believe years ago Snows was rated number one and the crowds were enormous. Franklins usually has a large crowd based on their reputation. You certainly experienced the best Texas has to offer. BTW, last year I drove from the DFW area to Key West and stopped at several places that you visited during your trip. The doughnuts at the Salty were especially noteworthy. Also we enjoyed feeding the tarpons and eating the key lime pies. The thieving pelicans enjoyed it too. Your videos have given me a lot of suggestions to visit and helped me see places that I have been wondering about, but had not planned to visit. Hope you keep up the channel for a long time.

[@essietangle9931]

You to see you in Texas!

[@ThroughMyLens]

We had a great time exploring Texas

[@rowe6]

I'm amazed people think the water garden is beautiful, it's so grim

[@James-mw6se]

Cool video of txase

[@markakira8988]

That cattle stampede was far calmer than the Walmart Black Friday stampedes years ago. Even I knew the Oak Ridge Boys sang 'Elvira' and I'm not even into country music! (We had it on cassette in the 80s).

[@ThroughMyLens]

haha yea it was a very relaxed stampede.

[@KobaAM]

I’ve only been there from like midnight to 4 AM 😂

[@chuckhilston1839]

I like your dad watching March Madness while in line for BBQ on phone lol… was Illinois playing then?

[@maxmillionmangrum9949]

You think you can do an upstate New York trip video? I think it would be very interesting because upstate is superrrrr underrated. Love to see you cover any small towns and hiking trails!😁

[@conniewaite1371]

The man with briefcase ,reminded me of the movie with Pierce Brosnan he was an art thief in love with the lady cop who tried to catch him.when he stole the paintings,he and about20 others were all dressed in suits with breifcases.

[@SUN.SCREEN.TASTE.LIKE.SUMMER]

The fact you made it out of that dump alove is amazing cause the police department doesn't do anything.

[@Dlee4000]

Another great video Josh, first time seen what a longhorn looks like. Only thing missing you guys riding a mechanical bull and also did you visit buc-ees on this trip?

[@ThroughMyLens]

The longhorns are so cool to see in real life. Yep, we went to Bucees many times on this trip. It is a great spot haha

[@Dlee4000]

@@ThroughMyLens Is there a future video of that Bucee's trip and did you ride on a mechanical bull?

[@Dreinorh]

First comment! :) Uploaded 1 min ago, literally just as I opened YT

[@ThroughMyLens]

Thanks for the comment 😀

[@LittleTravelChannel]

What were your thoughts on the long horns? Seems like they been bread for us to view but they all look so uncomfortable and not happy.

[@maigallop]

You missed the real water falls in Fort Worth at Airfield Falls.

[@Bravewolf06]

@maigallop Sounds pretty cool. Have you been there

[@maigallop]

@@Bravewolf06 I sure have, many times. It’s really nice after a good rain.

[@Bravewolf06]

@@maigallop I visited There over a decade ago! It was a lovely experience. Only time in the West.

[@Bravewolf06]

@@maigallop How was your experience there

[@believestthouthis7]

"The statue of the man with the briefcase captures the essence of the worldwide business culture": Emptiness?

[@bethanyolinger1943]

Have you tried Hutchins BBQ yet?

[@paulkf5pv]

Goldies is right down the street from me, but I have never been. 😞

[@conniewaite1371]

I couldn't see the belt buckle.☹

[@sirgalahad1470]

Surprised that he didn't show the hotel when JFK spent the last night of his life.

[@kitten103083]

Great video but Fort Worth is a north Texas city not central Texas.

[@doubleoseven273]

Also Pro Tip: best BBQ is in Kansas City

[@popshiking]

@Double O Seven Great idea! I'm ready to get back on the bbq horse!

[@ludwigbooth4882]

The worst coffee shop, typical tourist sights no one in FTW goes to, yee-ha bbq and steer perpetuation video. Fort Worth is NOTHING like this.

[@davidcarper5411]

24 houres de Estupidos

[@carolineray2155]

Huge waste of water. Stopped watching...sad.

[@adams8132]

Fort Worth is not in the West, nor is it even the gateway to the West. That is just a lame attempt by the city, at giving Fort Worth some geographical significance. Dallas has none either. Their is good food there in Fort Worth but ultimately it is just a glorified Texas cowtown. Like most Texas cities.