Tours

Organized Tours

Day tours offered in and around Fort Worth are inclusive of fees at $30 per person for each tour. Lunch or dinner is included in the cost of a tour unless indicated as “on your own.” Check the Tours Stand at the Convention Center for specific information on gathering and departure times.  You may also pre register by printing the Tour Registration Form and mailing it to the Central Texas Conference office indicated on the form with the payment enclosed.


Tour #1 Fort Worth’s Cowboy/Pioneer Heritage
Friday, April 25 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Cost: $30/per person

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Fort Worth Stockyards’ National Historic District is a great place to celebrate the romance and mystique of the American West from pioneer days to today. See the world’s only daily cattle drive at 11 a.m. or 4 p.m. Shop for authentic cowboy gear and enjoy lunch on your own at one of the many restaurants in the area serving Texas-style cuisine. After lunch, the tour will move from the stockyards to the National Cowboy of Color Museum and Hall of Fame. There you will discover the diversity and unique culture of the American West and learn about trailblazers and heroes of color, including the Buffalo Soldiers.

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Tour #2 An Evening Out — Dinner and Rodeo
Friday, April 25 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Cost: $30/per person

Enjoy dinner at one of Fort Worth’s oldest, most colorful and tasty restaurants. Joe T. Garcia’s Restaurant is well-known for its Tex-Mex ambiance and good food. After dinner, experience the rustic feel of the Old West in the historic stockyards with the “Pawnee Bill’s Western Rodeo Show.” There will be two hours of championship performances by Fort Worth’s finest cowboys.

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Tour # 3 Shopping Malls
Monday, April 28 9:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Cost: $30/per person

Enjoy the shops at University Parks with such specialty stores as William Sonoma and Pottery Barn, and clothing stories like Talbot’s, Coldwater Creek and Chico’s. Then dine at local-owned eateries or a national chain, before heading to North Fort Worth and Southlake Town Center, a premier shopping and lifestyle destination.

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Tour #4 Cowtown Culture
Tuesday, April 29 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $30/per person

Explore three out of an assemblage of the greatest museums in the Southwest — all conveniently clustered in a 1-mile radius. The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth exhibits masterworks of contemporary American and European art from 1945 to the present. The Kimbell Art Museum, considered “America’s Best Small Museum,” offers the finest art in the metropolitan community as well as a buffet lunch. Then it’s a short walk to the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame for a celebration of extraordinary women with inspiring stories of courage and determination.

Tour #5A Parks and Garden
Wednesday, April 30 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Cost: $30/per person

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden, the oldest botanic garden in Texas, showcases thousands of native and exotic species of plants in over 100 acres of gardens and natural settings. Visit many specialty gardens, including the 10,000-sq. ft. Conservatory, the Rose Garden, and the 7.5-acre Japanese Garden, a haven of peaceful beauty with waterfalls, pools, and beautiful foliage.

Tour #6 Historical Churches
Thursday, May 1 9:30 a.m.-Noon Cost: $30/per person

Three downtown Fort Worth churches on this tour offer interesting contrasts in architectural design and congregational development. First Christian Church began in 1855 when Abraham Lincoln was still arguing law in Illinois. The present church building, referred to as the “Rock Church,” was erected in 1878 in Roman Empire Renaissance style with a copper-clad dome. After 13 years in a humble wood structure, First United Methodist Church began in 1887 in what was described at the time as a “very imposing structure, having two inspiring spires which reached toward heaven.” Today, this Gothic-style church is a rarity among thriving churches in the 21st century. St Patrick Catholic Church, which was an outgrowth of a Catholic presence that began in 1870, took form in the late 1880s with construction of “rusticated or roughly-finished limestone blocks with two towers flanking triple-portal central entry.” It remains an beautiful architectural structure with finely detailed interior.

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