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The Stockyards

The Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District is a living museum depicting life in both the Old West and the new. Designated a historical landmark in 1976, the Stockyards constitute one of the state's most popular tourist attractions. This district's largest attraction is the Stockyards Station, now a real depot for the Tarantula Train. The station is not only the largest train station in the Southwest, but also a dining, shopping and entertainment delight for the whole family. Shop for everything from Western clothing to antiques, Indian jewelry to Texas wines, and leather goods to country and western music. Kids of all ages will enjoy the vintage amusement park rides, boisterous reenactments of Western shootouts and living history tours found here. Billy Bob's Texas, billed as the world's largest honky-tonk, features multiple dance floors and concert venues, an indoor rodeo, a mechanical bull, a gift shop and live entertainment almost every night by country music's biggest names. White Elephant Saloon, is as plain as Billy Bob's is fancy and has a good-sized dance floor.