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Stockyards Museum

3.9 (14 reviews)
Closed • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Tim T.

this is an excellent museum there are many items to see and read about in here. You can learn a lot about It The people that use to come through he buying and selling cattle. You can also buy gifts to take home videos on how it all started. It's very inexpensive to walk through to help learn about the area.

Museum is located in the Live Stock Exchange
Eric W.

Part museum, part gift shop, it's the perfect stop for the men while the women are shopping for pink cowboy boots and whatnot. Though the museum is small, there really is a lot of cool stuff to look at. My favorites are the old pictures and the three-ring binder on the history of Swift & Co. (or was it Armour?). The Stockyards Museum Is Open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.--5 p.m. and Memorial Day through Labor Day--Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m. The museum is free, though donations are accepted. Web address (until info gets updated): http://stockyardsmuseum.org PS. If it's playing, try to watch the "Wall Street of the West" DVD, narrated by Barry Corbin (of Northern Exposure fame). It's quite interesting. That reminds me, I need to see if the library has a copy. [update] Fort Worth Library does have a copy!

Christa M.

Thoroughly enjoyed myself here. The museum has so many cool retro antiques. They decided to let you get up close and personal to the items, without touching of course. Came here for the Palace light bulb, but was delighted by everything else. Highly suggest you stop here $2 admission while in the Stockyards.

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Jing X.

This isn't a museum. It's more of a small gift shop located inside the Livestock Exchange office building that's empty during the weekends. There's a $2 admissions fee. We walked past the windows and peeked inside. Didn't look interesting so we passed.

This is the Bad Luck Wedding Dress. It has been through 4 generations. You have to come see it.

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The history here is great! Things you have never seen! If you want to get the Stockyards story, this is the only museum telling that.

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