Stockyards Museum — Attraction in Fort Worth

More Than Just Moos and Howls at the Fort Worth Stockyards Museum! 🤠

If you're looking for a dose of Texan history served up with a side of belly laughs, then mosey on down to the Fort Worth Stockyards Museum! This place is teeming with rich history, captivating exhibits, and a staff that's friendlier than a prairie dog in springtime.

The exhibits? Top-tier. Learned about Texas history like a cowboy straight outta school - which, given my track record in high school history, is a feat in itself. Who knew cattle drives and trade posts could be such a hoot? But the real highlight? That award goes to Maurie, the resident museum dog.

Never did I think I'd be schooled in history by a four-legged curator. Maurie, an expert in Texas lore and probably the world's greatest hide-and-seek player, leads visitors on a one-of-a-kind museum tour. All this while nailing the perfect mix of charm and dogged determination! (Pun definitely intended.)

Maurie's more than just a pup with a job, though. He's the heart of the museum - a canine ambassador of Texan culture if you will. Maurie was as keen on giving us the inside scoop on Fort Worth history as he was on fetching his favorite toy. His endearing antics turned an ordinary museum visit into a memorable day full of chuckles and unforgettable insights.

So whether you're a cowboy at heart, a history buff, or just someone looking for a tail-waggingly good time, the Fort Worth Stockyards Museum is the place to be. And trust me, Maurie will be just as excited to see you as you are to see...

The Stockyards Museum is a fundamental yet humble little piece of Fort Worth's heritage bringing visitors from around the world for over 30 years. It's volunteer run and staffed so all this rich, cowtown history can be brought to its visitors free of charge (they have a donation box).

From the lightbulb that's been burning since 1908 and pieces belonging to famous gunslinging outlaws to the chilling, cursed wedding dress, and authentic handcrafted Native American Chief headdresses, to countless other cowtown artifacts that take you back to the fast-lane of the ol' west's cattle industry, the museum and its dedicated volunteers give Fort Worth, TX its heartbeat which brings the city alive. Thank you Charlie & Sue McCafferty (Ma & Poppy) for this sacred gift - preserving this legendary history that's rich within these Stockyards and that would have otherwise been plowed over, made into another shopping area and...

This is a cute little museum. It costs $2 to get in (12 and under are free) and you will probably spend about twenty minutes inside depending on how much you read everything but it is worth the $2. The volunteers are kind, lovely ladies that will greet you as you enter. I was remiss and did not take any pictures. There are a variety of saddles and old guns. Of course lots of information about the stockyards. A story of a bad luck wedding dress that seemed to curse every generation that put it on (and yet they kept wearing it). And the most interesting thing of all, the second longest running lightbulb in the world! 112 years! Wow! They certainly do not make them like that anymore. That alone is...