Fort Worth Water Gardens
Photo: Photo: Andreas Praefcke · GFDL · Wikimedia Commons
🥾 Hike · Fort Worth
1 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 55 min driveFrom Plano · Parking: Paid garages and street meters around the convention center, cheap on weekends
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Fall · Winter · Summer
A 1974 water sculpture park in downtown Fort Worth: of its three pools, the famous Active Pool has dozens of steps descending into the middle of a roaring waterfall. Older kids feel like they've walked into a movie; little ones are happy watching the fountains at the quiet Aerating Pool.
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