Dallas & Fort Worth Official Visitor's Guide

visitdallas-fortworth.com at tr ac t io n s Mustangs of Las Colinas O’Connor Road, just north of Highway 114, Irving, (972) 869-9047. Created by Robert Glen, the Mustangs are the largest equestrian sculpture in the world. Nasher Sculpture Center 2001 Flora St., Dallas, (214) 242-5100 or (214) 242-5160. Home to one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculpture in the world and designed by worldrenowned architect Renzo Piano. It houses a comprehensive collection of masterpieces by Calder, de Kooning, di Suvero, Giacometti, Hepworth, Kelly, Matisse, Miró, Moore, Picasso, Rodin, and Serra, among others. nashersculpturecenter.org National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame 1720 Gendy, Fort Worth, (817) 336-4475. World’s only museum honoring women of the American West. National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum 3400 Mount Vernon Ave., Fort Worth, (817) 534-8801. Acknowledges the contributions of Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, European Americans, and African Americans in the settlement of the Western American Frontier. National Scouting Museum 1329 W. Walnut Hill Ln., Irving , (800) 303-3047 or (972) 580-2100. Enjoy “Family Fun” at the National Scouting Museum, the official museum of the Boy Scouts of America. From the Norman Rockwell Art Gallery to full-sized indoor campsites, the museum’s 13 “action areas” are filled with interactive exhibits and more than 600,000 artifacts! Mondays are free. nationalscoutingmuseum.org No. 1 British Training School Museum 119 Silent Wings Blvd, Terrell. Memorabilia from the second World War fight training program in Terrell. Call for hours of operation. National Scouting Museum, Irving Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. Photo by Dave Kozlowski Charles M. Russell and the Art of Counting Coup Nocona Athletic Goods 901 E Highway 82, Nocona, (940) 825-3326. Free tour by the last U.S. manufacturer of leather baseball gloves: Nokona baseball gloves. Old Post Office Museum and Art Center 510 Third St., Graham. (940) 549-1470. The Old Post Office Museum and Art Center is a general museum of history and fine arts. Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU 2950 W. Bowie, Room 240 in the Sid Richardson Building, Fort Worth 76109, (817) 257-6277. Would you like to hold a piece of the solar system in your hand or touch a piece of Mars? The Monnig Meteorite Gallery can provide you with this experience and have the opportunity to explore the mysteries of meteorites! No fee for admission. monnigmuseum.tcu.edu Pearce Civil War Museum 3100 W Collin Street, Corsicana, (800) 988-5317. Interactive museum with remarkable coverage and content. Perrin Air Force Base Museum 4575 Airport Drive, Denison. Static aircraft displays and memorabilia from Perrin Air Force Base. Roanoke Fire Museum Corner of Oak Street and Main. Roanoke’s 1928 La France Fire Truck on display. 13 Counting Coup, Charles M. Russell, 1905, bronze, private collection Exhibition now through Sept. 6, 2009. View for the first time together two of Russell’s oil paintings, Counting Coup and When Blackfeet and Sioux Meet, his sculpture, Counting Coup, plus his rarely seen letter recounting the story that inspired the three related works. Free admission. Open daily except major holidays. Tours by appointment. Museum Store. www.sidrichardsonmuseum.org. 309 Main St., Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 | 888.332.6554 for more information go to visitdallas-fortworth.com http://www.visitdallas-fortworth.com http://www.nashersculpturecenter.org http://www.nationalscoutingmuseum.org http://monnigmuseum.tcu.edu http://www.sidrichardsonmuseum.org http://www.sidrichardsonmuseum.org http://www.visitdallas-fortworth.com

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