There’s a boom happening in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. It’s not an oil boom but definitely a business boom.
It was 11 years ago that Fort Worth voters approved a new multipurpose arena. That arena, which opened in November 2019 as Dickies Arena, sits just off Montgomery Street and north of I-30. Dickies Arena hosts concerts, sporting events, and every January, the iconic Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
The $540 million arena was the newest addition to Cowtown’s cultural district with an existing lineup of museums within boot-scootin’ distance of each other. Parking just once, visitors can see the Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame. and Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Next door? The Fort Worth Botanic Garden…