Fort Worth Stockyards

One of the residents of the herd at the Fort Worth Stockyards. - photo by Joe Alexander
One of the residents of the herd at the Fort Worth Stockyards. – photo by Joe Alexander
The Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District is packed with restaurants, shops, drinking establishments, world famous country music honky tonk Billy Bob’s Texas and, of course, the stockyards and their resident herd.

Official site: www.fortworthstockyards.org

Official site: billybobstexas.com

Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que in Fort Worth

Lunch is served at Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que in Fort Worth, Texas. - photo by Joe Alexander
Lunch is served at Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que in Fort Worth, Texas. – photo by Joe Alexander
You can’t have a first-class road trip if you don’t eat right.

My first stop was Fort Worth and legendary Cooper’s Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que.

Located next to Billy Bob’s Texas in the Fort Worth Stockyards area, Cooper’s has been serving Texas Style barbeque since 1962.