Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame

For $ 5 each ($ 4 with a valid student ID or Unilocal check-​in offer), we entered the strongly air-​conditioned (re-​admission allowed!) Hall of Fame.
The entrance to the museum is at the end of the gift shop. On the left, there are individual booths for each cowboy inducted into the Hall of Fame. Their personal memorabilia and cowboy uniforms (gloves, belt buckles, hats, etc) are enclosed in glass displays. Small televisions from above play clips and short broadcasts of their rodeo competitions. The right-​hand side of the museum was essentially a wide collection of carriages and wagons that were frequently used back in the days for milk and laundry deliveries, medical services («doctor’s buggy»), funeral processions, etc.
It’s a well-​put museum but I do wish that they had some sort of audio guide or interactive tour as the booths and wagons get repetitive and eventually, boring. There also isn’t much seating, only one wooden bench that had one loose strip of wood. For the museum, I’d say it’s about 3.5÷5 stars with great potential for more.
We had a chance to book an appointment at their Jersey Lilly Photo Parlor for that same afternoon and this was a ⁵⁄₅ star experience! For ~$ 30 ($ 16 deposit), the two of us were able to dress in old Western costumes. We were given one choice of costume and background. There were about 3 costume options for each gender and 3 backgrounds (saloon, piano, and ranch). I went with saloon girl and my boyfriend with cowboy. My corset, skirt, and headpiece were beautiful! They’re hand-​made by the photographer and her mother. She helped dressed me in the back of the studio and gradually tightened the corset so I could adjust my breathing as I felt my body being squeezed. With small and shallow breaths, I was able to comfortably walk and sit up on the saloon bar for the photo shoot. The photographer guided us through different positions and facial expressions. It was so much fun! She tucked fake money into my bosom and handed me a replica of a handgun and a large empty liqueur bottle for the poses. My boyfriend held a long rifle that rested on his shoulder. We had total Western swag! We loved all of our photos and had difficult time choosing just one for the 8×10 printout that came with the basic photo package so we opted for the digital CD of all the images for an additional $ 30. The photographer also included a letter with our photo that granted us the rights to reproduce and use the images as we wished in case we ran into trouble with photo/​print centers. I loved how she wasn’t pushy in selling us the CD and genuinely went through the photos with us in helping us print out our favorite pose.

I always love museums that are in an air conditioned building. :-). This place has a great display of memorabilia from inductees to the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. I never realized how many real cowboys were also Dallas Cowboys. There are also quite a few actors as well. There’s a large selection of wagons and surreys. The kids got a kick out of the chuck wagons.
Don’t expect some grand museum with interactive displays and animatronics. Expect to learn about a small portion of Texas history. And check in for a $ 1 off coupon.
Also, I would have added the last star if the prices for the old timey photos didn’t cost so much. As a family of four, two under the age of five, I understand paying a group rate. But not an additional amount per person, like we were just a big group of friends. We can get similar pictures for less, elsewhere.

Don’t walk in too fast or you’ll be done with the museum already. Okay, I admit, I’m not really as interested in Cowboy memorabilia as some might be. but come on. It could have been a little better. We only decided to go because we had some time to kill before our dinner reservation and figured it might be a festive thing to do. Pricing is only about $ 5 per person, so at least we didn’t waste too much money. The lady in the front was pretty unfriendly. I think the coolest thing in the whole entire place was the George Strait stuff and the super old buggies. You can take photos in there, but they don’t come out very well since it’s kind of dim. We only spent about 20 minutes in the whole place and we saw everything. twice.

Wow, some tough reviews… I didn’t think it was all that bad. Someone mentioned you will only be interested in Tommy Lee Jones’ and Willie Nelson’s booths… I must have missed Nelson’s, I didn’t see it. Jones’s booth was ok. But I was all geeked out over Nolan Ryan’s booth being the baseball fan that I am.
Also the section on the cowboy boots was pretty cool. So overall, no it’s not the craziest, flashiest museum in Texas but what do you want? Maybe they should put a mechanical bull inside.

I have to disagree with the other reviewers on here, though I’ve now only visited Texas for a grand total of 3+ days. This was not the best museum I’ve ever visited, but it was really quite enjoyable for someone who didn’t understand anything about Texas cowboy /​cowgirl culture.
It’s only about $ 5 to get into the museum, and there’s plenty of space to spread out. There’s no feeling rushed around like you do at the 6^th Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. They have some authentic collections of cowboy /​cowgirl gear, and some that isn’t so authentic, but I thought that it gave a reasonable representation of what it must have been like to live in Fort Worth and Texas during the frontier days.
Photography is permitted everywhere in the museum, which is a nice touch. The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame honors not only rodeo stars, but also pop culture icons like Willie Nelson and Tommy Lee Jones. There are nice exhibits honoring each individual.
While you won’t see anything that will blow your mind or melt your face here, you’ll enjoy killing some time out of the hot sun in this museum. I found it to be educational and entertaining, and though it will probably be some time before I return, it was worth the trip on my first time in Fort Worth.

We went here to escape the heat and to kill some time before dinner as we had already exhausted all our souvenir store options.
There was a billboard outside that said it had been voted Best Museum in Fort Worth, so we figured it couldn’t be THAT bad. $ 5 for adults, $ 4 for students. The same building also houses a place you can take photos dressed up in old-​timey costumes.
Right when you walk in, there’s a whole wall of contraptions used to give medicine to horses in the old days. And that’s about as exciting as it gets! There’s a bunch of restored buggies. And some uniforms soldiers wore. A bunch of cowboy boots. And the Cowboy Hall of Fame is as Scott S. described. If you don’t know your cowboys, you’re only gonna be intrigued by Tommy Lee Jones and Willie Nelson’s booths.
We probably only killed 40 minutes here. Best museum… maybe because it’s the only museum dedicated to buggies.

This place is a waste of time — there are a ton of antique buggies, but the vast majority of them were repainted inauthentically, and modifications were made to them as late as during the 80’s. The «hall of fame» part is full of little booths representing rodeo champions, all with TVs blasting badly taped ESPN full volume so that the place is incredibly loud and you can’t hear anything that’s on any of the TVs. It’s only five bucks, but still avoid…