For those who just want to joyride the track, there are individual laps with certified drivers in cars for thrills up to 160 mph. And for visitors with a bend towards virtual reality, there's an interactive electronic mini race track with shows that run about up to 20 minutes. Truth is, groups who want to experience vestiges of popular Texas legend and lore must go to some specific corners-with or without their boots. Though gunslingers and bank robbers like Bonnie and Clyde once strolled its dusty streets, it's all fun and games now. A herd of longhorns is part of the daily Stockyards scene, and you can invite them to your event.
Fort Worth is also the place to find the best of western art.
Look for works by masters such as Remington and Russell in the Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art in Sundance Square and the Amon Carter Museum. If the group is up for a luxury ranch experience quite apart from reality, send them to Rough Creek Lodge in Glen Rose, about two hours southwest of the Metroplex. This five-star executive retreat, which some are calling the country version of Dallas' premier Mansion on Turtle Creek, is on 11,000 acres of hill country and hunting preserve. Features include 39 rooms and suites, fine dining, meeting rooms, and diversions like sporting clays, fly-fishing, and small game hunting. And you can pay J.R. Ewing and his circle a call at Southfork Ranch, about 20 miles north of downtown Dallas.