Old World meets New World via the Wild West in San Antonio, an atmospheric city endowed with historic sites like the Alamo, time-worn Spanish missions, a lively Mexican marketplace and offering easy access to a range of outdoor pursuits.
While this state's big cities have a good range of cultural sights, Texas is also home to a stretch of seashore, national parks, mountains and history-rich destinations.
REGISTERED AS A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK- THE HILTON FORT
WORTH HOTEL HAS WELCOMED MANY FAMOUS AND IMPORTANT GUESTS. NONE
WOULD PROVE TO BE MORE SIGNIFICANT THAN PRESIDENT JOHN F.
KENNEDY AND THE FIRST LADY- JACQUELINE. USING THE HOTEL AS A
BACKDROP- THE YOUNG PRESIDENT ADDRESSED THE THOUSANDS WHO HAD
GATHERED TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF AMERICA*S MOST POPULAR POLITICAL
FIGURE. HIS FINAL SPEECH CAME MINUTES LATER IN THE HOTEL*S
CRYSTAL BALLROOM WHERE 2-000 ATTENDEES JOINED THE PRESIDENT AND
FIRST LADY FOR BREAKFAST. IN ONLY A FEW SHORT HOURS THE HILTON
FORT WORTH HOTEL IN TEXAS WOULD GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE PLACE
WHERE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY SPENT HIS LAST NIGHT. **THERE
ARE NO FAINT HEARTS IN FORT WORTH** - PRESIDENT JOHN F.
KENNEDY- NOVEMBER 22- 1963. WITH A PRIME DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH-
TEXAS LOCATION- CLOSE TO LOCAL CORPORATIONS AND THE FORT WORTH
CONVENTION CENTER- THE HILTON FORT WORTH HOTEL OFFERS THE KIND
OF WARM HOSPITALITY- INVITING ATMOSPHERE AND TOPNOTCH SERVICES
SURE TO PLEASE BUSINESS AND LEISURE TRAVELERS ALIKE. TRAVEL
SHOULD TAKE YOU PLACES
Basic Directions
DIRECTIONS FROM DFW AIRPORT -
START ON E. GLADE RD. /WEST. - TURN LEFT - SOUTH ONTO HWY
121/SR-121 SOUTH - KEEP LEFT ONTO RAMP - TAKE RAMP- LEFT
ONTO SR-121- MERGE ONTO I-820 /SR-121. - KEEP LEFT ONTO
SR-121 TAKE RAMP - LEFT ONTO I-35W /US-287- TAKE RAMP -
RIGHT. ONTO SR-280 SPUR- TURN LEFT ONTO RAMP- BEAR RIGHT -
W. ONTO E 6TH ST. -TURN LEFT .- S. ONTO MAIN ST.