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The drive from Houston to Fort Worth Stockyards takes about 3 hr 56 min (northwest of Houston), by real roads from ZIP 77002. Along the way we found 70 stops within a short detour: 8 coffee shops, 7 bakeries, 13 ice cream and treats and 28 places to eat.
The list below is the best few of each kind, in driving order, with how far into the drive you reach each one (counted from Houston) and the detour it adds. Stops marked Our pick are chosen by us; the rest come from OpenStreetMap listings, so confirm hours before you count on them.
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Historic site
Fort Worth's Old West district, where the Fort Worth Herd runs the world's only daily cattle drive and rodeos fill the historic Cowtown Coliseum.
Heads-up: Cattle drive at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, weather permitting; best view in front of the Livestock Exchange Building on East Exchange Avenue. Rodeo on weekends (tickets). Arrive early for parking or plan to walk.
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About 3 hr 56 min by road, heading northwest from the middle of ZIP 77002. Traffic and weather change that.
Good ones to start with: I•CE•NY (Town Center), MunchMunch Mochi Donut & Bakery (Shenandoah), Katz's Deli Express (Shenandoah), Pei Wei Asian Kitchen (Shenandoah) and Knead Me Bakery (Lakeland). The page lists 30 in all, in driving order.
MunchMunch Mochi Donut & Bakery in Shenandoah, Knead Me Bakery in Lakeland, Bakers Bouquet in Conroe and Bimbo Bakeries Usa in Conroe. Check hours first; they come from OpenStreetMap listings.
Katz's Deli Express in Shenandoah, Pei Wei Asian Kitchen in Shenandoah, Honey-B-Ham in Conroe and Epic Nutrition in Conroe.
Heritage Museum of Montgomery County in Conroe, Sam Houston Statue in Barado, H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas in Huntsville and Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP <class 'zip'> (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Stops come from our own picks and OpenStreetMap listings; hours and detours change, so check before you go. We do not store anyone's location.