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Summerfields and Park Glen are part of the city of Fort Worth, and residents can enjoy all that Fort Worth has to offer. Cultural offerings include a world-class symphony, ballet and opera. There are also a number of theaters, including the distinguished Bass Performance Center. Fort Worth is known as "the museum capital of the Southwest." Local museums include the Amon Carter Museum, Kimbell Art Museum, Cattle Raisers Museum, the Stockyards Museum, and the Pioneer Museum Complex.

Family-oriented attractions are abundant in and around Fort Worth. The nationally acclaimed Fort Worth Zoo houses over 900 species of native animals and exotic creatures from around the globe. Children and adults alike enjoy Texas Town with its old time dry goods store, saloon and jail. A stream winds through the 109-acre Botanic Gardens with its 2,500 species of annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees. Twenty minutes to the north is the Texas Motor Speedway, seating over 150,000, and hosting racing from the IRL, SCCA and NASCAR. Nearby Arlington is home to the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Water Park. The Texas Rangers play baseball in the city every year and the Dallas Cowboys, Mavericks and Stars round out the local professional sports offerings.

Recreational opportunities range from golf – available at more than a dozen courses – to hiking, biking, and rollerblading on trails in and around the city. Trinity Trails provides 32 miles of paved trails through Foster, Heritage, Trinity and Overton Parks. The city's parks have ball fields, courts, playgrounds, and picnic areas. There are many lakes in the area for fishing, sailing, swimming and watercraft sports.