Fort Worth Water Gardens

Fort Worth Water Gardens is a facility with three water areas in downtown Fort Worth, featuring an active pool with plunging cascades, a meditation pool, and an aerated pool with fountains. The facility spans roughly 4.3 acres and sits directly next to the city's Convention Center, accessible through several entrances and with seating areas along the pools.

Architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee designed the facility, which opened in 1974 with funding from the Amon G. Carter Foundation. The gift was meant to give the city a public space for relaxation and underline the modern face of Fort Worth.

The gardens bring water as a shaping element into the Texan city and offer locals and travelers a meeting place with flowing forms. Visitors walk over steps and paths that run between the pools, experiencing the movement of water up close.

The facility is freely accessible daily and sits within walking distance of the convention center, making it easy to combine with a stroll through downtown. On warm days, visiting in the morning or evening is more comfortable when the sun shines less intensely on the concrete surfaces.

In the active pool, water falls over a height of roughly 38 feet (11.6 meters) through stepped concrete terraces, allowing you to take paths along and through the flowing water. The path leads deep into the pool, making water and concrete shape the space around you.

Location: Fort Worth

Architects: Philip Johnson, John Burgee

GPS coordinates: 32.74778,-97.32667

Latest update: December 20, 2025 02:50