Will Rogers Memorial Center

Fort Worth, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Will Rogers Memorial Center is a 120-acre entertainment and livestock complex in Fort Worth, Texas, named after the American humorist and writer Will Rogers. Designed by architect Wyatt C. Hedrick and completed in 1936, the center exemplifies the Moderne (Art Deco) style. The sprawling facility encompasses multiple venues including the Will Rogers Coliseum (5,652 seats), Will Rogers Auditorium (2,856 seats), and specialized arenas for equestrian and livestock events. The complex has long served as the home of the Fort Worth Stock Show and hosts major competitions including the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity and National Cutting Horse Association events, drawing over two million visitors annually. A bronze statue titled *Riding into the Sunset*, commissioned by Amon G. Carter and unveiled in 1947, commemorates Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds. The center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.