Explore the 'exit point of Logan's Run1' while you are in Downtown Fort Worth. That's right, did you know you can explore a famous movie set that is not only one of Fort Worth's most iconic permanent structures, but one of the 'coolest places' in the city. I'm talking about the Fort Worth Water Gardens, built in 1974. The Water Gardens are located on the sound end of downtown between Houston and Commerce Streets next to the Convention Center. There is no 'admission charged' for access to the water gardens.
Designed by New York architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee and dedicated to the City of Fort Worth by the Amon G. Carter Foundation, the gardens were used in the July 1975 film, Logan's Run1 as the focal point of Logan's triumph over the dystopia disguised as a utopia.
For visitors and downtown workers, the Water Park is an urban oasis in the concrete jungle of the big city. Its three pools of water and terraces shield the park from the rest of the city, and what you see and hear is the sound of rushing water cascading almost 40 feet down steps and terraces into the pool of water at the bottom. This is not a place for splashing or swimming, it's a place for solace and reflection. If you mediate early mornings, this is a great spot, the same applies at dusk.
From a guy who spent many an hour working the Emergency Rooms and ICUs of Harris (County) Methodist and John Peter Smith (JPS) Hospitals, when you need to unwind... the Water Gardens are a place you can do that in peace.
It certainly is one spot you will not want to miss on your visit to Fort Worth.
PS - be certain to wear 'good footwear with soles suitable for wet/slippery conditions'!
1 - Logan's Run is a 1976 Sci Fi film Directed by Michael Anderson, based on the novel Logan's Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. The Film's Screenplay was written by David Zelag Goodman and was Produced by Saul David, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and was Distributed by United Artists in 1976. The firm starred Michael York (as Logan), Jenny Agutter, and Peter Ustinov among others. The film won a special Academy Award for 'visual effects'.