Smarter Car Renting

Here are car rental tips from the road trip-seasoned editors of RoadsideAmerica.com:

•  Fear of the Unknown: Unfamiliar with the streets of Fort Worth? Consider adding a GPS navigation system to your rental. GPS provides turn-by-turn directions to a number of Fort Worth attractions and businesses, and is offered by almost all Fort Worth car rental agencies. The GPS helps you navigate like some mythical Greek God of Navigation! You can also add your own portable GPS on your handy windshield sucker, but remember to take it all with you when you turn in the car at the end of your trip.

•  Damaged: Always carefully eyeball your vehicle before leaving the rental agency, whether you're in Fort Worth or East Podunkville. The last renter may have pulled in after a meteor shower! Prior scratches, dents, and other vehicle damage can cause extra headaches and costs if not noted before you leave the rental car lot. If you see any damage on the car's exterior and interior before you leave, make sure it's noted on the rental car papers, and point it out to an agency employee. This will resolve any questions that could arise when you return. And avoid meteor showers.

•  Leave Nothing Behind: At a road trip's end, we find we've accumulated souvenirs, kitschy mementoes, and piles of brochures from tourist attractions. These treasures prove you really traveled -- that it wasn't just some wacky delusion. When dropping off your rental car, carefully check every door pocket, drink holder and storage bin for these keepsakes. The rental car company sure doesn't have any use for them.

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Fort Worth TX Area Attractions

• Amon G. Carter Stadium - Texas Christian University
• Burnett Park
• Daniel Meyer Coliseum - Texas Christian University
• Downtown Fort Worth
• Fort Worth Herd
• Fort Worth Water Gardens
• Fort Worth Zoo
• Harris Methodist Fort Worth
• John Peter Smith Hospital
• Kimbell Art Museum
• Livestock Exchange Building
• Main St Fort Worth Arts Festival
• Mrs. Baird's Bakeries
• National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
• Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery
• Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show
• Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show
• Stockyards Station

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