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|  Muffler Man - 2nd Amendment Cowboy - Amarillo, TX
in Roadside Attractions A Cowboy Muffler Man stands in front of the Cadillac Ranch RV Park at 2601 Hope Rd, Amarillo, TX. posted by: QuarrellaDeVil location: Texas date approved: 11/29/2016 last visited: 11/15/2021 |
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|  Cadillac Ranchesque RV Park - Amarillo, TX
in Roadside Attractions In proximity to Cadillac Ranch, and in tribute they've angled three vintage Cadillacs on pedestals near their derrick-style RV sign -- for your snapshot pleasure. Also a Muffler Man. posted by: nomadwillie location: Texas date approved: 1/30/2022 last visited: 1/31/2022 |
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|  Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo, TX
in Roadside Attractions One of America's most notable Roadside Attractions; conceived and funded by an eccentric local man, helium tycoon Stanley Marsh 3. The Cadillac Ranch consists of 10 finned vintage Cadillac cars, buried nose first in a field about 12 miles (19km) fro posted by: chstress53 location: Texas date approved: 3/11/2006 last visited: 9/12/2019 |
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|  Quanah Parker Trail Arrow - Amarillo, TX
in Roadside Attractions A Quanah Parker Trail Arrow, at Wildcat Bluff Nature Center, northwest of Amarillo, Texas. posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 12/26/2019 last visited: 11/15/2021 |
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|  Weird Streets Signs in Yards - Amarillo, TX
in Roadside Attractions While walking around the city I found a couple of the weird signs. The coordinates are for the one pictured. There are more at various locations around town. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/13/2015 last visited: 6/4/2020 |
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|  Huge Pair of Legs - Amarillo, TX
in Roadside Attractions Inspired by a similar set of big legs in the Egyptian desert, Stanley Marsh 3 (who commissioned the nearby Cadillac Ranch) paid a guy named Lightnin' McDuff to build the legs. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/13/2015 last visited: 5/1/2020 |
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|  Floating Mesa - Amarillo, TX, USA
in Roadside Attractions A mesa floating above the ground. Best viewed from a distance as the closer you get the illusion disappears. Listed on the Smithsonian Art Inventory, but I can't waymark as such. Only 1 picture.
35.270929,-102.029355 is best view. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 12/18/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Spin the Giant Granite Sphere - Amarillo, TX
in Roadside Attractions Demonstrate your super-strength by spinning a 1.5-ton ball of stone ball that floats on a thin film of water. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/23/2015 last visited: 5/15/2020 |
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|  Big Texan Steak Ranch - Amarillo, Texas, USA.
in Roadside Attractions Bob Lee opened the Big Texan in 1960. It stood along Route 66 in Amarillo. In 1962 a cowboy came in so hungry that he said he could "eat a whole cow." Bob decided to see if that was true. He quit after 72 ounces. So that's how the legend started. posted by: veritas vita location: Texas date approved: 10/21/2014 last visited: 6/23/2021 |
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|  Tex Randall, Big Texan - Canyon, TX
in Roadside Attractions Meet Tex Randall. Yelp, they sure do make'm big in Texas! posted by: bluesnote location: Texas date approved: 8/25/2010 last visited: 9/15/2020 |
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|  Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum - Canyon, TX
in Roadside Attractions Huge place, spend the whole day posted by: YoSam. location: Texas date approved: 7/1/2014 last visited: 9/14/2020 |
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|  Quanah Parker Trail Arrow, Vega, TX
in Roadside Attractions This Quana Parker Trail Arrow pierces the ground behind the former Magnolia Service Station on Route 66 in Vega, TX. posted by: wildernessmama location: Texas date approved: 11/26/2019 last visited: 11/15/2021 |
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|  Dot's Mini Museum - Vega, TX
in Roadside Attractions A collection dedicated to the Mother Road posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Texas date approved: 7/25/2007 last visited: 10/26/2019 |
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|  Metal Rooster - Vega, Texas, USA.
in Roadside Attractions Roosters Rest (Short for Roosters Restaurant I guess) A Mexican hole in the wall type café. A former Shell gas service station, standing alongside Route 66 in Oldham County the midpoint of the Mother Road, Vega, Texas. posted by: veritas vita location: Texas date approved: 1/30/2015 last visited: 10/26/2019 |
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|  Quanah Parker Trail Arrow - Tascosa, TX
in Roadside Attractions Located near Boot Hill on the Cal Farley's Boy Ranch. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 12/29/2018 last visited: 5/20/2020 |
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|  First Tree Planted on the Texas High Plains - Panhandle, Texas
in Roadside Attractions In front of his dugout he planted the tree for his wife. posted by: YoSam. location: Texas date approved: 2/12/2019 last visited: 5/20/2020 |
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|  Town Named Happy - Happy, Texas
in Roadside Attractions Official Motto: ""The Town Without a Frown."
Unofficial Motto: "We didn't like the movie either." posted by: YoSam. location: Texas date approved: 2/11/2019 last visited: 9/14/2020 |
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|  VW Slug Bug Ranch - Conway TX
in Roadside Attractions This Roadside Attraction is just off I-40 Exit 96 (Hwy 207) near Conway, Texas. posted by: Peter and Gloria location: Texas date approved: 7/2/2014 last visited: 10/30/2021 |
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|  The Bent Door - Adrian, TX
in Roadside Attractions Robert Harris built the Bent Door in 1947, and in 1995 saved it from demolition. Mr. Harris passed a few years ago, before he could restore the property. posted by: Team Farkle 7 location: Texas date approved: 12/31/2007 last visited: 10/26/2019 |
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|  Route 66 Midpoint - Adrian, TX
in Roadside Attractions This small town is famous for being 1,139 miles from both Los Angeles and Chicago--the ends of Route 66. posted by: ChapterhouseInc location: Texas date approved: 10/30/2010 last visited: 10/26/2019 |
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|  Midpoint Cafe -- Adrian TX
in Roadside Attractions A famous cafe at the exact midpoint of Route 66. posted by: Benchmark Blasterz location: Texas date approved: 8/18/2014 last visited: 10/26/2019 |
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|  Quanah Parker Trail Arrow - Channing, TX
in Roadside Attractions Located next to the XIT General Office. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 12/29/2018 last visited: 11/14/2021 |
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|  Quanah Parker Arrow - Dumas, TX
in Roadside Attractions One of several large arrows found along the Quanah Parker Trail; in a small park in Dumas, TX posted by: The Snowdog location: Texas date approved: 7/12/2020 last visited: 11/12/2021 |
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|  Quanah Parker Trail Arrow- Tulia, Texas
in Roadside Attractions A 22-foot-tall steel arrow by artist Charles A. Smith marks sites where the Comanches, and their last chief, Quanah Parker, hunted, traded, lived, traveled, and fought. posted by: leadhiker location: Texas date approved: 11/28/2016 last visited: 9/15/2020 |
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|  Ozark Auto Trail Obelisk - Tulia, Texas
in Roadside Attractions One of the original Ozark Trails Association obelisks from the 1920s stands proudly in the center of Maxwell and Broadway Streets near the Swisher County Courthouse in downtown Tulia TX. posted by: YoSam. location: Texas date approved: 2/11/2019 last visited: 9/16/2020 |
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