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Amarillo
Attractions - Things to do
1. Cadillac Ranch
On the I-40, between exits 60 and 62
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What is it? Approaching Amarillo from the west on the
1-40 highway visitors will come across one of America's most noted
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) from the town. They have been buried, allegedly, at
the same angle as the angle of the sides of the Great Pyramid of
Egypt. Visitors are permitted to spraypaint the
vehicles.
Hours of Operation: Open 24-hours daily
Phone: |
2. Don Harrington Discovery Centre
1200 Streit Drive
www.dhdc.org |
What is it? Focussing on physical, earth and life
sciences the Don Harrington Discovery Center is set in a 51-acre
park with a lake and picnic area. The Center boasts more than 100
hands-on activities and a recently renovated planetarium. There is
also an aquarium on site featuring both saltwater and freshwater
tanks as well as a botanical garden. Most popular sights here are a
Foucault Pendulum, rotating independently of the earth's
gravitational pull, a helium technology exhibit and a weather-watch
section with a tornado machine.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 4.30pm; Sunday noon to
4.30pm. Closed Mondays
Phone:(806) 355 9547 |
3. Amarillo Museum of Art
2200 South Van Buren Street
www.amarilloart.org |
What is it? The Texas Panhandle's one and only accredited
art museum is the Amarillo Museum of Art. The museum has six
galleries housing a permanent collection that includes 17th through
19th century European paintings, 20th century modernists,
photography, Asian art and Middle Eastern textiles. The museum also
offers frequently changing exhibits ranging from contemporary art
to the American and European masters.
Hours of Operation: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm; Saturday and Sunday
1pm to 5pm
Phone:(806) 371 5050 |
4. Palo Duro Canyon
The park is located about 12 miles (19km) east of Canyon
on State Highway 217. From Amarillo, take Interstate 27 south to
State Highway 217, and go east 8 miles (13km).
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/paloduro/paloduro.htm |
What is it? Starting about a million years ago a branch
of the Red River carved a massive canyon through the northern Texas
plains. The walls of the Palo Duro Canyon plunge down to 1,000ft
(305m) at points, exposing the multi-layered coloured rock strata.
The colours are particularly brightly picked out on the spires and
pinnacles that the forces of nature have carved out on the canyon
floor. The Palo Duro Canyon State Park is a few miles east of
Amarillo, reached via Texas 217 highway. The park offers picnic and
camping facilities, a visitor's centre with a shop, an amphitheatre
where shows are staged, and horseback riding trips. The park also
has a famous historic site where the last great battle between
troops and Indians took place in Texas. In 1874 Colonel Ranald
Mackenzie and his 4th Cavalry defeated a large band of Native
Americans camped in the canyon and transported them to reservations
in Oklahoma.
Hours of Operation: Gates are open daily: 8am-5pm (November through
February); 8am-10pm (March-October)
Phone:(806) 488 2227 |
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