Corpus Christi

Paris Permenter & John Bigley's

texastripper logo

Research your vacation with this online travel guide by Texas guidebook authors.

Sign Up For Our TexasTripper Newsletter
email
Your address is never shared!

Site Features Texas Essentials Cities & Regions   Search TexasTripper.com
Home
Photo of the Day
Roaming Readers
Say It Like a Texan
Texas cookbook
Texas travel news
Video of the Day
All about Texas
Festivals
Outdoors
Texas barbecue, other foods
Travel & tourism information
Weather
South Texas Plains
Panhandle Plains
Big Bend Country
Across the border

 

Amarillo, Texas Travel Guide
Nearby: Canyon, Shamrock

Region: Panhandle Plains

Historic Route 66 runs right through the heart of this Panhandle city, and the buildings that once housed theaters, roadside cafes, and drugstores are now chock full of shops, diners, and buildings that hark back to the region's heyday. Amarillo is also the cultural and commercial capital of the Texas Panhandle. From a humble beginning as a staging area for the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad in the 1880s, the city became a center for cattle ranching, wheat and cotton farming, and oil production.

Amarillo is also the gateway to the nation's second largest canyon where you can get a taste of the Old West at Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Truly a Texas-sized wonder, this natural chasm stretches 120 miles. City slickers can also experience the canyon with a cowboy breakfast, a mule train ride and a campfire-cooked breakfast prepared by cowboys.

Travel News

Panhandle Plains regional travel news

Top Attractions

Palo Duro Canyon State Park The nation's second largest canyon is a Panhandle must-see.

Cadillac Ranch Cadillacs and cattle come together in one of the state's most unusual attractions.

Don Harrington Discovery Center. A monument at this science museum recognizes Amarillo's role as "the helium capital of the world."

American Quarter Horse Heritage Center and Museum. This interesting museum takes a look at the history of the American Quarter Horse.

Historic Route 66 This formerly famous coast to coast highway is now a favorite with shoppers.

More Attractions

Amarillo Museum of Art. Designed by the architect of Washington, DC's Kennedy Center, this museum on the campus of Amarillo College showcases fine arts as well as the performing arts. Located at 2200 S. Van Buren.

Amarillo Zoo. This small zoo contains herds of bison on a 20-acre range as well as more exotic species like cougars, spider monkeys, and brown bears. Loated in Thompson Park off US 287.

Dining

Big Texan Steak House. Don't miss the Big Texan Steak House. A tourist attraction as well as a fine steak house, this restaurant offers a free 72 ounce steak to anyone who can eat it in one hour. Along with good ol' Texas beef, they also serve exotic dishes such as rattlesnake and buffalo. Located at 7701 I-40 East.

Hotels

Amarillo hotels Check out the listings on IHSAdvantage; we selected this company for its extensive Texas listings, more than any other online service we found.

In Depth Travel Articles

Group Events in Amarillo

Winter Activities

Map


View Larger Map 

For More Information

Big Texan photo courtesy Amarillo CVC


 
More Site Features
Major Cities
Shop TexasTripper
Company Information
Famous Texans
Photo galleries
Search & sitemap
Texas music
Texas travel quotes
Austin
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Book hotels across the state
Our guidebooks
Texas football, other sports, concert tickets

About Us
Advertising
Disclaimer
Press Room
Privacy

copyright 2005-2008
TexasTripper.com is a division of LT Media Group LLC
All rights reserved
No text or photos from this site may be used without written permission of LT Media Group LLC