Only about 178 of Route 66's total 2250 miles are in Texas, but there are still some Texas-sized attractions.
Shamrock is the first town on Route 66 (W) entering Texas. The Irish "village" is complete with murals &
gazebo, and boasts of pieces of stone from Blarney Castle in Ireland.
gazebo, and boasts of pieces of stone from Blarney Castle in Ireland.
The Tower Conoco Station & U Drop Inn
Cafe, a restored art-deco masterpiece
built in 1936
Cafe, a restored art-deco masterpiece
built in 1936
An all-too-common site along Route 66 -
a farmhouse, abandoned as the
Interstate Highway a few miles away
changed the economic landscape
a farmhouse, abandoned as the
Interstate Highway a few miles away
changed the economic landscape
"The Tallest Cross in the Western
Hemisphere" (until someone built one
even taller) - erected by a local farmer
in 1995
Hemisphere" (until someone built one
even taller) - erected by a local farmer
in 1995
VW Bug Ranch - created as a spoof of
the Cadillac Ranch, just east of Amarillo
in Conway
the Cadillac Ranch, just east of Amarillo
in Conway
The Cadillac Ranch, outside Amarillo -
as viewed from the highway
as viewed from the highway
The pop-art installation of ten cars
covered in graffiti and buried with their
tailfins up was created in 1974 as a
tribute to the Cadillac's classic design
covered in graffiti and buried with their
tailfins up was created in 1974 as a
tribute to the Cadillac's classic design