Amarillo is located in the center of the territory, which is called from Americans by the usual "Texan handle of a frying pan". In this case, the "frying pan" itself is the Great Plains, which begin almost immediately outside the city. But the famous city does not so much as the location on the most famous cross-continental line No. 66.
How to get to Amarillo
Amarillo Rick Hasband International Airport is located about 11 km from the city center and takes flights from Dallas, Houston, Albuquerque , Denver and Las Vegas. Route 66, passing through the city, becomes Amarillo Boulevard: it is located north of the airport, through the city center and the hospital, connecting with I-40 highway in the west and US-60 highway in the east.
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Some history
The city was founded in 1887 ., and the city status was acquired in 1913 . Amarillo today inhabit about 185 thousand . person . Amarillo is a real heritage of the American West in characteristic landscapes for this region . Solid plains around, breathtaking sunsets and sunrises . @ In addition, Amarillo - also the gate to the canyon of Palo Duro, the second largest in America . The climate of the city is relatively mild, and the air here is recognized as one of the cleanest in the country . Indians, onkistadors, buffalo hunters, explorers, adventurers, criminals, shooters and railway workers - that's who made up the original backbone of the local population. . And this is still felt in Amarillo, where the "cowboy" is still a profession, moreover, quite honorable .
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Amarillo
The Rancho Cadillac was originally a kind of eccentric landmark placed by the art group "Ants Farma". Then he was removed from Route 66, and now the ranch can be found on I-40, just outside the city limits. From the track it is clearly visible. This, of course, is not a ranch, but a dozen old Cadillacs, which are half buried in the ground with their "noses" on the cow pasture. These machines are regularly painted from cartridges all in a row, and a huge amount of spent cartridges are lying in the pit behind the last Cadillac.
- Go to the Silver Mansion ranch to ride horses or in wagons, breakfast or supper as a cowboy, take part in competitions of Wild West shooters, etc.
- Fight with the "Texas King" - not for the sake of profit, at least for the sake of a check.
- Create your own collection of photos of "dynamite" road
If talk about art, the city's art museum, located on the campus of Amarillo College, boasts a permanent exhibition of Asian art, as well as a number of changing temporary expositions. Every third Thursday of the month there is a special event with live music, movies, free coffee and master classes for those who wish. The entrance to the museum is free.
The Museum of American Riding Horses can boast really beautiful exhibits. Among them - perfectly executed bronze statues of increased scale. Visitors can explore the Gallery of Glory, and in the Hegel stables department, you can view a variety of interactive exhibitions. Particularly curious is the exhibition of images in the style of X-rays. And the historic Penhandle Plains Museum, a few miles south of the city, in Canyon, is considered the largest museum of history in Texas.
In addition, Don Harrington's interactive research center with the planetarium . is located near the city hospital Before the main entrance there is a monument "Helium Centennal" dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the discovery of helium as a chemical element . The Time Column is a six-story stainless steel monument in which 4 capsules of time are enclosed: 3 in the "feet" of the monument, and one at the top , in the tic "ray" . Capsules are supposed to be opened in 25, 50, 100 and 1000 years after the monument was created in 1968 . (that is, the first one has already been opened) . In 1982 .the monument was lifted by a helicopter and transferred from I-40 to the center of Don Harrington .
Other worthwhile museums in the Amarillo area are the Kwahadi Indian Museum of Kiva and the Texas Aerospace Museum .In the first there is a collection of Indian art items and dancing evenings .The second, the former English Language Museum, was transformed in 2007 ., and today you can see the exposition of civil and military aircraft and many related artifacts .In 2011, .the museum received a NASA training device for the shuttles "Gulfstream II" .It was conducted 49 training flights by native Amarillo Rick Hasbend - the commander of space shuttle "Columbia" (STS-107), which collapsed in 2003 ., killing all the crew members .
The historic area of Route 66 is in the area of 6th Avenue, between Western Street and Georgia Street. Here, street fairs and exhibitions, theater performances and musical events are held; there are a lot of shops and shops, and all this in the style of the Old West. And those who are looking for evening-night entertainment, you can send to the area South Polk Street in the city center, between 7th and 8th Avenue.
The "Big Texas Steak" ranch, well known not only in Amarillo, is a motel, combined with a steakhouse .It was opened on Route 66 in 1960 ., but a decade later moved to I-40 and is now located not so far from the "Cadillac" ranch .In 1976, .the fire destroyed the western wing of the restaurant, and many valuable artifacts were lost, but a year later the super-popular bright yellow "Big Texan Steak" reopened again .One of the "chips" of the establishment is a huge statue of the cow in front of the entrance: the cow advertises the famous 72-ounce (that is, two kilogram) steak "The Texas King" .
Ozimandias in the Plains is a very peculiar sculpture, placed directly on the frieze to the south of the city. She depicts two legs to the knee, standing on a flat plate. The idea of sculpture was given by the poem Percy Shelley, and jokers-vandals occasionally put ankles of the King of Kings in toes.
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Events Amarillo
Fair and rodeo Three-state since 1921 are held in the city in mid-September. This is the largest annual event on the "handle of a Texas frying pan", in which various horse shows, competitions, games, exhibitions and so on. Most of the participants come from three states: Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.
The annual international championship "Chakwagon Roundup" is held in the city on the first weekend of June. Teams compete in the preparation of beef burgers, mashed potatoes, baked beans and rich cookies in an attempt to replicate dishes that were eaten by cattle riders in the 1860s
Surroundings Amarillo
Canyon Palo-Duro stretches for 190 km with an average width of 10 km (in the widest places - up to 33 km). Its maximum depth is 240 m. According to archaeological data, people inhabited the canyon 12 thousand years ago, and later Apaches and Comanches lived here for a long time. The canyon is famous for its multitude of "hudu" - thin and high uneven forms of columns of layered soil "growing" from the bottom. The most famous of them is the so-called Mayak, which became a visiting card of the state.
If you liked the Cadillac ranch, you should also go to Conway - a tiny settlement a few kilometers east of Amarillo. Here you can see something similar, only from five "Volkswagen-Zhukov". In addition, curious opportunities for fans of photography in Conway offers dilapidated ancient petrol stations and cafes. And if this is not enough for you, a similar installation of 12 agricultural combines is located not far from Canyon.