TX/OK Road Trip

Dallas to OKC to Armarillo & back Plus Historic Route 66

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Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

Amarillo, Texas

'Ozymandias on the Plains'

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.

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The Chairy Orchard

A quirky collection of old chairs fills a random vacant lot in suburban Texas.

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Bushland, Texas

Floating Mesa

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

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Piccadilly Raspa

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Piccadilly Raspa

Kool-Aid and pickles make this Southwestern snow cone an unforgettable flavor bomb.

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Prickly Pear Vodka

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Prickly Pear Vodka

This small-batch spirit is distilled from cactus fruit.

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Yaupon Tea

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Yaupon Tea

The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.

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Rocky Mountain Oysters

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Rocky Mountain Oysters

Battered and fried testicles make use of a cattle-country surplus.

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Texas Kolaches

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Texas Kolaches

This tasty Czech pastry is now a Texan tradition.

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Jezebel Sauce

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Ingredients & Condiments

Jezebel Sauce

Cooks in the Southern United States still whip up this spicy, seductively sweet condiment from the 1950s.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Water Gardens

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

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Floydada, Texas

Boston Terrier Museum

An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.

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Palo Duro Canyon

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

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The Leaning Tower of Texas

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

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Shamrock, Texas

U-Drop Inn

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

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'Cast Away' Crossroads

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

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Devil's Rope Museum

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

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Amarillo, Texas

Helium Time Columns Monument

A time-capsule monument reminding future generations of the importance of efficient and effective use of natural resources.

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'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

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The Traveling Man

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

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Snow Cream

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Snow Cream

Ice cream made with fresh snow is a beloved Southern tradition.

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Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

The Toy and Action Figure Museum

The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.

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American Wind Power Center

This Texas windmill field celebrates the power and majesty of the very winds that blow.

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Ransom Canyon, Texas

Robert Bruno’s Steel House

A wacky, UFO-shaped house in a suburban neighborhood.

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Panhandle, Texas

Pantex Plant

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

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The Grave of Bonnie Parker

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

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Gravesite of Clyde Barrow

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

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Texas Centennial Art Deco Buildings

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

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The Texas Woofus

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

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Adrian E. Flatt, M.D., Hand Collection

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Stockyards

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

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Fort Worth, Texas

The Palace Light Bulb

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Man With a Briefcase

The man who wasn't there.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Cowgirl Hall of Fame

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

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Glen Rose, Texas

Dinosaur Valley State Park

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

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1890s Alien Gravesite

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

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Mineral Wells, Texas

Mineral Wells Fossil Park

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

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Mineral Wells, Texas

Camp Wolters

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

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Mineral Wells, Texas

The Baker Hotel

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

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Arcadia, Oklahoma

Pops

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

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Arcadia, Oklahoma

Old Route 66 Filling Station

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

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Arcadia, Oklahoma

Arcadia Round Barn

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Museum of Osteology and Skulls Unlimited

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

99s Museum of Women Pilots

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

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Norman, Oklahoma

Pentaceratops Skull

The largest land animal skull ever discovered.

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Norman, Oklahoma

Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive

The largest collection of political commercials in the world.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Wheeler Ferris Wheel

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Underground

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

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