Route 66 - Boofle Visits Cadillac Ranch

There they are, right out there in an open field.

Outside Amarillo, Texas is the world famous  Cadillac Ranch. Created in 1974 by members of an art group who called themselves The Ant Farm, Stanley Marsh 3 contracted with them to place the public art work on his property. The piece consists of what were, at the time of installation, 10 older, running used Cadillac automobiles representing a number of evolutions of the car line from 1949 to 1963. The cars are buried nose down at an angle corresponding to that of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. 

Getting closer.

You are encouraged to leave your own message. 
Bring paint!

Every now and then, the cars are painted over in a solid
color and the graffiti art begins anew!

God bless us all.

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Route 66 - Big Texan Steak House

The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas!

 You can't go through Amarillo, Texas without stopping to eat at the Big Texan Steak Ranch, home of the free 72-oz steak dinner – free that is if you can eat it all within 1 hour! Boofle didn't try to eat that much meat, but he did stop by to check it out.





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Here's the front.

You can't miss this place as you drive down
I-40/Route 66. The address is 7701 E. I-40.

That's one big steer!

The easily recognizable outline of the state
of Texas is in the front of the restaurant.

That's a big boot even in Texas!

Route 66 - Slug Bug Ranch

Slug Bug Farm

 On I-40 at exit 96 outside of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle is a quirky version of the more well-known Cadillac Ranch. It is in it's own way an interesting roadside attraction. Five stripped down VW “Bugs” are buried nose down in the dirt next to an abandoned wooden building. There is also a 1930′s car sitting there. Personal art work is encouraged so be sure to bring a spray can of paint to leave your mark!

Hey, Boofle!

What's up?

A lot of "artists" have been hard at work here!

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Route 66 - The Leaning Water Tower

Traveling down Route 66 near Groom, Texas, it's hard to miss the famous leaning water tower. Originally, it was a functioning water tower, but was slated to be demolished. Ralph Britten bought it and moved it close to his truck stop as an advertising gimmick. A lot of stories have been told about the water tower. Some of the more persistent have been that a tornado almost blew it over or that a sink hole opened up under one of the legs or that a bunch of high school boys hooked up their cars one night and tried to pull it over as a prank. None of these are true. Actually, Ralph installed leaning to one side simply to attract attention to his business which was located behind the tower. Tons of concrete buried underground offsets the weight distribution to keep it steady. The tower has outlasted the truck stop which suffered a fire a few years ago and has been boarded up and vacant ever since. Every year at Christmas, the town tops the tower with a brightly lit star.

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