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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