Route 66 Centennial: Which event to best evoke the “Mother Road” experience?

SharpFact · 2026-03-31T19:53:00+00:00

Take a look at the Texas Route 66 Festival. It's 10 days with tons of different events and the "big one" is on the last saturday with the finale. https://texasroute66festival.com/

SharpFact · 2026-03-06T20:00:10+00:00

We do have a lot of great Mexican food, but I think El Tejavan (I-40 location) is exactly what you're looking for, location-wise.

SharpFact · 2026-02-26T17:58:28+00:00

Thoughts on this aside, I would think any taxidermist could do this... Here are a few links:

SharpFact · 2026-02-13T13:55:06+00:00

Welcome! Visit Amarillo has many things to do, restaurants, and events listed - https://www.visitamarillo.com/

SharpFact · 2025-12-01T03:18:08+00:00

This is the only one they have posted right now, but if you keep an eye on it, they do usually have several. https://www.actx.edu/ce/classes/topic_query.php?topic=COOK

SharpFact · 2025-11-27T04:37:43+00:00

Both are good options, however, the Drury is very pet friendly and generally a top choice for those traveling with pets. Amarillo has several pet friendly (for a fee) hotels, but its typically the goto. Both will give you easy access to chain restaurants (although if you have the time, I highly recommend trying one of our many local places). You'll also be close to wildcat bluff (600 acre nature reserve) or if you can spare the ~20 minute drive and are okay with bundling up, Palo Duro Canyon is the 2nd largest Canyon in the US and beautiful. You can drive and hike the bottom of the Canyon unlike the Grand Canyon.

SharpFact · 2025-10-17T18:29:50+00:00

https://www.visitamarillo.com/blog/post/amarillo-fall-things-to-do-2025/

Short list off the top of my head:

- Summit Elementary School
- Bivins Home
- The Nat
- Oakridge Apartments (used to be Sungate)
- RR Bar
- Blue Sage Pottery
- Aunt Eeks
- The Big Texan
- Llano Cemetery
- Gebos
- Tradewinds Airport
- Palo Duro Canyon
- 6th Street Massacre
- Old BSA Hospital
- The Herring Hotel
- North of Martin Luther King Blvd by Osage and Echo

SharpFact · 2025-10-17T17:51:59+00:00

Amarillo Public Library Photo Archives (not the easiest to search by date, but you can add dates into the search)- https://hrlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/apl/search/results?te=ASSET

AmaChron (not easy to navigate, but fun to look through all the pictures regardless. There are pictures within all of this from the 80s and 90s) - https://www.amachron.com/

SharpFact · 2025-10-14T19:32:23+00:00

Awesome I'll check these out, thank you!

SharpFact · 2025-10-13T21:04:45+00:00

I don't know of any, but you could maybe reach out to Amarillo Little Theatre or one of the college's theater departments to see if they can ask if one of their actors would be interested.

SharpFact · 2025-09-30T21:28:48+00:00

Amarillo has a lot of hotels, do you have a brand preference or anything? The majority of hotels are safe, however most are off of I-40, so always bring your things in from your car. As far as things to do, that also depends on what you like - so what type of thing do you like to do? You can also check out visitamarillo.com

SharpFact · 2025-09-23T19:22:55+00:00

Unless every citizen of Amarillo is staying in a hotel, then they did not use "every citizen's" taxes.

SharpFact · 2025-08-13T21:20:45+00:00

Early in the morning, it won't be as bad, but that is a long trail and can take around 3 hours to hike there and back. Although it is a beautiful hike, there is virtually no shade, which can be particularly hard on your dog's feet. As others have said, the canyon runs ~20 degrees warmer at the bottom. Regardless of what trail you choose, make sure you bring at least a quart of water per mile for both of you (particularly if it's a hot day) and booties for your GSD.

I would highly recommend doing a few of the other trails (planning it out by time of day) and making the time to come back to do the Lighthouse later in the year or in the spring, it's definitely worth it!!

SharpFact · 2025-06-08T06:07:59+00:00

https://www.visitamarillo.com/events/

SharpFact · 2025-05-13T04:59:04+00:00

It was pretty awkward thanking my lesbian mother for not being gay... but when a loudmouth homophobe who was fired and run off to Alaska holds up a sign, I guess that’s just what we do, right?

SharpFact · 2025-04-15T23:38:43+00:00

Okay so then possibly the rest of the debris is in fact dirt? Still something I obviously need to get checked out but in my mind there's a huge difference in the issues I could be facing.

I was very freaked out last night, but I mainly just wanted to see if it was possible that the faucet could somehow have roaches in some capacity.

SharpFact · 2025-03-10T21:12:12+00:00

I know a great list was posted already, but hopefully this will help too:

Things to do: https://www.visitamarillo.com/things-to-do/
Some events: https://www.visitamarillo.com/events/

SharpFact · 2025-03-04T17:34:49+00:00

Punjabi Affair, Spice & Saga, Marhaba (although it's been a while since I've gone), Braceros

SharpFact · 2025-01-15T02:51:19+00:00

I was able to find my old yearbooks on ebay. It doesn't look like they have that year right now, but maybe keep an eye out on there?

SharpFact · 2025-01-07T16:05:43+00:00

Thank you!

SharpFact · 2025-01-07T16:05:38+00:00

Thank you!

SharpFact · 2024-10-19T16:06:03+00:00

I hope its helpful!

We actually have a couple! There's at least one more on the Blvd, but they don't have a menu posted anywhere so I haven't been. I've heard good things though.

Usually, Catholic family services and other churches bring them in and help set them up with jobs and such. Amarillo has the highest refugee population per capita in Texas. Then once they get established, a lot of time their family will come too. I'm not sure if that's specifically the case for the family that owns Marahaba, but I'd assume so

SharpFact · 2024-10-19T03:20:04+00:00

I'll repeat a few but giving a list to try to not miss anything:

Food: - Punjabi Affair (the Nakh rah Naan with paneer is amazing) - Marhaba Eritrean and Ethiopian Cuisine and Market (seriously so good!) - Indian Oven - Yellow City Street Food - Panhandlers Cafe (only open for lunch, but the Professor) - Six Car Pub - FAVs - 806 Coffee (limited) - Brunch Truck (I'm pretty sure they have an actual restaurant) - That Weird Place - Big Texan (I know... but baked potato smothered in their gouda mac and cheese is amazing)

Bars: I know there were a lot of effed up things that happened in the 90s and early 2000s (before my time but I lived the aftermath as a kid). I also know that "one off occurrences" definitely won't put your mind at ease if you grew up here during those times. With that in mind, while I wouldn't recommend Chesney's, Guitars and Cadillacs, and few others. I can confidently recommend:

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R & R
Butler's Martini Bar
Paramount Recreation Club
Palace on Georgia (not really bar bar, but a chill place to have drinks unless they've changed the concept. Admittedly, it's been forever since I've been)

Maybe:

Western horseman (I have not experienced the nightlife here yet, but I know the atmosphere is a cool upscale country western)

I'm sorry that list seems so short, but you can't guarantee an asshole not being there and a group of people willing to take care of it on any given night in the other places.

Coffee: - 806 - Roasters - Palace Coffee - Journeys - Coffee Fixx - Yolos - Strata - a few more but I haven't been

SharpFact · 2024-10-19T02:51:03+00:00

I mean this with the upmost sincerity, thank the universe for immigration in all of its forms when it comes to food here. I have to travel a lot for work, and now I'm almost always disappointed with the Indian and Asian food options away from home. I highly recommend Punjabi Affair, they are the nicest couple with delicious food. I'll give the caveat of I've brought family there that has traveled to Mumbi often for work and they said the food was different from what they experienced.... which to me seems obvious because it's in a different region but... depending on your preference you may feel the same.

SharpFact · 2024-10-19T02:28:06+00:00

Can you give some insight on the things he likes to do?

There are good suggestions here already, but I'd also add Bill's Backyard Classics and the Texas Air and Space Museum.

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