They're kitschy. They're fun. They're the sites that comprise Texas' roadside heritage! Get out your cameras and get ready to make memories.
The 24-foot, Dalmation-spotted fire hydrant marks the entrance to the Fire Museum of Texas. It was donated by the Walt Disney Company in 1999 to celebrate the re-release of "101 Dalmations". Assembled…
Amarillo may have its famed Cadillac Ranch, but the Hill Country has created its own piece of roadside whimsey. Stonehenge II, an homage to the ancient stone monoliths on Salisbury Plain in…
Texas's Eiffel Tower is a landmark in the city of Paris, Texas. The tower was constructed in 1993 and stands 65 feet tall. And while it is a scale model of the…
A donation to the city of Marfa, the mural by artist John Cerney honors the movie 'Giant' (1956), which was partially filmed in this small west Texas town. The mural is a…
Prada Marfa is a site specific, permanent land art project by artists Elmgreen & Dragset, commissioned by Art Production Fund and Ballroom Marfa. Modeled after a Prada boutique, the sculpture houses luxury…
Fantasyland Park features giant recreations of characters from the 1930s comic strip “Alley Oop” drawn by local newspaperman amd geologist V. T. Hamlin. Park also includes an actual wind turbine on display…
Jack Ben Rabbit is an impressive 8-foot statue located downtown at North Sam Houston and 8th Street. Odessa's most popular photo opportunity!
Paisano Pete, the World's tallest roadrunner, welcomes visitors to Fort Stockton, Texas.
The romance of automobile travel took hold of the American imagination almost as soon as the first cars began rolling off assembly lines in the early 1900s. However, it wasn’t until paved…
In 1960, The Big Texan Steak Ranch opened on Route 66. Its distinctive architecture soon became recognized across the "Mother Road" as a good stopping place for great steaks grilled over an…
“ROAD DOES NOT END” Cadillac Ranch, a public art installation composed of a line of Cadillacs buried nose-first in the ground, defies an easy explanation. It was created over thirty years ago…
In Adrian, a small town that experienced its glory years during Route 66’s heyday, travelers pull over to take a photo at the iconic sign that proclaims "Los Angeles 1139 miles /…
Just east of McLean lies Shamrock, home to one of the most impressive examples of Route 66 architecture in Texas. The Tower Station and Café is a one-of-a-kind 1936 Art Deco landmark…
Most people who have lived in the Texas Panhandle or have passed through on US Hwy 60 remember the impression that Tex Randall, one of the tallest cowboys in Texas made on…
