I did not know any history of Cadillac Ranch, so I took the following information from Wikipedia.
Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm. The installation consists of ten Cadillacs (1949-1963) buried nose-first in the ground. The cars were either older running, used or junk cars ~ together spanning the successive generations of the car line ~ and the defining evolution of their tailfins. Ten Cadillacs all in a row out in his field, but close enough to the access road to allow people to stop and look at them.
When you drive along I-40, 31 miles east of Amarillo at Exit 112, you cannot miss the cross that sits along the side of the road at Cross Ministries. Cross Ministries was founded in 1995 by Steve Thomas, and his wife Bobby. Their first idea was a large spiritual billboard, but it expanded into a wonderful gift shop, statutes around the area, and a 19-story, 2-1/2 million pound steel cross. The stations that you see at the bottom of the cross are highlighted below.
I have been wanting to visit Palo Duro Canyon State Park for a while now. We had visited Caprock Canyon in October 2016, and I heard that Palo Duro was supposed to be something to see. Honestly, it was very nice, but not awe inspiring. The hills and mountains at Caprock Canyon are much nicer. The one thing I noticed here were the nice, smooth trails which means we did not need hiking shoes, but we were able to wear our sandals.
Located at Rick Husband International Airport in Amarillo, the Texas Air & Space Museum is maintained by volunteers, but I think they enjoy being there and telling visitors all about their exhibits and airplanes. We had a great guide ~ Ron Fernuik, who is the President of the museum.
