Point #28- Amarillo...A big bite of Route 66.

To obtain this point: One must visit Amarillo, relive the nostalgia of Route 66, and indulge in the Big Texan.

Amarillo is the largest Texas city in the Panhandle. There are many Texanacious experiences to be found there, but I am going to focus on the Big Texan and Cadillac Ranch:

The Big Texan Steak Ranch is an Amarilloan restaurant that features a wonderful carnivorous deal: Free 72 ounce steak (the Texan King)! The only catch is that you have to finish it in only 1 hour (plus all the sides: bread roll with butter, potato, ranch beans, shrimp cocktail, and salad). The best part of the meal is that you have to sign an agreement of health liability...awesome!

The story of Cadillac Ranch goes something like this: A helium millionaire who spent too much time inhaling his own product and talking like Daffy Duck decided one day that he needed more art in Amarillo. Naturally, he involved an off-beat group from San Francisco called the Ant Farm to come and help. The odd creation that followed involved half buried cars that show the Golden Age of American Automobiles. To get a little more historical credibility, they faced the cars West and placed them at the same angle as some of the pyramids in Egypt. The cars quickly became the targets of grafitti artists who create an ever-changing color scheme to this piece of modern Texana art.

Did you know- Amarillo is the 'Helium capital of the World' (self-proclaimed, of course)...Enjoy Texas.

Did you know Part II- Joey Chestnut holds the record for fastest inhalation of the Big Texan King in under 10 minutes.