(reservations and verification for dates & times recommended for all itineraries)
Past, Present, Future
Day 1: Arrive in Amarillo around noon and hotel check-in. afternoon visit one of your chosen museums (see list below)
and have dinner in one of the many restaurants in the city. Click here to view the Dining Guide.
Day 2: Breakfast at the hotel or one of the ranches’ western breakfasts (reservations needed). Visit another of Amarillo's finest museums, lunch along historic Route 66. Stroll the “Route” and
browse in the varied shops. Head downtown to see some of the historic homes along
Polk Street; then drive west to Cadillac Ranch bring our your inner artist by
spray painting your designs on the cars. For the evening (depending on the time
of the year and day) attend the musical outdoor drama TEXAS in Palo Duro Canyon
State Park.
Day 3: Breakfast either at hotel or one of the ranches. Before leaving town drop into Wolflin Village, Wolflin Square or the Georgia Street Arts & Crafts Mall for some last minute shopping.
Attraction
Admission Charge
Distance From Downtown
Amarillo Museum of Art (AmoA) Open all year: Tues-Fri 10a-5p; Sat/Sun 1-5p 806-372-5050
N
3 miles
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum Open all year Usually 9:30a-4:30p 806-376-5181
Y
3 miles
Big Texan Steak Ranch Open
all year
806-372-6000
Y
6 miles
Cadillac Ranch Open all year
N
10 miles
Don Harrington Discovery Center and Space Theater Open all year:Tues-Sat 9:30a-4:30p; Sat/Sun noon-4:30p 806-355-9547
Y
8 miles
Historic Route 66 Open all year: Times vary w/ indiv. businesses
N
7 miles
Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian Open all year: Call for times & performances 806-335-3175
Y
7 miles
Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM) Open all year: Daily 806-651-2244
Y
20 miles
Musical drama “TEXAS” Open June-August: Tues-Sun 806-655-2181
Y
28 miles
Almost all museums are closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day;
some are closed Easter Sunday and 4th of July. Please call ahead for exact hours and cost.
Day 1: Arrive in Amarillo by noon and hotel check-in. Enjoy an afternoon visit to the Amarillo Botanical Gardens with the
Bivins Conservatory; hike the trails at Wildcat Bluff Nature Center (check for evening programs); plan dinner at a restaurant of your choice.
Click here to view the Dining Guide.
Day 2: Breakfast at the hotel or a chuck wagon breakfast at Elkins or River Breaks Ranch (reservations needed).
Then visit the Don Harrington Discovery Center & Space Theater and/or take a Jeep Tour at Elkins Ranch and/or hike or drive in Palo Duro
Canyon State Park; this evening attend the outdoor musical TEXAS in the canyon (summer only)
Day 3: Breakfast at the hotel or a chuck wagon breakfast at Elkins or River Breaks Ranch (reservations needed).
Depart Amarillo for Alibates Flint Quarries and/or Lake Meredith National Recreation Area; continue your trip or return to Amarillo for the evening.
Attraction
Admission Charge
Distance From Downtown
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Open all year Call for tour times in winter 806-352-6007
Y
35 miles
Amarillo Botanical Gardens Open all year 806-352-9547
Y
8 miles
Elkins Ranch April – September 806-488-2100
Y
25 miles
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area Camping ,hiking, fishing, boating Open all year 806-857-3151
Y
46 miles to marina
Palo Duro Canyon State Park Biking, hiking, camping, horseback riding & more Open all year 806-488-2227
Y
28 miles
River Breaks Ranch Open April-September 806-374-2037
Y
15 miles
Wildcat Bluff Nature Center Open all year 806-352-6007
Day 1: Arrive in Amarillo by noon and hotel check-in, visit Amarillo Museum of Art. Plan for dinner at one of the many restaurants in the city.
Click here to view the Dining Guide.
Then choose (depending on the time of the year) attending a performance of the Amarillo Opera, Lone Star Ballet, Amarillo Symphony at the Amarillo Globe-News Center
for Performing Arts. You may choose instead a play at Amarillo Little Theatre, the musical outdoor drama TEXAS, or one of the great performances in the Broadway
Spotlight Series. Make sure to check the arts calendar www.artsinamarillo.com for more information.
Day 2: Breakfast at the hotel and departure, or take a little extra time to visit one of the many galleries in the city.
Attraction
Admission Charge
Distance From Downtown
Amarillo Globe-News Center For the Performing Arts Open all year 806-378-4297
Y
1 mile
Amarillo Little Theatre Open Seasonal 806-355-9991
Y
4 miles
Amarillo Museum of Art (AmoA) Open all year: Tues-Fri 10a-5p; Sat/Sun 1-5p 806-372-5050
N
3 miles
Amarillo Opera Open Seasonal 806-372-7464
Y
1 mile
Amarillo Symphony Open Seasonal 806-376-8782
Y
1 mile
Broadway Spotlight Series Open all year 806-378-3096
Y
1 mile
Lone Star Ballet Open Seasonal 806-372-2463
Y
1 mile
Musical drama “TEXAS” Open June-August: Tues-Sun 806-655-2181
Y
28 miles
Please call ahead for times and cost Seasonal is generally September-March
Day 1: Arrive in Amarillo around noon and hotel check-in.
Choose your events for the day, i.e. Cowboy Roundup &
Chuck Wagon Cook-off (June); Go shopping for western gear.
Day 2: Choose a western breakfast at either Elkins or River Breaks Ranch; check out the Amarillo Livestock auction (Tue. only)
and maybe stay for lunch at the Stockyards Café. Check out the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum. Depending on the time of year,
attend one of the great equestrian events held at the Amarillo National Center, such as rodeos, team penning, cutting, etc. Most all are accompanied by a
world class bit& spur show. Maybe you’d enjoy attending a performance of Indian dances at the Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian.
For dinner choose one of the many restaurants in the city.
Click here to view the Dining Guide.
Day 3: Breakfast at the hotel and maybe some last minute shopping
Attraction
Admission Charge
Distance From Downtown
Amarillo Livestock Auction Open all year, Tuesdays only 806-373-7464
N
3 miles
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum Open all year Usually 9:30a-4:30p 806-376-5181
Y
3 miles
Big Texan Steak Ranch Open all year: Tuesdays Only 806-372-6000
Y
6 miles
Cowboy Round-up & chuck wagon cook-off June 806-372-4777
Y
3 miles
Elkins Ranch Cowboy Morning and Jeep Tours Open April-October, weather permitting
806-488-2100 800-658-2613
Y
25 miles
Historic Route 66 Open all year: Times vary w/ indiv. businesses
N
7 miles
Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian Open all year: Call for times & performances 806-335-3175
Y
7 miles
River Breaks Ranch Open April-September 806-374-2037
Y
15 miles
AQHA Bayer Select World Championship Show September 806-376-4811
N
3 miles
Cowboy Mounted Shooting Word Championship November 806-376-7767
N
3 miles
NCHA Cutting Horse World Championship February 806-376-7767
N
3 miles
U.S Team Penning National Finals November 806-376-7767
N
3 miles
WRCA Ranch Rodeo World Championship November 806-467-9722
Day 1: Arrive in Amarillo in the afternoon and hotel check-in. For the evening (depending on time of the year)
visit Wonderland Amusement Park, Route 66 Motor Speedway, Amarillo Dusters indoor football game or Amarillo Gorillas ice hockey game.
If applicable attend one of the many equestrian events at the Amarillo National Center.
Day 2: Breakfast at hotel; visit Discovery Center & Space Theater, Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian,
Amarillo Zoo or American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum, Wildcat Bluff, Palo Duro Canyon, or musical outdoor drama TEXAS.
Lunch at a restaurant of choice - Click here to view the Dining Guide.
Afternoon spend time a Splash Amarillo Water Park or Sports World Entertainment
Center.
