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Hight rate 5 location for tourist in Amarillo, TX (part 3)
06-2025 Centennial Plaza in Hight rate 5 location for tourist in Amarillo, TX (part 3)Wildcat Bluff Nature Center - Amarillo Vincent Vittorio: Great running trail that I’ve been able to visit several times in the early spring. The colors of the flowers lining the trail along with the different terrain in different areas make for a really beautiful hike or run. Good parking area and well maintained make it a five star spot for sure!
Madam Queen - Amarillo Mark Brush: Beautiful locomotive. Quick Google search revealed a bit of a tug-of-war between the City of Amarillo and the Amarillo Railroad Museum. Locomotive should definitely be at the museum, regardless of intentions.
Surrounded by chain link. Looks intact, but corrosion is taking a toll. Still has the asbestos lagging, so can only imagine how the boiler looks.
Would be amazing to see Amarillo do what Albuquerque did with 2926.
Big Tex Rex Statue - Amarillo Marcus Vines: First time there and it was very busy. But food and drinks was wonderful and the bar tender was awesome
Amarillo Mural - Amarillo Roberta Peek: Love finding these city name murals along my travels. This one is pretty huge. Nice that there is just grass in front so nothing blocks it so you can get a good pic.
El Alamo Park - Amarillo Greg Seale: Great park for a get together, with playground set, basket ball courts, and power if needed.
Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center - Amarillo Michael Miller: For the low price they ask, youll get a nice experience. Wonderful docents excited to show what they have on display. Of particular interest was a display of letters from around the world that told parts of the story of WWII. Very well done. They also have a fairly rare 49-star flag that only flew at government facilities for one year.
Bills Backyard Classics - Amarillo Toni Guerrero: Wow! What an incredible collection of cars, lovingly restored and maintained and all in excellent condition. We spent 90 minutes here and, if we lived in the area, wed probably visit again! My fave? The Pontiac 2+2
Amarillo Escape and Mystery - Amarillo Michael S: Driving through the area when a snowstorm forced us to call it a night, and how lucky we were! If we hadnt stopped for a hotel, we wouldnt have stumbled upon this charming and challenging escape opportunity (room number 145)! There are so many things to love about this business starting with their late hours, ease of walk-in booking, welcoming and vibrant waiting room, myriad rooms with new and clever themes, and the genuine good nature of our gamemaster, Jackson. Oh, and I dont think weve seen a room for $25 per person since before COVID.
We only had time for one room, so we asked for fun and a challenge and were well rewarded with Christmas Nightmare, a play on the movie "Nightmare Before Christmas." The set-up did a terrific job of having the Halloween vs Christmas divide, and we loved the decor. There were tons of items in the room, but the sticker labels were very clear about what was or was not in play. This room has so many puzzles that generally had to be followed linearly and were often simple, one-step solutions, but the variety and number of puzzles on top of finding the necessary items kept everyone in our group busy. With five of us, we found ourselves bumping into one another on occasion, so I dont think Id try to for more than six active players. Two could do it, but it would be tough, for sure.
The hint system was an intercom which worked fine, and Jackson was definitely aware of what we were doing and where we needed to look, next. This is a huge positive in our experiences! He got more specific than we wouldve liked on one puzzle, telling us how to solve rather than hinting at it, but it was one of over a dozen puzzles, so we didnt mind in the long run.
Truly, the only negative thing about stopping here to escape is the feeling of regret that we cant stick around to do any other rooms. Time to work on our excuses to come back through Amarillo.
Pippy The Penguin - Amarillo Roberta Peek: My mom loves penguins so this was a must on my Route 66 journey. No area to park per se unless you go off on the grass but no one is around so I just stopped in the middle of the road and took a quick picture. Hes in a field behind a fence. Just fun to see.
