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Big Texan
Steak Ranch & Opry - the one and only Big Texan Steak Ranch, home of
the free 72oz steak! Think of Texas and you think of cattle. Think of
cattle and you think of steaks. Amarillo is big on steaks - the billboards
tell you that as you approach town. The Big Texan's is among them
promising a 72 ouncer FREE - if you can finish the five pounds of meat AND
the potato and the salad, and even a shrimp cocktail, all within one hour.
They say over 35,000 folks have attempted the feat and, so far, over 5,500
have actually earned their free meal. Will you be the next?
Eatin' isn't all you get at the Big Texan, though. They have a wild
variety of live entertainment - including, occasionally, some big-name
stars. Shows and other special events start at various times. They post
coming shows and entertainers and schedules on their web site. (see:
SpecialEvents)
For more information, phone 1-800-657-7177 or visit their web site:
BigTexan.
From I-40 take exit 75. (If you were eastbound, do the double left
turns at Lakeside Drive to get on the frontage road on the other side of
the Interstate.) Follow the frontage road to the Big Texan.
American Quarter Horse Museum - The American Quarter
Horse Association is the largest equine breed registry in the world. The
American Quarter Horse Heritage Center & Museum mission is to preserve and
exhibit the many photos and artifacts of the history of the American
Quarter Horse. A 12-minute, multi-media presentation in their modern,
70-seat theater, allows you to, "...experience the emotion of owning and
riding an American Quarter Horse."
Open 9a to 5p Monday through Saturday; noon to 5p Sundays except
from September through May, inclusive, when they are closed Sundays.
Admission $4; kids 6 to 18: $2.50.
For more information phone 1-806-376-4811 or visit their web site:
AQHA.
If eastbound on I-40, take exit 72-A and stay to the left so you
can pass under the Interstate and get on the westbound frontage road. The
museum is at 2601 I-40 East.
If westbound on I-40, take exit 72-B. Stay to the left on the exit
ramp so you can continue westbound on the frontage road. The Quarter Horse
Museum is a few blocks ahead at 2601 I-40 East.
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