Cadillac Ranch [Throwback Thursday]

If you're ever visiting or even just passing through Amarillo, Texas on I40, then I would definitely recommend stopping by the Cadillac Ranch. (We hopped off on exit 60 and after a quick stop at the Loves gas station there we headed east on old Route 66 for little more than a minute before we saw it on our right.) 

 

There isn't a parking lot so we, along with everyone else, just pulled over to the side of Route 66 and walked in. There is no charge to visit the Cadillac Ranch and the trek from the road to the cars isn't a long one. We were unfornate enough to be passing through on a rainy day and all of the dirt had turned to VERY sticky mud. My two year old took one look and said "Oh no, it's poop!"

His opinion of the place didn't get much better as time passed.

Thoroughly unimpressed by this historical work of art.

 

 

I didn't have the forethought to bring a can of spray paint but luckily for us most people left their marks and then left the evidence behind. Now, they do have signs prohibiting such acts, but it seems that everyone who has ever visited has taken advantage of the fact that no one is there to enforce the rules; us included.

Nothing says "Family Vacation" like a little vandilism.

I'm not going to go into the full history of the place, but I have listed some links farther below that I found interesting and informative.

 

If you happen to be visiting on a day when the weather is anything like it was for us, I would highly recommend bringing towels, water, and a spare pair of shoes (and maybe even pants if there's a possibility that you'll have to carry an unhappy, muddy toddler like I did).

 

 



 





 

Want to learn more about the Cadillac Ranch?
Check out these other websites made by people who know what they're talking about:

http://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/forty-years-of-the-cadillac-ranch/

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-cadillacranch.html

http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2014-06-29/cadillac-ranch-turns-40