The Big Texan Steak Ranch

The Big Texan Steak Ranch offers a free 72 ounce steak dinner -- if you can eat it in an hour. We chose smaller portions.

VW Slug Ranch

Five Beetles buried nose-first into the ground.

The Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ

A giant cross looms over Groom, Texas. Statues depicting the stations of the cross circle the cross.

The Leaning Tower of Texas

An eye-catching water tower stands along Interstate 40 in Groom, Texas. The tower leans about 10 degrees, looking as if it is about to topple over.  The lean isn't due to a geological shift or human error. The tower leans intentionally -- intended to attract travelers to a now-defunct truck stop.  Such marketing works. It caught my attention, and if there were still a truck stop, I likely would have stopped.

Green Power

Route 66 Motel

First Texas Phillips 66

The very first Phillips 66 gas station outside of Oklahoma opened in 1928 in McLean, Texas, to serve Route 66 travelers. The service station operated for over 50 years before succumbing to the Interstate.

U Drop Inn

Boneyard

TCARDS FCALS

No Place

There's no other place like this place anywhere near this place so this must be the place.

Sandhills Curiosity Shop

Getting our kicks at a shop in which nothing is for sale. Make a contribution, and Harley may sing for you.