HistoricalDistricts

Experience rich Hispanic culture and traditions in the El Barrio Neighborhood or venture to North Heights to discover Amarillo’s oldest neighborhood and some of the best BBQ in town. The Downtown Historic District is home to Amarillo’s most treasured historical buildings and an array of things to do and eat. For diverse cuisine head to Eastridge, or get your kicks on Route 66’s Historical District, located in San Jacinto.

Goodnight Historical Center

Located less than one mile north of the caprock of Palo Duro Canyon, GHC boasts broad vistas and native wildlife. Roaming next to the home is a herd of bison, descendants of the orphan bison that the Goodnights saved as a remnant of the original Southern Plains Herd.

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

This monument highlights ancient flint used by Native Americans for tools and weapons.

Llano Cemetery has been Amarillo’s principal burying ground since the 1890s and many of the city’s pioneer families are laid to rest here. The cemetery regularly has tours including their annual historic tour in October.

Madame Queen

The only 2-10-4 Texas-type locomotive built in 1930 for the Plains division of the Santa Fe Railway.

Texas Panhandle War Memorial

Honors our local men and women who have given their lives for our freedom.