Ozymandias on the Plains
Two giant stone legs wearing socks stand in a field beside I-27, a parody of Shelley's famous poem and another quirky piece of roadside art in Amarillo.
These two giant stone legs, roughly 7.3 meters tall, were commissioned by Stanley Marsh 3, a patron behind the Cadillac Ranch, as a tribute to Shelley's poem “Ozymandias,” with its image of “two vast and trunkless legs of stone” in the desert. A mock plaque beside them spins a tall tale about how the legs were discovered. The stone legs are often painted with colorful socks and are sometimes covered in graffiti. They stand on the west frontage road of I-27, south of the city. Admission is free: just park and take photos. You can visit the Cadillac Ranch on the same day.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Don Harrington Discovery Center & Helium Monument
- Cadillac Ranch
- U.S. Route 66–Sixth Street Historic District
- Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum
- American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum
- Wonderland Park
- The Big Texan Steak Ranch
- Texas Air & Space Museum