U.S. Route 66–Sixth Street Historic District
Route 66 Historic District
Amarillo's best-preserved old Route 66 street, where brick shopfronts house antique shops, bars, restaurants and retro petrol stations.
The Sixth Avenue Historic District lies around the St. John's neighbourhood. Its roughly 1.6-km stretch retains commercial buildings from the 1920s to the 1950s, and it was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is now home to antique shops, vintage clothing stores, craft shops, bars and live music venues, and old Texaco stations (such as the Natatorium) are popular photo spots. A Route 66 festival is held every June. Browse antique shops during the day, and in the evening find a bar to listen to country music.
Opening hours
Most shops 10:00–18:00; bars open late into the night
Nearby sights
- Don Harrington Discovery Center & Helium Monument
- Wonderland Park
- American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum
- The Big Texan Steak Ranch
- Ozymandias on the Plains
- Cadillac Ranch
- Texas Air & Space Museum
- Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum