The Big Texan - an American Roadside Tourist Attraction Must-Do
This summer we went on a road trip from North Carolina to Colorado in a minivan with four kids ages 2-11. On our way back from the great state of Colorado, we stopped in Amarillo, Texas. Thirteen years ago, my husband and I road-tripped from Florida to Arizona, passing through Amarillo. I wrote about it here . I got it in my nostalgic mind that we had to return and take a freakin' picture in the giant rocking chair. We pulled into town late in the afternoon, and everyone was exhausted from the drive from Denver to Amarillo, where we drove through basically the middle of nowhere. I took a turn driving, since our main driver's back was achy. He took on the role of DJ and played radio hits from 1998-2003, and I JAMMED my buttocks off. I usually say I'm not into music, and I never know music artists or lyrics, but...apparently, that five year period from 1998 to 2003 was a time of intense music absorption because I surprised myself with how many lyrics I busted out. Lots of
