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Cadillac Ranch

12601 W Interstate 40, Amarillo, Texas USA

Free
Free to Visit
Open Now
Fri 12a-11:59p
  • Independent
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    not Accepted
  • Pet Friendly
  • Not Wheelchair
    Accessible
  • No Public
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Road warriors will attest to the fact that using old cars in folk art is not unusual (just look at Carhenge or the International Car Forest of the Last Church) and it all started right here at Cadillac Ranch. Created in 1974, it features 10 Cadillacs from between 1949 and 1963 buried nose-down in a cow pasture just off the interstate. Graffiti is encouraged so pick up a can of spray paint (or use one of the discarded cans laying around) to leave your mark on this famous art installation. Unless it has just rained, in which case, you'll want to pack wellies and tread lightly in the muddy field.

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“A shrine to awesomeness!”

Eccentric roadside attraction originally placed by the art collective ''Ant Farm'' on Route 66, but now relocated south of I-40. Ten old Cadillacs upended and half-buried in a cow pasture. In the film these are the "Cadillac Range", a mountain formation.

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Reviewed by
purplespark414

  • 4 Reviews
  • 63 Helpful
July 05, 2014
Rated

great place! lots of 4th of july debris left around. the debris was kind of a bummer. bring a bag and take some out with you. lets clean up americana icons, not ruin them.

57 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Joel Schat

  • Photographer
  • 237 Reviews
  • 538 Helpful
July 01, 2014
Rated 5.0

Bring your spray paint and a bag to help keep it clean! Such a cool random bunch of cars just chilling in the middle of a massive field!

18 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
deba14

  • 1 Review
  • 17 Helpful
September 24, 2014
Rated 2.0

For those that are Handicapped and in a wheelchair this is not accessible. The gate leading into the ranch has a turn style entrance which a wheelchair can not fit through. If you can walk thru the gate and have someone lift your chair over the fence then I would visit other you will be standing on the outside looking in.

17 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Edmondson

  • 20 Reviews
  • 23 Helpful
July 02, 2014
Rated

This was awesome.. The kids enjoyed leaving the family mark on the cars.. I recommend taking extra shoes especially if it's rained.. The mud becomes very tary like clay.. Otherwise it was well worth the stop.

7 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
jaybrad

  • 2 Reviews
  • 10 Helpful
June 25, 2014
Rated

Love this living art project! It never stops changing. Stop and interact with a piece of art history.

6 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
dianewayne

  • 12 Reviews
  • 13 Helpful
May 22, 2015
Rated

This was an easy stop and would be no matter your direction. Going East get off at Exit 60 and take the frontage road right to the parking for it. Going West, take Exit 62 and do the same. The walk in is about 1/4 mile and as long as it is not wet, it is easy walking. There are usually paint cans just floating around if you have the sudden, unplanned desire to paint. If you know you want to paint, leave your can for the next people. There is parking for large towing motor homes. If not, wait a few minutes for people to pull out and there will be plenty.

5 people found this review helpful
  • 7 Reviews
  • 5 Helpful
July 02, 2016
Rated 4.0

I visited here for the second time today and I was completely bummed at the amount of trash! Please people, let's clean up after ourselves. The first visit was in winter and I suppose there was less travelers/tourists then. Overall though it is a great stop along I-40, easy to get to how we today was quite wet and muddy compared to last time. Only one Cadillac was really accessible today due to flooding. The entrance has a cattle guard that makes it difficult without mud to get through so my best advice is to bring a pair of shoes you don't mind getting muddy!!

4 people found this review helpful
  • 11 Reviews
  • 10 Helpful
August 12, 2016
Rated 5.0

This is a fun, quirky spot - a must-see destination just so you can say you've been there. I was surprised that there's only about ten cars..I thought there'd be more. But, it was fun to see, none the less. Lots of photo opps as your loved ones graffiti the cars. Fun to see the history and think of the thousands of others who have stopped to do the same. We didn't bring paint, but there were several half-full cans lying around. If you plan to do some climbing for cooler pix, expect to get some paint on you! Would definitely recommend this quick stop right off the highway.

3 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
meggyfin

  • 2 Reviews
  • 6 Helpful
August 31, 2013
Rated

This place is awesome! If you don't have a can of spray paint on you persons -- no worries -- there are tons of almost dead soldiers littering the ground. Pick one up and have fun!

3 people found this review helpful

Reviewed by
Brandon Hite

  • Expert
  • 155 Reviews
  • 118 Helpful
September 30, 2014
Rated

Another place at the top of my bucket list. Hope to someday leave my mark (only to be covered up by the next person who wants to leave a mark).

2 people found this review helpful

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Cadillac Ranch

12601 W Interstate 40
Amarillo, Texas
USA
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