With just a few thousand inhabitants short of the 200,000 mark, Amarillo is by no means a small city you could afford to skip during your Texas trip. Accommodation is not particularly hard to find, since the hotels can easily deal with the flow of tourist, which is constant throughout the year, The climate is anything but mild, with temperatures ranging from well below zero during the winter and as high as 40 degrees during summer. When you start looking for a hotel don't be cheap and pay the extra dollars for a room with air conditioning, because the semi-arid climate could be more than a nuisance.

There are few towns in the entire country that capture the very fragrance of Texas in the same way as Amarillo does, and the days spent here will linger in your memories long after you return home.