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Eight local bus lines connect downtown Amarillo with outlying attractions (Mon-Sat 6.30am-6pm; 75A?; tel 806/342-9144), but the city is easier to navigate by car. Greyhound comes in downtown at 700 S Tyler St (tel 806/374-5371). The
CVB
is at 1000 Polk St (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; tel 806/374-1497 or 1-800/692-1338,
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Innumerable budget
hotels
are concentrated along I-40. For a little luxury,
Ambassador Hotel
, 3100 I-40 W, is good value (tel 806/358-6161; $100-130) while
Auntie's House
, 1712 S Polk St (tel 806/371-8054 or 1-888/661-8054,
; $75-100) is a sweet, welcoming
B&B
. Texana fans will love the tongue-in-cheek Western camp of the
Big Texan Steak House Motel
, 7701 I-40 E at exit 75 (tel 806/372-5000 or 1-800/657-7177,
; $50-75). Its restaurant, as well as serving fried rattlesnake and ostrich burgers, offers the 72oz steak challenge: if you can
eat
it all within an hour, you get it free (losers pony up $54.13). Other popular Amarillo restaurants include
Arnold Burgers
, 1611 S Washington St (tel 806/372-1741), which serves enormous beef patties (up to 24 inches);
Tacos Garcia
, 1412 S Ross (tel 806/371-0411), for reliable Mexican food in a festive environment; and the self-consciously bohemian
OHMS Gallery CafA©
, 619 S Tyler St (tel 806/373-3233), with a decidedly international menu - think lasagne, shepherd's pie and enchiladas. Other useful information
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