Overview
Adrian is an incorporated city in the Texas Panhandle with a population of about 140. The tiny city promotes itself as the "Midpoint of Route 66", a highway which once led from Chicago to Santa Monica.
3 sights · 1 places to eat · 2 places to stay
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Best things about Adrian
Adrian Lion's Club Farm and Ranch Museum
Collection of antique farm equipment and machinery includes a 1930s Caterpillar combine, horse-drawn equipment, early tractors and a vintage windmill. Descriptive signs for self-guided tour.
Giles Hotel
Vintage hotel from the 1930s, abandoned and now in disrepair.
Bent Door Café
Former roadside café and trading post built in 1947 from World War II surplus, incorporates portions of a decommissioned wartime air traffic control tower. The tower windows originally slanted toward the runway so the do…
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Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- AMA Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, Amarillo — 54 mi away. Directions
- CVN Clovis Municipal Airport, Clovis — 63 mi away. Directions
- ABQ Albuquerque International Sunport, Albuquerque — 223 mi away (major hub). Directions
Access is by highway. Adrian is on Route 66, a once-famous US Highway which was bypassed long ago by Interstate 40. In the Texas Panhandle, the old road still exists in the individual towns as "Interstate 40 BUS" but otherwise was "upgraded in place" (or replaced) by mainline I-40.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
- Places to stay listed here: about $54–$54 a night (typical $64), from 2 listed prices.
- Estimated daily budget per person (room, two meals, local transport and an activity): budget ~$100, mid-range ~$140, comfortable ~$220.
See the Sleep guide ↓ for places to stay.
Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Adrian Lion's Club Farm and Ranch Museum, Giles Hotel
- Lunch MidPoint Café
- Afternoon Bent Door Café
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
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Understand
Adrian is in Oldham County, approximately 14 miles from Vega (Texas).
Get in
Access is by highway. Adrian is on Route 66, a once-famous US Highway which was bypassed long ago by Interstate 40. In the Texas Panhandle, the old road still exists in the individual towns as "Interstate 40 BUS" but otherwise was "upgraded in place" (or replaced) by mainline I-40.
See
See Adrian Lion's Club Farm and Ranch Museum
Collection of antique farm equipment and machinery includes a 1930s Caterpillar combine, horse-drawn equipment, early tractors and a vintage windmill. Descriptive signs for self-guided tour.
See Bent Door Café
Former roadside café and trading post built in 1947 from World War II surplus, incorporates portions of a decommissioned wartime air traffic control tower. The tower windows originally slanted toward the runway so the door is bent to match. Under common ownership with the Fabulous 40 motel. A 1920s Phillips 66 cottage-style fuel station has been moved to the Bent Door property from Vega (Texas) for eventual use as a souvenir shop.
Buy
Eat
Eat MidPoint Café
1928 roadside café which operated 24 hrs/day in Route 66's heyday. Antique and souvenir shop. Fran Houser, proprietor from 1990 until retiring to Sunflower Station in 2012, is the basis for Flo of "Flo's V-8 Diner" in Cars (film).
Sleep
Stay Fabulous 40 Motel
Small 20-room motel established 1967 (when I-40 first came to town), closed 2004 (after the founders died) and partially reopened in October 2016 under new management. Continental breakfast in the rec room each morning with fresh coffee and tea bar; toaster, microwave, refrigerator available for use.
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