Overview
McLean is a city in the Texas Panhandle. Due to a lack of growth in the area, the town is strikingly unchanged since the halcyon days of Route 66, providing photographic opportunities which make it a worthy stop for those following the Mother Road.
5 sights · 3 places to eat · 1 places to stay
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Best things about McLean
Lovett Memorial Library
Public library.
Devil's Rope Museum
This museum is dedicated to the history of barbed wire, and also has an exhibit on the McLean POW Camp.
McLean-Alanreed Area Museum
McLean Prisoner of War Camp Site
For three years during World War II, McLean hosted a prisoner of war camp which housed 3,000 Germans captured in Germany and north Africa. Some vestiges of the camp can be seen from the Texas historical marker at the roa…
Phillips 66 Gas Station
Vintage gas station built in 1929, one of the first Phillips 66 gas stations in Texas. It has been lovingly preserved and is claimed to be the most photographed property along the entirety of Route 66.
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Getting there
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- AMA Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, Amarillo — 62 mi away. Directions
- LBL Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport, Liberal — 127 mi away. Directions
- OKC OKC Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City — 170 mi away (major hub). Directions
McLean is on Interstate 40 about 65 miles east of Amarillo.
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Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Lovett Memorial Library, Devil's Rope Museum, McLean-Alanreed Area Museum
- Lunch Chuck Wagon
- Afternoon McLean Prisoner of War Camp Site, Phillips 66 Gas Station
- Dinner Hop Deli & Bakery
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
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Get in
McLean is on Interstate 40 about 65 miles east of Amarillo.
See
See McLean-Alanreed Area Museum
See McLean Prisoner of War Camp Site
For three years during World War II, McLean hosted a prisoner of war camp which housed 3,000 Germans captured in Germany and north Africa. Some vestiges of the camp can be seen from the Texas historical marker at the roadside.
See Phillips 66 Gas Station
Vintage gas station built in 1929, one of the first Phillips 66 gas stations in Texas. It has been lovingly preserved and is claimed to be the most photographed property along the entirety of Route 66.
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