McLean (Texas)
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Get in
McLean is on Interstate 40 about 65 miles east of Amarillo.
See
Avalon Movie TheaterVintage downtown movie theater.
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phone: +1 806 779-2225address: 100 Kingsley StThis museum is dedicated to the history of barbed wire, and also has an exhibit on the McLean POW Camp.
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McLean-Alanreed Area Museum
phone: +1 806 779-2731address: 116 N Main St McLean Prisoner of War Camp SiteFor 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.
Phillips 66 Gas StationVintage 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.
Buy
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Elizabeth's
phone: +1 806 779-2443address: 110 Main StAntiques and collectibles.
Eat
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Hop Deli & Bakery
phone: +1 806 779-2455address: 209 N Main St -
Red River Steakhouse
phone: +1 806 779-8940address: 101 W Highway 66
Sleep
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Cactus Inn
phone: +1 806 779-2346address: 101 Pine StVintage Route 66 motel which has been restored.