ATTRACTIONS

Amarillo Attractions

Don Harrington Discovery Center

Focussing on physical, earth and life sciences the Don Harrington Discovery Center is set in a 51-acre park with a lake and picnic area. The centre boasts more than 100 hands-on activities and a recently renovated Space Theater. There is also an aquarium on site featuring both saltwater and freshwater tanks as well as a botanical garden. Most popular sights here are a Foucault Pendulum, rotating independently of the earth's gravitational pull, a helium technology exhibit and a weather-watch section with a tornado machine.

Address: 1200 Streit Drive; Website: www.dhdc.org; Telephone: (806) 355 9547; Opening time: Tuesday to Saturday 9.30am to 4.30pm; Sunday 12pm to 4.30pm. Closed Mondays; Admission: $5.50 (adults), $4.50 (children)

Amarillo Attractions

Amarillo Museum of Art

The Texas Panhandle’s one and only accredited art museum is the Amarillo Museum of Art. The museum has six galleries housing a permanent collection that includes 17th through 19th century European paintings, 20th century modernists, photography, Asian art and Middle Eastern textiles. The museum also offers frequently changing exhibits ranging from contemporary art to the American and European masters.

Address: 2200 South Van Buren Street; E-mail: amoa@actx.edu; Website: www.amarilloart.org; Telephone: (806) 371 5050; Opening time: Tuesday to Friday 10am to 5pm; Saturday and Sunday 1pm to 5pm; Admission: Free