Day 2 - The Big Texan (Amarillo, TX)

Wait, everything's bigger than Texas?

The Big Texan is the #1 place you wanna go if you want to die of ruptured stomach. They have a deal where if you eat 72oz of steak in an hour, you get it for free. What could go wrong?

This picture is deceiving, they don't actually sing for you.

Cockroach mouth.

Jodie put on her patriotic pants.

However, we arrived around 8AM (shortly after they open) and were in no mood for steak. I have vague but fond memories of The Big Texan from my childhood, mostly of a large dining area decorated with various animal heads and a child's meal served to me in a souvenir cowboy hat. I later found that The Big Texan is the most horrifying, nightmare-inducing place on earth disguised as a Texas-themed Chuck-ee Cheese.

When you enter, there is a gift shop to the left. That makes sense. 

Horse figurines.

A hat that I wouldn't buy.

However, there is a shooting game directly in front, complete with gems like these -

The Big Texan, proudly sending children to therapy since 1960.

Brb, gotta go change my pants.

+2 points if you shoot the adorable piglet.

This guy would talk to you every time you passed by. Also has the ability to blink. Creepy.

There were also framed portraits on the way to the bathroom that turned into skeletal nightmares as you passed.

We were the only group in the place besides a French family, whom I can only imagine were just as if not more uncomfortable than us. We sat in the large dining area saturated with Texas-themed things such as massive moose heads looming over tables and chairs made completely out of bull horns.

Just watchin' you eat, that's all.

We all ordered coffee to keep us going and flipped our menus over to discover coloring activities.

Never too old.

There were some familiar faces hidden around the store -

You gotta get out of there.

And then, uh..

It might be a smile.

Don't get the impression that we regret going. We definitely got a kick out of the place and stayed longer than anticipated. I recommend visiting, but don't go far out of your way and don't bring your children.

-Marie