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SITES AND ATTRACTIONS
Avalon
Theatre on Main Street.
Devil's Rope Museum/Texas Route 66 Exhibit
–
Route 66 and Kinsley Street.
Devil's rope means barbed wire. The Devil's Rope Museum features
the history of barbed wire, its artifacts, the significance of the
invention, and the impact on the development of the
Old
West. The museum also features information about Texas
Route 66, the City of
McLean and other
nearby areas. The museum is also the headquarters of the
Texas
Historic
Route 66 Association and the
first mother road museum on the route. 806-779-2225,
100 S. Kingsley Street at the east
end of downtown. Hours: April
1 - October 31: Tues - Sat 10:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m., Sun 1:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.; November 1 - March 31: Thurs, Fri., Sat. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Sun 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lake McClellan
– 12 miles west of
McLean. This small 325 acre lake is sometimes referred to as the “Paradise of
the Panhandle” due to its dense woods, abundant bird life,
white-tailed deer, and excellent fishing opportunities. The Park
provides picnic areas, camping with RV hookups, boat ramps, swimming,
fishing for black bass, crappie, blue cat, and hybrid white/stripers.
Take I-40 west of
McLean to
FM-2477, exit 128 toward Lake McClellan road. Follow north for 3
miles to Park.
McLean/Alanreed Area Museum -- Located at
116 Main Street in
McLean, the museum
displays a prison stockade showing many original photographs of the
Internment Camp and a variety of souvenirs and artifacts. One large
notebook contains stories and history written by Americans who worked
at the camp. A second notebook contains stories and correspondence
from former German prisoners. (806) 779-2731.
McLean
Permanent Alien Internment Camp
– Located two miles east of
McLean
on I-40 at exit #146, one mile north on County Line Road 5280.
A
Texas
Historical Marker has been erected on a parking area telling the brief
history of the camp. The site is all weather accessible for cars,
recreation vehicles and busses.
Restored Phillips 66 Gas Station – The first
Phillips 66 Service Station in
Texas,
built in 1927, is located at 1st and Gray Streets on
Westbound 66. The gas
pumps show the price of gas at 19˘ a
gallon!
Watch for great murals on the buildings as
you pass through town!
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