Shamrock sits on old Route 66 in the eastern Texas panhandle, a small town of Irish heritage and a famous art-deco filling station that became a roadside landmark. The Best Western Plus Shamrock Inn & Suites makes a comfortable base in Shamrock, Texas, close to the historic Tower Conoco station, Route 66 sights, the high-plains ranch country, and the highway between Amarillo and Oklahoma City. Beside the landmark Tower Conoco station on old Route 66, the hotel makes an easy panhandle base. A free breakfast opens the morning, the rooms hold a flat-screen TV, microwave, and refrigerator, and the pool and fitness room are there when you want them. The art-deco Tower Conoco and U-Drop Inn in Shamrock is one of the most photographed stops on old Route 66. Panhandle ranch country and Route 66 history, the high plains, and the road west all sit close by. Settle in and let the panhandle set the pace.