Oatman is a census-designated place in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona, United States, at an elevation of 2,710 feet. In 1915, it began as a small mining camp when two prospectors struck US$10 million in gold, though the vicinity had already been settled for several years.
Oatman is only a shadow of its former self, it is well worth a visit to this lively “ghost town” that provides not only a number of historic buildings and photograph opportunities but the sights of burros walking the streets, as well as costumed gunfighters, and 1890s style ladies strolling. In its heyday, from the early 1900s to the 1940s, Oatman and the nearby town of Gold Road were the largest producers of gold in Arizona.
Opened September 2001, the Arizona Route 66 Museum is located in Kingman’s Historic Powerhouse and depicts the historical evolution of travel along the 35th parallel that became Route 66.
Brilliant murals, photos, and life-size dioramas capture each of the groups that have traveled what came to be known as the Mother Road. Follow the paths of the Native American trade routes and the U. S. Army led survey expeditions. Travel along with the settlers on their migration west over the nation’s first federally funded wagon roads. Feel the hardship and despair of the dust bowl refugees as they journeyed along the Mother Road to a better life. Visit Main Street America as the 50’s usher in fun and excitement for Route 66 travelers.
The Route 66 Museum is truly unique in that it is a museum of history, housed in a historical building that lighted the way for the earliest Route 66 travelers. The building, built in two phases between 1907 and 1911, was operated by the Desert Power & Light Company and powered early Kingman and area mines starting in July, 1909. It also supplied power for the construction of Hoover Dam, until the Dam began producing cheaper hydroelectric power in the late 1930’s. It was soon mothballed, not to be restored until 60 years later when it was opened as a Visitor Center in 1997.
Mr. D's Route 66 Diner in Kingman, a small city at the junction of the old, historic U.S. 66 highway and the modern, high-speed Interstate-40 superhighway in northwestern Arizona. Kingman promotes the former, the old two-lane highway from the glory days of family cross-country travel, to nostalgic visitors.
Mr D'z is located right across the street from the Powerhouse and Route 66 Museum in what was once a 1938 Shell station and the Kimo Cafe. Later the cafe became the Triangle Cafe before becoming Mr D'z Route 66 Diner. What was originally a flat roofed building has been heavily modified. The glassed in dining room in front and covered patio occupy what used to be the the canopy over the pump island.
The store was built in 1934, and has survived periods when it was abandoned. It was originally operated by the famed Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire, who traveled the road in his orange 1972 Volkswagen Microbus. Given Waldmire's roots (his father ran the Cozy Dog Drive In on Route 66 in Springfield, Illinois), he preserved the store
in its ramshackle state.
Bob sold the store to John Pritchard in 1998 with the understanding that John would maintain the store's dilapidated charm; and when John sold it to Amy Franklin in 2016, she agreed to do likewise.
Visitors, many from countries other than the U.S., crowd into the store to experience the Mother Road, and tack their paper money, stickers and patches to the walls. And visitors enjoy a variety of quirky photos ops: the rustic store front, nostalgic gas pumps, manequins, posters, rusted autos, license plates and much more!
Today, the Hackberry General Store remains a favorite stop among Route 66 travelers in Arizona.The store offers a wide variety of Route 66 related gifts, vests, magnets, clothing and memorabilia for sale. It also sells ice, chips, candy, soda, coffee, root beer and ice cream.
The Seligman of today owes a lot to Angel Delgadillo, a soft-spoken Seligman barber who led efforts to preserve Route 66. When the town was bypassed by Interstate 40 in 1978, he formed the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona. In 1987, Seligman became the Birthplace of Historic Route 66 when the State of Arizona acknowledged the stretch of road from Seligman to Kingman as Historic Route 66. The designation regenerated interest in Route 66's old-fashioned Americana, and Seligman remains as the starting point of the longest surviving section of America's iconic road, which runs 160 miles to Topock, Arizona. .
At 22265 W. Historic Route 66. It was built in 1914 and has two residences. Angel Delgadillo set up his pool hall and barber shop there in 1972 with a striped barber pole on the facade! In 1987 it became the office of the "Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona" and this prompted Angel (founder and president of the Association) to sell Route 66 souvenirs in his shop. This new business grew and took over the old pool hall part of the store.
As you can probably tell from the name, The Roadkill Café is a dining adventure for those who will be welcomed inside. The Roadkill Cafe/O.K. Saloon, a diner along the Historic Route 66— serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner— is definitely worth the stop. Featuring delectable and meaty platters, our menu has a great selection to choose from.
Eating is more fun when you know it was hit on the run. At Roadkill Café, we take pride in our famous char-broiled burgers, buffalo burgers, and steaks
Standin' on the Corner Park is a public park in Winslow, Arizona, opened in 1999, commemorating the song "Take It Easy" which was written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey and most famously recorded by the Eagles. Get there early to avoid the crowds, one of the most photographed locations along the entire route.
The Grand Canyon Caverns, located just a few miles east of Peach Springs, Arizona, lie 210 feet below ground level. They are among the largest dry caverns in the United States. Dry caverns comprise only 3% of caverns in the world. Because of the lack of water, stalagmites and stalactites are rare in the caverns
The rebuilt Cool Springs station is now a gift shop offering Route 66 souvenirs and one of a kind Cool Springs memorabilia. You can also order items from the Cool Springs gift shop through this web site. Visit the online store for more information and to check out some of the Cool Springs items for sale. They’re cool!
Future plans for Cool Springs include rebuilding a replica of the famous cafe as a Route 66 Cool Springs Museum and Interpretation center.
Sitgreaves Pass is a gap at an elevation of 3,586 feet / 1,093 meters, in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona. When Edward Fitzgerald Beale built Beale's Wagon Road over this pass, he named it John Howells Pass for one of the men in his expedition in October, 1857
La Posada Hotel opened in 1930 as a Fred Harvey Hotel on the Santa Fe Railroad line in Winslow, Arizona. The name La Posada is Spanish for "resting place" and was in keeping with the Fred Harvey Company tradition of giving their hotels Spanish names
In the beginning, the property was a Harvey House, which had a building next to the train station to house employees of the waiting room and dining room. The Fred Harvey Houses were exceptional, and for more information, I am recommending the book Landmarks: Harvey Houses of Arizona. Hospitality from Winslow to the Grand Canyon.
The hotel and its furnishings were designed by Mary Jane Coulter, who had already gained fame for the Fred Harvey buildings she had designed and decorated at the Grand Canyon. Coulter considered La Posada her "last and best." (I agree with her assessment.) The 60,000 sq. ft., 70-room hotel was built at a cost of one million dollars, and its furnishings cost another million. It was truly a luxe hotel with all the amenities that were available in 1930.
The Jack Rabbit Trading Post is a convenience store and curio shop located on former U.S. Route 66, five miles west of Joseph City, Arizona city limits off of Exit 269 on Interstate 40
Wigwam Village Motel, along Historic Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona, has been a premier tourist attraction for travelers driving through the heart of Indian country.
Route 66 was established in 1926 and became a popular westward route for travelers from Chicago, IL all the way to Santa Monica, CA.
Today, you can still lay your head in a tipi for the night while traveling through Arizona, so check them out if you are passing through Holbrook.
Y Yellowhorse LTD, Lupton, Arizona, Navajoland USAToday, located in Arizona at the border of Arizona and New Mexico at Interstate 40. The Yellowhorse Family actively welcomes the traveling tourist from their Navajo-Owned trading post on the Navajo reservation. It all started in the 1950's from a roadside stand that the Yellowhorse family started selling Navajo rugs and petrified wood to the passer-by vacationers. Traveling the route 66 was an adventure in itself, and stops were far in between. So the need to stop and stretch along with the gnawing curiosity to meet with the Navajo family was the ingredient for success and great memories for everyone.In the 60's, Juan and Frank Yellowhorse, tidy up some at the newly constructed trading post, not far from the rug stand. The addition of gas pumps selling Shell gas, and new signs along the Route 66, were constructed.
If After striking out at the Rainbow Rock Shop and before we toured the Petrified Forest National Park, we stopped at Jim Gray’s Petrified Wood Company. Jim Gray’s, started by Jim and Cathy Gray nearly 50 years ago, is located just south of downtown Holbrook, Arizona on US-180. It’s 1.5 miles from the Wigwam Motel, and about 30 miles from the National Park. Jim Gray’s is still family operated and owned. They were originally known as the Holbrook Rock Shop, but have since become “the worldwide premier dealer of Arizona Rainbow Petrified Wood.” Wood from Jim Gray’s has found its way into the Smithsonian, the White House, and museums all over the world. We stopped at several rock shops and trading posts along old Route 66, but Jim Gray’s has the largest collection of petrified wood, by far.
Fort Courage, Arizona. A tourist trading post already faded into the past. I pulled into the parking lot to find the gas station, restaurant and trading post all closed. And for what appeared to be quite some time. But that was okay with me, no crowds to worry about and I could walk freely about the area.
Fort Courage was inspired by the 1960s television show, “F-Troop.” Anyone who has seen the short-lived series (I still remember parts of the theme song) will recall that Fort Courage was the name of the wilderness outpost in the program. I imagine that during the late 1960s and 1970s, this was a very popular stop for travelers along Route 66 and I-40. Among the amenities were a coffee shop, gas station, grocery store, trading post, motel units, trailer park and campground.
Petrified Forest National Park is in northeastern Arizona. In its south, the Rainbow Forest is full of colorful petrified wood. It’s home to the Rainbow Forest Museum, with its paleontology exhibits and many trail access points. In the park's center are the petroglyphs of Newspaper Rock and the ruined village of Puerco Pueblo. To the north, the Painted Desert Inn, a 1930s adobe building, is a museum with Hopi murals.
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