We embarked upon a road trip from San Jose to Grand Canyon Village. It was a 5 day long trip during Thanks giving Holidays. On the way we came across the Route 66.  When we sent few photos to family members with route 66 images, every one wanted to know what is Route 66. We have added few photos images and  holiday locations along Route 66 for your view. Go ahead read Route 66 details of Arizona and add to your travel Plan these holiday locations.

About Route 66

Historic Route 66, created in 1926, is a 2,448 mile journey to the heart of America. Contrasted with the other highways of its day, Route 66 did not follow a traditionally linear course. Its diagonal path linked hundreds of rural communities across eight states and became the principal east-west artery. Like the country that the road traversed, history was made and imprints were left by the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, the war years, and the road trips of the fifties and sixties.

Route 66 is forever immortalized in America’s consciousness. In the Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck’s epic odyssey of the Great Depression, Steinbeck proclaimed U.S. Highway 66 the ”mother Road.” Then Route 66 experienced the single greatest wartime manpower mobilization in the history of the nation, followed by a new generation of postwar motorists packing up the family for summer vacations. It was during this period that the television series, ‘’Route 66’’,  drove into the living rooms of America every Friday and brought the Route to life.

By 1984 Interstate 40 was complete and the small communities along Route 66 were bypassed. Thanks to the efforts of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, today the lure of rediscovering the bones of America has put Route 66 back on the map.

The Route 66 Association

Route 66 may have been created simply as the first cross-continental highway, but today it remains a lasting part of American history thanks to the passion of its people who wouldn’t allow the bypassing of the Highway to bypass the heart and soul of America. The association formed in 1987.  The Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona has been a tireless champion of the Route. Led by Angel Delgadillo, a barber who grew up on Route 66 and understood the worldwide importance of this two-lane asphalt highway, Route 66 is back on the map.

Working tirelessly, this non-profit, all-volunteer, Association has never lost sight of its mission to preserve, protect, and promote the Route. Over the years, the Association’s efforts have resulted in Arizona’s segment of Route 66 being designated as an Arizona Historic Road a National Scenic Byway,   and attaining All-American Road status, the highest National designation possible.   In addition, the Association continues to assist all of the Arizona’s Route 66 communities with preservation and marketing projects.

For more Route 66 info contact the Association at 928-753-5001, visit their website azrt66.com, or when you’re in Kingman, stop into the Association’s gift shop in the historic Powerhouse right on Route 66.

Arizona Route 66 Museum

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.
Opened May 2001 and operated by the Mohave Pioneers Historical Society, 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.

Holiday Location near Route 66

TOPOCK /GOLDEN SHORES
  • Old Tralls Arch Bridge
  • Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
  • Colorado River recreational area
OATMAN
  • Old west Gold mining town in the Black Mountains where burros own the streets
  • Daily gunfights
COOL SPRINGS
  • Restored 1926 Mobil gas station
  • Roadside attraction /museum
  • Site of the movie, Universal Soldier
KINGMAN
  • Heart of longest remaining stretch of route 66
  • Attractions include; Powerhouse
  • Visitor Center & Route 66 Museum,
  • Bonelli House, Mohave Museum &
  • Army Airfield Museum,and
  • Locomotive Park
  • Historic Downtown Walking tour
  • 1,000 miles of hiking, biking,
  • Equestrian, and ATV trails
VALLE VISTA
  • Championship gelf course
  • Restaurant, and lounge welcomes Rout 66 visitor
HACKBERRY
  • Hackberry General Store
  • Hackberry school
VELENTINE
  • Velentine Indian School
  • Keepers of the Wild animal sanctuary
TRUXTION
  • Historic Frontier Motel and cafe
PEACH SPRINGS
  • Hualapai Indian Reservation/Cultural Center
  • Hualapai Lodge and Restaurant
  • Drive into the Grand Canyon
  • Gateway to Grand Canyon
  • West/Skywalk
GRAND CANYON CAVERNS
  • Natural limestone caverns
  • Spend the night 210, below ground
  • Night sky viewing
  • Motel, RV Park, and restaurant
SELIGMAN
  • Rebirth of Route 661
  • Iconic Snowcap Drive-In
  • Angel,s Barbershop/Visitor Center

CROOKTON RD

  • Start of the longest remaining
  • Continuous stretch of Route 66 to CA border(158miles)
  • Historic train bridge
ASHFORK
  • Flagstone Capital of the U.S
  • Ash Fork Museum & Visitor Center
  • Settler’s Cemetery
WILLIAMS
  • Gateway to the Grand Canyon
  • Crulse the Loop
  • Grand Canyon Railway
  • Bearizona
  • Elephant Rocks Golf Course
  • Grand canyon Deer Farm
PARKS
  • General Store
  • Post Office
FLAGSTAFF
  • Train Station visitor Center & Historic Downtown
  • Lowwell Observatory
  • Museum Of Northern Arizona & Pioneer Museum
  • Northern Arizona University
  • Snowbowi & Nordic Adventure Ctr.
  • Riordan Mansion
  • Three National Monuments
TWIN ARROWS
  • Twin Arrows Trading Post ruins
  • Navajo Nation,s Twin Arrows casino
TWO GUNS
  • Two Guns Tourist Attraction ruins
METEOR CRATER
  • Best Preserved meteorite impact site
  • Meteor Creater Discovery Center
  • RV Park
WINSLOW
  • Historic Hubbell Trading Post & Visitor Center
  • Laposada Hotel (Harvey House )
  • Old Trails Historical Museum
  • ”Standing on the Corner” Park
  • Clear Creek Rservior
  • 9-11 Remembrance Garden
JOSEPH CITY
  • Old Fort Monument
  • Jack Rabbit Trading post
  • (1-40 exit 269)
HOLBROOK
  • Navajo Country Historic Courthouse & Museum
  • Wigwam Motel
  • Gateway to the Petrified Forest & Painted Desert
PETRIFIED FOREST/PAINTED DESERT
  • Museum With Fosslls & artifacts
  • Painted Desert
  • Route 66 Interpretive Stop
CHAMBERS
  • Navajo Travel Center
SANDERS
  • Route 66 Dinner
LUPTON
  • Official Arizona Office of Tourism Welcome Center
  • Red Rock Cliffs