LibGuides: Historic Route 66: Arizona

Arizona: 403 miles

Arizona Route 66 Association
With something for everyone, you'll want to stay an extra few days to fit it all in. Arizona is home to the longest remaining unbroken stretched of Route 66, and it's preservation is that of our history, and our future.
Delgadillo's Snow Cap
Open since 1953, Delgadillo's offers eclectic Route 66/Americana decor and a classic menu of burgers, malts & shakes.
Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest is a surprising place, offering far more than the world renowned petrified logs. You can see so much just from your car and a few stops at overlooks. Imagine what you can see by walking one of the short maintained trails or even hiking into the backcountry along one of the Off the Beaten Path routes! There are fossils, badlands, buttes and mesas, ancient petroglyphs, wildlife and wildflowers, and vast vistas for more than a hundred miles! If you are craving some quiet solitude, the Painted Desert is perfect for hiking and contemplation.
The Wigwam Motel
Immerse yourself in the complete Route 66 experience by staying in one of the Wigwams, complete with all the original furnishings.
National Park Service: Route 66 in Arizona
For centuries, travelers and explorers have been following the 35th parallel through Arizona. From prehistoric trails to Beale’s Wagon Road, the railroad, the National Old Trails Road, and Route 66, the 35th parallel through Arizona has been a favored route for its mild climate and relatively level terrain. Passing through numerous tribal communities and railroad towns, it is also a route of stunning natural attractions such as the Meteor Crater, Petrified Forest, painted deserts, pine forests, and the Grand Canyon. Curio shops and exotic animal farms once flourished along the corridor during the Route 66 years.
NPS: Arizona Places
US Highway 66, popularly known as “Route 66,” is significant as the nation’s first all-weather highway linking Chicago to Los Angeles. Explore places along this historic roadway as it passes through Arizona.

Abandoned Route 66 Arizona by Blue Miller
ISBN: 1634993047
Publication Date: 2021-03-29
When Route 66 came to Arizona, the state was less than fifteen years old. But Arizona embraced the Mother Road, clinging to it long after any other state and then making sure that the world didn't forget it. Today that heritage is marked along the roadside by abandoned places which all tell a story, a narrative picked out in trading posts and motels and ordinary people. To many travelers, these stores, diners and motels were a lifeline; to the people who owned them, they were, quite simply, their life. In an effort to ensure that we don't forget this recent history--the tales that make up the past, the buildings that provide us with a doorway into yesteryear--Abandoned Route 66 Arizona records some of those places along the Mother Road before they finally fade away and take their stories and secrets with them.