Route 66 Minute

Route 66 Minute #22 - Victorville CA Museum

Patsy Terrell — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:22:14 -0400

The California Route 66 Museum in Victorville, California, is well worth a visit. There are photographs and artifacts, as well as a great gift shop. Don't miss it.

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Route 66 Minute #21 - Big Texan Motel

Patsy Terrell — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:00:00 -0500

The Big Texan Motel is right across the parking lot from the Steak Ranch. It's a great place to get a night's rest and you might even bump into a cowboy.

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Route 66 Minute #20 - Big Texan Steak Ranch

Patsy Terrell — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:52:04 -0500

The Big Texan sign is what welcomes you to Amarillo and it's well worth a stop for steak and a night's rest. Don't miss it!

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Route 66 Minute #19 Rainbow Bridge

Patsy Terrell — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:23:25 -0500

Rainbow Bridge between RIverton and Baxter Springs, Kansas, was saved from destruction in 1992. You can still drive across this Marsh Arch Bridge.

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Route 66 Minute #18 20061023 Wigwam Holbrook

Patsy Terrell — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:00:00 -0400

The Wigwam Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, is the perfect stop for anyone wanting a flavor of the old Route 66. The wigwams have always been a family business and it shows. Some of the original furniture is still there and everything is clean and well maintained. Don't miss an opportunity to visit. You know my motto about Wigwam motels - When you can sleep in a wigwam, you should sleep in a wigwam.

Route 66 Minute #17 20061009 Shamrock

Patsy Terrell — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:00:00 -0400

Shamrock Texas has one of the most amazing bits of preservation along 66 - the Tower Service Station and U Drop Inn Restaurant. The restoration project is just incredible. There is no restaurant now, but the structure is there, and houses the chamber of commerce, although catching them open is a struggle. A few blocks away in a park, Shamrock boasts a piece of the blarney stone.

Route 66 Minute #16 20060925 Devils Elbow

Patsy Terrell — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:00:00 -0400

Devil's Elbow, Missouri, is one of the most beautiful spots along Route 66. The bridge over the bend in the Piney River, which gives the region its name, is picturesque.

Route 66 Minute #15 20060911 Needles CA

Patsy Terrell — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:00:00 -0400

Route 66 went right through the middle of Needles, but what it's really famous for are the bridges that carried people across the Colorado river from 1916 onward. You might assume the bridge you see is the later one, but you would be wrong. And it was saved only because of a rather non-romantic notion about gas pipelines. Needles takes its name from the surrounding mountains.

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Route 66 Minute #14 - Rod's Steakhouse

Patsy Terrell — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 23:21:32 -0400

Williams, Arizona was the last Route 66 town to be bypassed. Rod's Steakhouse has been serving customers since Aug. 23, 1946 - yes, they celebrated 60 years last week. They're famous for sugar dipped charred meat and also for their die cut menus featuring their mascot, Domino.

Route 66 Minute #13 - Jack Rabbit Trading Post

Patsy Terrell — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:46:20 -0400

The Jack Rabbit Trading Post in Joseph City, Arizona is a Route 66 mainstay. It became famous because its founder was a great marketer who teamed up with another business man to plaster billboards for 1000 miles along Route 66. So, when you see the hopping bunny and the bright yellow sign saying, Here It Is, you know you've arrived.