15 Only-in-America Sights You’ll See on a Route 66 Road Trip
15 Only in America Sights You'll See On Route 66 Road Trip. Add some of these to your bucket list if you're looking for some true adventure. And yes you will need a special map for Route 66 since some of the roads are no longer there. Enjoy your travel destinations in the U.S.!
Living Ghost Town: Burros and Gunfights, Oatman, Arizona
Gunfighters and burro in Oatman, Arizona. - Oatman, Arizona, bills itself as a throwback to the Old West, a "living ghost town." If the wild past really intrigues you, then drive west to Oatman on old Route 66 from I-40, exit 44. This blacktop looks as if it hasn't been maintained since the right-of-way was moved south in the 1950s. Frequent washouts for the first 12 miles leave you repeatedly plowing through sand. The last 10 miles are a procession of shoulderless, blind, hairpin switchbacks up
Cajon Pass Coastal Gateway
Cajon Pass Vintage Postcard - ...the famous gateway to San Bernardino and Southern California has long been an important natural route. Desert Indians had come this way for centuries, followed later by Mountain Men and early Spanish and Anglo explorers. In the early 1800's it was the southern end of the Old Spanish Trail which led to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pegleg Smith used this trail for massive horse stealing raids in the 1840's. It is said that the infamous mountain man had a profitable busin
Route 66 and the Pacific Ocean
Santa Monica Pier - From Figueroa St. to Sunset Blvd. then on to Santa Monica Blvd. you will be following the last alignment of Route 66 to the Pacific Ocean. Santa Monica Blvd. travels through Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and finally Route 66 ends in Santa Monica at Palisades Park and the famous Santa Monica Pier on the Pacific.
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