US-66 Overview
Cruising the town from east to west:
Rutherford's 66 Family Diner (Satellite)
I wonder if they have a jukebox.
Old fashioned motel that is still in business (Satellite)
I wonder what the World's Largest Map is all about. There were several more older motels along this road that I didn't bother to record.
An airplane because Kingman was one of 12 cities on the first transcontinental route between New York and Los Angeles. [
Facebook post]
Former Santa Fe Water and Fuel Tanks (Satellite)
East side:
West side:
(Amtrak+Railroad Museum)/Santa Fe Depot (Satellite)
Note the microwave tower in the background.
Old Trails Garage (Satellite)
Is this an antique car museum or just a painted building? I got an angle view to catch the Packard sign.
Evidently this building was restored as an ice cream shop in time for the 100th year anniversary of Route 66 (2026). After all, every tourist town needs ice cream. I wonder if Kingman also has a fudge shop.
This is off the beaten path. I just happened to notice it.
Dunton Motors Dream Machines (Satellite)
This does have older cars on display.
And at least one old gas pump. What is the tank in the front of the car for?
Mr D'z Route 66 Diner and Gift Shop (Satellite)
This diner does have a jukebox.
Route 66 Drive Through Sign and Route 66 Museum (Satellite)
Arizona is not use to having rain.
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1 of 35 photos posted by Sandy Smith, most of them are of this museum
Kingman, AZ September 17, 2026--We arrived in Kingman just in time to take a quick tour through the museum before it closed. It had a good exhibit, so glad we could see it. We ate at Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner, a fun place with good food. A highlight for me was having my cousin from Kingman join us for supper. I hadn't seen her in years. We spent the night at the Arizona Inn.
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Santa Fe 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive #3759 and Caboose (Satellite)
Mohave Museum of History and Arts and Another Caboose (Satellite)
There is a mural to the right of the caboose in the above view, but it is hard to get a good view of it.
The other two walls of the backside of the building also have murals.
Barbwire was important for the taming of the west. If I remember correctly, each way of twisting the wire was probably a patent.
I soon learned that the above display was just half of the collection.
The Santa Fe railroad had two different routes through here
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| 1967/68 Kingman Quad @ 24,000 |
Oct 11, 2026:
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Jssica's at the Thrift store posted
We got some crazy rain from #Hurricane Rachel last night. Many business closed today... No #thrifting for me today.. |
Is this Hurricane Rachel, and/or the other storms I've seen this season, dumping some of its rain in the Colorado River upstream of Lake Mead?
If they are, the water has yet to reach Lake Mead. (Full pool is 1,229.)
