Category: Roadtrip With Us
You’ll Never Drive Past a Neon Sign the Same WayOnce you’ve watched glass bend over a flame, roadside neon stops being wallpaper. That vintage motel sign buzzing on Route 66, the old diner arrow pointing you toward pie — someone bent that by hand, tube by tube, over a paper pattern on a workbench. Every […]
There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when you pull into a classic motor court at dusk. The neon flickers. The breeze carries the smell of pavement cooling after a summer day. And for a moment, you can almost hear the ghosts of station wagons and road maps rustling in glove compartments. I’ve felt […]
(The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement) A recent trip to Las Vegas led us to the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement — better known as The Mob Museum. This well-curated, deeply informative museum offers a fascinating walk through the history of organized crime, its influence on American culture, and […]
A Journey Through Vintage Las Vegas at The Neon Museum, Las Vegas Visiting the Neon Museum in Las Vegas—affectionately known as the “Neon Boneyard”—is like stepping into a time capsule that illuminates the city’s vibrant past. This outdoor museum serves as a sanctuary for over 250 retired neon signs, each a relic from the city’s […]
The good folks at the City of Kingman, Josh Noble, the tourism director, Ray Cullison and the Kingsmen, and the volunteers who labored so hard to make the recent Best of the West on 66 Festival a success deserve a hearty thank you.The good folks at the City of Kingman, Josh Noble, the tourism director, […]
A favorite stop along Route 66 is the Blue Whale. Folk art stops like this make Route 66 fun to travel – but you have to wonder why it’s there? Built in 1972 as an anniversary gift, the Blue Whale quickly evolved into a local summer hot spot and family travel destination. Almost immediately the […]
We love driving Route 66 and each time we find new sites and fun finds and our favorite on the last trip was Pops in Arcadia Oklahoma. Not only is it a fabulous piece of retro architecture, it’s also a really really fun place to visit! We went at night: And loved it so much […]
Having used this book twice now on different trips along Route 66, I feel very slack in not writing a glowing review! Travel Route 66: a guide to the history, sights, and destinations along the main street of America is like having Jim Hinkley, the author, right in the car with you helping you decide […]
Legendary Route 66 is more than America’s most famous highway and its longest attraction. It is also more than a living, breathing time capsule with a soft neon glow. The old double six is also a railroad buffs paradise. From Chicago to Santa Monica vestiges from the golden age of rail travel abound. As the […]
While traveling the mother road (also known as Route 66) over spring break, we were fortunate enough to find out about a side road – well, it used to be Route 66 proper, but as Sally said in the movie “Cars”, “The town got bypassed just to save ten minutes of driving.” and that couldn’t […]