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  • The Ghost Town on the Texas / New Mexico State Line

    Heading west from Amarillo on the Dust Bowl Highway, what is now Interstate 40, time begins to slow down. Time dilation. The tumbleweeds and dust cloud the vision, an old windmill spins far in the distance. Endless miles of brown grass, an occasional cow, or was that a pronghorn? Then, like a mirage, a sign […] More

  • Still Glowing Brightly

    Still Glowing Brightly The U-Drop Inn lights up the night on historic route 66. However, instead of neons, it’s LEDs that have brought this landmark brightly into the modern age. Constructed in 1936 in Shamrock, Texas, the unique design for the U-Drop came from a sketch in the dirt. It was John Nunn who etched […] More

  • The Beetles Have Landed: Slug Bug Ranch Relocates to Amarillo

    For fans of the weird and the whimsical, we’ve got some news: the Slug Bug Ranch has rolled into a new home along the Mother Road. Now located in East Amarillo, The Bug Ranch pays homage to the more famous Cadillac Ranch which lies just 15 minutes west on Interstate 40. Instead of copying the […] More

  • History of Barbed Wire: Devil’s Rope Museum

    By now you know that 66 is full of unusual, quirky, and eccentric attractions celebrating American kitsch – and of all the offbeat museums found along the Route, the Devil’s Rope Museum in McLean, Texas, might be the most unusual—at least at first glance. Dedicated to the history of barb, or barbed, wire (also known […] More

  • Midpoint Cafe – Halfway Mark of the Mother Road

    True to its name, the midpoint cafe lies exactly 1139 miles from 66’s origin in Chicago, and 1139 from its end point in Santa Monica. Thus, this café’s slogan aptly states, “when you’re here, you’re halfway there.” Established in 1928, in Adrian, Texas, this gas station and café grew in popularity as Americans set out […] More

  • Style: Architecture of Route 66 (Top 5)

      Imagine Route 66. What comes to mind? These 5 architectural styles will help define that “look” you know so well. 1. GOOGIE architecture: After winning the second World War, America was more optimistic than ever. With its sights set on the future, this architectural style captures the fascination with space-age technology and progress. From […] More

  • Discover Cadillac Ranch: The Controversial Art Project That Became a Route 66 Landmark

    In the windswept vastness of the Texas Panhandle, where the sky stretches out like an unending canvas, there lies a surreal spectacle: ten Cadillacs, half-buried nose-first in a farmer’s field. This is no mere automobile cemetery. This is art, anarchy, and quintessentially American — it’s Cadillac Ranch. A remarkable fusion of capitalism and counter-culture, it […] More