Sunday, October 6, 2024

Day 12: The Mother Road

   

Route 66 - The Mother Road -
 where dreams still ride into the sunset 

We returned from the Grand Canyon more than pleased to have taken the first of two deviations from Route 66 that our tour company had planned.

Historic Route 66 in Williams, Arizona

That evening, in the town of Williams and the iconic neon lights seemed all the merrier for the way the evening glow contrasted with the daytime beauty of nature.


Classic Neon

Historic Route 66 runs through the heart of this town. At the intersection with North 3rd street, you will discover the Sultana bar where a curious tradition has sprung up. For visitors from afar, a stapler and a sharpie pen are available to use, so that they can sign a dollar bill and staple it to the wall. 


The walls are nearly covered in dollar bills!

There must be at least a thousand dollar bills stapled to those walls! We cheered as some of our companions added their own “John Hancock” to this ersatz wall paper.


The Roadkill Cafe in Seligman.
Where the slogan is: “You kill ’em, we grill ’em.” 

In the morning, we visited the Williams Route 66 museum. A couple of hours later, Seligman provided the panache for the final route 66 Arizona town on our tour. 


Whimsical relics of the road


The day ended at our second detour from Route 66 get ready hold onto your hats, my friends we’re in… Las Vegas!  Let’s roll.


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