I was with friends who didn't want to stop. The place looked fascinating and truly was in the middle of nowhere! The Oatman highway is an experience!
This is a must-see for even a mild Route 66 aficionado. He sells reasonably priced quality memorabilia and has the coldest drinks for miles. Interesting old miscellaneous displays from Route 66 prime days. Friendly and informative proprietor!
the road was closed, cute shop. the guy was courteous, a little gruff, and played his part well. we will be back. odd collections of stuff.
We took the back road into Kingman, Arizona. Driving Route 66, we came across this nice, little store. One look, and you could see that we were in for a shock. There was a nice little Route 66 museum in the back. The prices for food and gifts were very nice. We enjoyed our visit and were made welcome.
Stop at the Cool Springs Station on your way to Oatman for something to drink and a visit. Make sure to take in the 360 degree view. Beautiful!
Well, you cannot buy gas here anymore, but you can see what a 1930's gas station and restaurant might have been like. From old gas pumps and cars, to a real grease pit, this is a museum, and history stop on the way to Sitgreaves Pass and Oatman, AZ, a great part of the trip on Route 66.
Just a quaint little gift shop on the way to Sitgreave Pass. Take some time in their little museum to learn more about Route 66.
It's an okay quick stop for some photos and the purchase of some typical Route 66 items but otherwise, it's not much to do for more than a few minutes.
What a fantastic stop on our trip,in the middle of nowhere and needing a rest.Petrol Bowser not in use and a stone building perfect for photo shots.Great stop here,make sure to pull over and take some photos:)))))
My wife and I were in Goodyear AZ searching for someplace to go visit, that we could tie to the Historic Route 66. This is one of several attractions that we chose to visit. We drove about 5 hours to specifically visit this attraction and then back down to Kingman AZ for our lunch. The drive from our hotel out to Kingman was just beautiful in a scorched earth kind of way.It is a small location and there are only a few trinket items for purchase. The gentleman that was there on Saturday, September 20, 2014 while we visited was very nice and engaging. He found we are from Georgia and happened to ask if we remembered to bring him some of our world famous Vidalia Onions. Unfortunately we weren't able to have that for him.If you have just a little bit of interest in history, this is worth the visit. This section of Route 66 wasn't overly developed and I believe you'd see what might have been the same views for many many many years. I'm a former commercial truck driver and I did notice signage for NO Trucks over 40' so you'd need to maybe drop your trailer off at the T/A truck stop a couple exits up the highway.The attraction does offer some coffee and soft drinks but this is not a grocery or refuel location. My wife took several dozen pictures of the building, surround property and the mountain range behind the main building.There are a few items for sale that appear to be a swap meet type items, i.e. couple of old irons, some cabinetry and the like. Overall, I had a wonderful time talking with the gentleman at the attraction and listening to some of his stories. I'd go back if I were in the area and I'd continue on to explore more of Route 66.Happy driving and take the time to absorb it all in... just stay between the lines.