Arizona Route 66 Must See locations – Arizona is best known for the Grand Canyon, the mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River. Flagstaff, a ponderosa pine–covered mountain town, is a major gateway to the Grand Canyon. Other natural sites include Saguaro National Park, protecting cactus-filled Sonoran Desert landscape. Tucson is University of Arizona territory and home to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and so much more.
In addition to the many hidden gems of Arizona talked about on the podcast, the following are the top 20+ must see locations that millions visit each year. We will keep adding to our resources pages to help visitors and locals alike find their way! If you know of others that should be listed here, please share!
You’d be hard pressed to NOT to find list after list of where to go and what to see on Arizona Route 66. We had to add our epic favorites!
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- The Painted Desert “Arizona’s colorful badlands”
- Petrified Forest National Park“an ecosystem over 200 million years old”
- Jack Rabbit Trading Post in Joseph City “Here It Is”
- Standin’ on the Corner in Winslow Arizona – “flatbed Ford and everything!
- Meteor Crater “One of the largest and best preserved impact craters on earth”
- Lowell Observatory “Discovered Pluto”
- Grand Canyon “One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World”
- Pete’s Route 66 Gas Station Museum “Williams; The Gateway To The Grand Canyon”
- Seligman Arizona “The Birthplace of Historic Route 66”
- Peach Springs “More inspiration of Radiator Springs and Pixar movie Cars”
- Keepers Of The Wild “An immersion in the beauty and majesty of the Southwest.”
- Electric Vehicle Museum “The Worlds FIRST EV Museum”
- The Sidewinder “8 Miles of Route 66 with 191 curves, turns and switchbacks”
- Oatman “Home of Walter The Wonder Donkey, Honorary Mayor of Oatman”
