VACATION AND TRAVEL
Santa Monica Pier where Route 66 ends
Roy’s Motel & Café, located in Amboy, California on Route 66
This next attraction is Roy’s Motel & Café, located in Amboy, California, which was first opened as a gas and service station in 1938, on Route 66. It was first known as Roy’s Garage, then was changed to Roy’s Garaged and Café, and is now known as just Roy’s Motel & Cafe. The famous Roy’s Motel & Cafe is one of the few buildings that are still operating until
city of Holbrook. See the Wigwam Village Motel #6. Seven Wigwam Villages were built across the country between 1936 and the 1950s. They built 15 concrete and steel teepees in a circle around a central motel office. Each one featured hand-made hickory furniture, with a sink, toilet, and shower, and they are still open for business.
There is something you do not see every day and that is a sight like this attraction, which is Barringer Crater, located at Interstate 40, Exit 233, in the city of Winslow, Arizona. This was where a massive meteor, weighing over 300,000 tons, fell to Earth. There is a visitor center here with a space museum and theater at the rim, and guided tours are included in the price of admission.
This last attraction is the city of Santa Monica, California. The Santa Monica Pier is the official end of Route 66 and displays an “End of the Trail” signpost. The original structure was built in 1909 and was the first concrete pier on the West Coast. The pier was fully restored in 1990 and now contains a new amusement park, restaurants, shops, and an aquarium, with outdoor movies, concerts and other events are held along the pier.
Lastly, there are so many other stops along Route 66 that I could list but these are some of the most popular ones. I stayed at a restored Route 66 motel in Springfield, Missouri that was a nice nostalgic stay on my part that I really enjoyed. It is called, Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven motel. Anyway, I am glad that they are keeping this historic road
this day. This is a popular stop for eating and picture taking.
Also, in California is the Original McDonald’s Museum at 1398 North E Street, in San Bernardino. The McDonald brothers, Dick, and Mac, opened the first McDonald’s restaurant here in 1948. The brothers started franchising their hamburger fast-food system and “golden arches” design in 1953. The museum is filled with historical memorabilia and has kept the original McDonald’s signage on the outside. This is a free museum!