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Route 66 in the Open West

Route 66 Open West
Neon is one of the Route’s great treasures. This flower is part of a much larger sign at Tee-Pee Curious in Tucumcari, NM. It’s one of 10 classic signs which was funded to be restored to its full glory.

Route 66 Open West

Dueling museums, competitive car art, tributes to barbed wire, rattlesnake dens, and much more are on display along the southern stretch of Route 66.

For example, as you get to know the Road you learn there is a Cadillac Ranch, a Bug Ranch, and a Rabbit Ranch. These aren’t animals I’m listing, these are cars. In these “Ranches” a series of cars is planted nose down into the ground: seven Cadillacs, five VW Beatles, and three VW Rabbits. Crazy!

A large part of the fun of driving Route 66 is finding these gems from days gone by. Today I revisited a bunch of places I knew would be fun to share with you. Scroll down through the pictures below. I hope you enjoy them.

What next? Well today I arrived in New Mexico so my primary agenda begins. It’s always nice to drive the Main Street of America but now its time to get to know New Mexico.

Route 66 Open West

Route 66 Open West

Route 66 Open West

Route 66 Open West

Route 66 Open West

Route 66 Open West

Route 66 Open West

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By TravisGood

Speaker. Maker. Writer. Traveler. Father. Husband.

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