When we planned our road trip Route 66 runs from California to Arizona, we don eeded deciding which cities to spend the night. We wanted to stay in the cities that had Route 66 history, so Kingman, Arizona seemed like a good choice. After all, it is one of the cities mentioned in Nat King Cole (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 . We did not know there are so many things to do in Kingman, Arizona! What we thought would just be a few hours spent in this town Route 66 turned into almost an entire day.
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What to see and do in Kingman Arizona
Historic Kingman Powerhouse
We began our exploration of the Historic Kingman Kingman Powerhouse. The center houses the Kingman Visitor Center, Route 66 Powerhouse Museum and the Museum of electric vehicles Route 66. The center and museums are dogs. Be sure to talk to Diane Silverman, supervisor Information Go Kingman, for information and suggestions on what to see in Kingman. Then head upstairs to visit the Powerhouse Museum Route 66, or watch the film about the history of Route 66 first.
The Powerhouse Route 66 Museum tells the story of Route 66, starting with the development of a road west first developed in the 1850s to make migration easier westward along a tough route to the weather which was also enough north to bypass the Rebel sympathizers of Arizona. The story continues through the Great Depression and the time of the Dust Bowl, while Midwestern farmers left their farms during the drought and came west along Route 66, the Mother Road for a better life. Route 66 was also part of the recovery from the Great Depression, the New Deal provided jobs to road gangs in the 1930s, when Route 66 has become completely paved from Chicago to Los Angeles. The final exhibitions feature Route 66 as it was when it was a popular route for long road trips with family quietly before her disappearance caused by the opening of the interstate.
The Route 66 Museum of the electric vehicle is on the first floor of the center. It displays a number of old and new vehicles. One of modern vehicles is the Buckeye Bullet 2.5, which clocked 320 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats, August 24, 2011.
Locomotive Park
Opposite the historic Kingman Powerhouse is the locomotive fleet. This small park includes the engine monument Steam # 3759, a locomotive which was built in 1928 and ran the passenger itinerary Company of Santa Fe railway between Los Angeles and Kansas City, with a water stop Kingman. Dogs are not allowed in this park, but a visit to the park will not take very long and there are shaded parking spaces nearby.
historic downtown Kingman Walking round
We took a map of historic downtown Walking tour of Kingman Visitor center. The walking tour was 32 points of interest from museums like the Mohave Museum of History and Arts, which presents the history of northwestern Arizona, historical buildings like the House Blakely WG, an adobe built in 1887. 25 sites are on National Register of historic places . Most sites on the walking tour map are in the area of the city 12 blocks, but some are a little further and are best visited by car or foot.
Hotel Beale once hosted the horse passenger rails of the Santa Fe railroad, and later travelers of Route 66. The hotel was built in 100 and purchased by Tom Devine Devine in 106. Tom was the father of actor Andy Devine , a comic character actor who was born in Flagstaff, but grew up in Kingman. The portion of Highway 66 that runs through Kingman is now named after the actor. Be sure to watch the Beale Hotel neon sign that proudly proclaims that the hotel was air-cooled. You can get a shot of the sign and a modern feature Kingman, the Running Hare sculpture of Don Gialanella.
The Little Red Schoolhouse was second school Kingman. The school was built in 1896 and is a red brick building built in the Victorian style. He is the only remaining building of the public before 100. He now serves as the city of the municipality court.
The Bonelli House was built by George and Effie Tarr Bonelli, notable Kingman. The house was built in 1915 with local volcanic stone in the English-territorial style. The house can be visited during the week.
Kingman Railroad Museum
Railways and Highway 66 go hand in hand. Before Route 66 allowed motorists to travel between Chicago and Los Angeles, travelers can take the train, as the road Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Chicago and Illinois was completed in 1885. For a few history of railway and kitsch, we visited Kingman railroad Museum . Inside, you can watch the model railway, and just outside the window, you can see the real trains fly by about every 15 minutes.
White Cliffs Wagon Trail
A unique site in Kingman is the Wagon Trail White Cliffs. A short hike from the road leading to the tracks of cars that have been cut deep into the rock in the late 1800s wagon trail was used to haul ore from mines Stockton Hill to the railway Kingman. On the railway side are depressions in the stone that were used to stubbing posts and ropes that held the cars flying down the hill.
Kingman Army Airfield Museum
In addition to the historic Route 66, Kingman also has military history. The Kingman Army Airfield was founded during World War II to train aircraft gunners. Now the Kingman Airport is the site of Kingman Army Airfield Museum managed by the airport of the Historical Society of the army Kingman. Exhibits include artifacts and photos from the history of the airfield, and, of course, large model aircraft. We received a tour of the museum and also learned an interesting fact that was new to us. When Air travel was first possible, passengers traveling cross-country by using a combination of airline flights and train travel. Kingman was the last airport on the way to the West Coast.
Kingman wine Country
Using the country's long-term wine might be a bit much at this time, but if things work well, in the near future will be a Kingman wine country, and a very good one at that. Currently, there are two caves open to visitors, Cella Winery and Stetson Winery . Cella wines are handmade on the property with grapes be grown in Kingman, Arizona or Temecula, California. The owner and winemaker of Cella Winery comes from an Italian family and grew up making wine. Stetson Winery is a great center of the room and the tasting event. Their wines are cowboy theme and Route 66. Currently, most of their wines are made from grapes from California and Southern Arizona, but have a Zinfandel made with grapes grown on their property Kingman and plan to release more locally grown wines.
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Desert diamond Distillery
Wine is not the only alcoholic beverage being created in Kingman. Kingman also has its own distillery. A few blocks from the museum Kingman Army Airfield, you can find Desert Diamond Distillery near the airfield. Desert Diamond Distillery is a distillery making white rum, dark and barrel variety and vodka. All their minds begin with sugar cane molasses. Visitors can have a tasting flight, a tour behind the scenes, or relax with a cocktail
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Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner
Since we took a trip Route 66 road, it felt right to have meals Route 66 style. M .. D'z Route 66 Diner is the ideal restaurant for a meal in Kingman Route 66. Mr. D'z was not there at the Route 66, but it is the kind of diner you would have found along Highway 66 in the day. I highly recommend the float Popsicle, an ice cream float made with orange soda and vanilla ice cream.
Kingman Arizona Hotel
There are a number of hotels in Kingman, Arizona, but if you're visiting on a trip Kingman Route 66 road, you have to stay in a motel Route 66. When we arrived at the Hill Top Motel we immediately knew we were in the perfect location. The first thing that greeted us was neon Classic Hill Top Motel bright red and green sign. It looks exactly like hotels roadside from films of the 1950s and 60s, history and park right outside your door. Of course, it would have been more authentic if we were driving a Ford Thunderbird.
Hill Top Motel motel, inexpensive to this, so do not expect luxury accommodations. While not luxury, the rooms are spacious, clean, and deliciously retro. The rooms have block walls and wooden panels decorated with southwestern art. Our room had a comfortable bed, a table for two, and a microwave and refrigerator. Outside was a pool, if the weather was too cold to take a bath. As we were traveling with our dogs, we were happy that the hotel Kingman has a pet policy.
The Hill Top Motel is located right on Highway 66 a short distance from the center of town, which means it is nice and quiet. The hotel has panoramic views of the Hualapai Mountains. Kingman is a city like Route 66, this means that the train comes through the city, but the tracks are quite far from the hotel as the train noise does not bother at all, but rather provides, relaxing white noise genre of rumble.
Another great thing about the Hill Top Motel is that it is family owned and run. Be sure to take a moment to talk to the owner Dennis Schroeder and Schroeder Herberta. They will tell you about the area and offer a lot of great things to see, not only in Kingman, but along the road and 66. Herberta is a photographer with a gift for photography Lightning (you can see some of his pictures on his website Images Windswept ), and it also creates postcards featuring Kingman Route 66.
If you have time, we suggest you stay in Kingman for two nights so you can spend a whole day experiencing all the things to do in Kingman, then full day to enjoy all the stops Kingman Route 66 past the next day.
Thanks Go Kingman to host the Kingman part of our trip along Route 66 and making it possible post. As always, all opinions are my own.
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