User:Cullen328/Road trip


 * Grass Valley, California
 * Truckee, California
 * Reno, Nevada
 * Carson City, Nevada
 * Bridgeport, California
 * Lee Vining, California
 * Bishop, California
 * Ridgecrest, California
 * Maturango Museum
 * San Bernardino, California - on Route 66
 * First Original McDonald's Museum
 * Palm Springs, California
 * Joshua Tree National Park
 * Blythe, California
 * Quartzsite, Arizona
 * Tonopah, Arizona
 * Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station - produces more electricity than any other US power plant
 * Phoenix, Arizona and Scottsdale, Arizona
 * Visit Howard Rosenberg
 * Gammage Memorial Auditorium - designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
 * Heard Museum
 * Her Secret Is Patience - spectacular public artwork
 * Taliesin West -Frank Lloyd Wright's facility
 * Saguaro National Park
 * Tucson, Arizona
 * Visit Suzanne Shiff
 * Visit John D. Berry
 * Center for Creative Photography - founded by Ansel Adams, many great photographers
 * Fourth Avenue Street Fair - early April
 * Mission San Xavier del Bac - very old, current church is 1783-1797
 * Deming, New Mexico
 * Deming Luna Mimbres Museum
 * White Sands National Park
 * Las Cruces, New Mexico
 * El Paso, Texas
 * Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
 * El Paso Museum of Art
 * Fort Hancock, Texas
 * Odessa, Texas - Bush family territory
 * Midland, Texas - Bush family territory
 * Museum of the Southwest
 * Abilene, Texas
 * Eastland, Texas
 * Fort Worth, Texas
 * Kimbell Art Museum
 * National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum - Black cowboys and so on
 * Dallas, Texas
 * Dallas Museum of Art
 * Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza - JFK assassination locale
 * Red Oak, Texas meeting James, Brandy and Olive
 * Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
 * Wichita Falls, Texas
 * World's littlest skyscraper
 * Childress, Texas
 * Amarillo, Texas start of 750 miles heading west on Route 66
 * Cadillac Ranch
 * The Big Texan Steak Ranch
 * Route 66 Historic District
 * Vega, Texas
 * Dot's Mini Museum
 * Adrian, Texas
 * Midpoint Café
 * Glenrio, New Mexico and Texas
 * Glenrio Historic District
 * Russell's Travel Center
 * Tucumcari, New Mexico
 * Route 66 Boulevard
 * Blue Swallow Motel - probably the most famous motel on this stretch of Route 66
 * Kix on 66
 * Teepee Curios
 * Santa Rosa, New Mexico
 * Albuquerque, New Mexico
 * Tewa Lodge
 * Tinkertown Museum
 * Indian Pueblo Cultural Center - a priority, jointly owned by all the Pueblo tribes
 * Range Cafe
 * El Vado Auto Court
 * Acoma Pueblo - closest occupied Native American Pueblo to our route. They welcome respectful tourists.
 * Yaak'a Cafe
 * Grants, New Mexico
 * Route 66 Neon Drive-Thru - free
 * Gallup, New Mexico
 * Gallup Cultural Center
 * Richardson Trading Post
 * Jerry's Cafe
 * El Rancho Hotel & Motel
 * Petrified Forest National Park - fairly short drive off our route and well reviewed
 * Painted Desert Inn
 * Holbrook, Arizona
 * Wigwam Motel
 * Winslow, Arizona
 * La Posada Hotel
 * Winona, Arizona
 * Walnut Canyon National Monument -short drive, sounds impressive
 * Flagstaff, Arizona
 * Museum of Northern Arizona
 * Lowell Observatory - very historic telescope - short drive
 * Motel DuBeau Travelers Inn
 * Williams, Arizona
 * Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum
 * Ash Fork, Arizona
 * Seligman, Arizona
 * Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In
 * Historic Route 66 Motel
 * Kingman, Arizona
 * Powerhouse Visitors Center
 * El Trovatore Motel
 * Old Trails Garage - photo op
 * Las Vegas, Nevada
 * Seven Magic Mountains
 * Visit Ellen Adams Morton
 * Penn & Teller
 * Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens - free
 * Sphere (venue)
 * Neon Museum
 * Museum of Illusions
 * High Roller (Ferris wheel)
 * St. George, Utah
 * Springdale, Utah
 * Zion National Park - this could be a very long bus tour from Las Vegas, or an overnight trip by car
 * Las Vegas, Nevada
 * Beatty, Nevada
 * The International Car Forest
 * Tonopah, Nevada
 * Walker Lake, Nevada
 * Fallon, Nevada
 * Fernley, Nevada
 * Reno, Nevada
 * Truckee, California
 * Grass Valley, California