L ISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER of Historic Places, Richardson Trading Post stands out with retro neon signs and display windows filled with Native pottery, rugs, and jewelry. Inside, 3,000 Navajo…
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AUTHENTIC NATIVE JEWELRY, rugs, and pottery displayed in the windows of trading posts, galleries, and shops along Route 66 in downtown Gallup let travelers know that they’ve arrived at the Gateway to…
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ROUTE PECOS TO ALBUQUERQUE • Roughly 192 miles • Santa Rosa, Romeroville, Tecolote, Bernal, San Jose, Pecos, Glorieta, Santa Fe, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Algodones, Bernalillo, and Albuquerque EAT. The…
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J ENNY KIMBALL OVERSEES a Santa Fe treasure that has accommodated guests for more than a century. The architectural blend of Pueblo and Spanish designs with Moorish influences was fashionable with…
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SEATED AT THE PLAZA CAFE soda fountain, it’s easy to picture what Santa Fe may have looked like between 1926 and 1937, when Route 66 ran through the heart of the capital city. After 1937, however, a…
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ROUTE TIJERAS TO WEST ALBUQUERQUE • Roughly 30 miles • Nob Hill, Central Avenue, Fourth Street EAT. Housed in a former Phillips service station, the Route 66 Diner channels the 1950s, with burgers…
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O NE OF THE LONGEST continuously operating diners on Route 66, Lindy’s Diner began in 1929 as the Coney Island Cafe. Steve Vatoseow’s father, Narke, bought the place in 1960 and renamed it after his…
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WITH MORE THAN A HUNDRED Route 66–era buildings and a necklace of neon bling along the 18-mile Route 66 stretch known as Central Avenue, Albuquerque could easily be considered the Route 66 capital of…
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1 See wool become yarn. Many of us wear wool, but few know how it gets from a sheep’s coat to the yarn that makes our cozy sweaters. At the Bosque Redondo Fiber Fair near Fort Sumner, learn about…
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ROUTE SANTA ROSA TO TIJERAS • Roughly 117 miles • Moriarty, Edgewood, Tijeras STAY. Strike up a conversation with owner Mike Pogue at the Sunset Motel in Moriarty to learn about its history…
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