Route 66 Road Trip: Glenrio to Santa Rosa
ROUTE GLENRIO TO SANTA ROSA • Roughly 100 miles • Glenrio, San Jon, Tucumcari, Cuervo, Santa Rosa STAY. A classic motor-court gem built in 1939, Tucumcari’s Blue Swallow Motel features an iconic…
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Posts From: April 2025
Serving Up Nostalgia on Route 66
C HASE WATERS was a teenager when he started working at Del’s Restaurant, which Del Akin opened in 1956. The restaurant still serves its signature chicken-fried steak and other homestyle favorites…
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Editor's Letter: Pit Stop
TWO HUNDRED THIRTY MILES. That’s the distance I’d go for Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue. Add another hour and a half waiting in line just to get inside the Cloudcroft BBQ joint in mid-November…
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Datebook: May 2025
IN THE SPRING OF 1950, the city of Hot Springs changed its name to Truth or Consequences as part of a contest hosted by a national radio show with the same moniker. As a thank you, show host Ralph…
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The Ultimate New Mexico Food Road Trip
“IT’S BUTTERY. THERE’S NO CHEW TO IT,” says Jerry Smith of the ideal chicharrón. “The meat itself has a crispy outside. But when you bite into it, you get that luscious fat penetrating this chunk of…
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The Glowing Spirit of Tucumcari
DRENCHED IN BRIGHT, beautiful neon, Tucumcari dazzles drivers as much today as it did during Route 66’s heyday, when billboards touting “Tucumcari Tonite—2,000 Motel Rooms” tempted travelers to stop…
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3 Must-See Car Museums in New Mexico
THE CANARY-YELLOW 1930 Ford Model A Five-Window Coupe, perched high atop a pole in front of the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, seems ready to roll through the clouds. Instead, this eye-catching…
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Four Days on New Mexico’s Route 66
AS I GRIP THE STEERING wheel of a frost-blue 1959 Corvette convertible, I can feel the power of the 4.6-liter V-8 engine. I imagine the wind tossing my hair and the Rolling Stones version of Bobby…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See talented women take over the Roundhouse. Many visitors to Santa Fe are unaware that some of the state’s best art can be viewed—for free—at the Roundhouse. On Friday, the East Rotunda Gallery at…
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