Arcadia Publishing Route 66 In Arizona History Book

Route 66 in Arizona is a ribbon tying together spectacular natural attractions such as the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, the Painted Desert and the Meteor Crater. There were plenty of man-made diversions along the way, too. Roadside businesses used Native American and Western imagery to lure travelers to fill up their gas tank, grab a meal or spend the night. Roadside signs featured shapely cowgirls and big black jackrabbits or warned of killer snakes and prehistoric monsters. Between wails of “Are we there yet?�?children pleaded to stay at motels shaped like wigwams, explore the Apache Death Cave or pick up a rubber tomahawk at a trading post.