You gotta go through the Mojave Desert–many still chose to travel it at night for the cooler temps and brilliant Milky Way. Grab a bite at Bagdad Cafe. Sleep in another Wigwam. The final stretch rewards you with the Santa Monica Pier. (photo courtesy of Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations)
| Needles Welcome Wagon | Needles |
| El Garces Hotel | Needles |
| Goff’s Schoolhouse and General Store | Goffs |
| Old Route 66 Marker | Chambless |
| Route 66 Exhibit in the Mojave Desert | Mohave Desert |
| Shoe Tree on Route 66 | Amboy |
| Roy’s Motel and Cafe | Amboy |
| Bagdad Cafe (movie location) | Newberry Springs |
| Desert Market | Daggett |
| Daggett Stone Hotel | Daggett |
| Tom’s Certified Welding & Machine Shop | Barstow |
| Bottle Cactus Ranch – Elmer Long | Helendale |
| Emma Jean’s Holland Burger Cafe | Victorville |
| Cajon Pass – The Blue Cut | Cajon Pass |
| Mitla Cafe | San Bernardino |
| La Plaza Park | San Bernardino |
| Santa Fe Smokestack | San Bernadino |
| Wigwam Village Motel #7 | Rialto |
| Bono’s Giant Orange Stand | Fontana |
| The 1848 Sycamore Inn | Rancho Cucamonga |
| Magic Lamp Inn | Rancho Cucamonga |
| Buffalo Inn | Upland |
| Wolfe’s Market | Claremont |
| Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse | San Dimas |
| Golden Spur | Glendora |
| Aztec Hotel | Monrovia |
| Santa Anita Park and Racetrack | Arcadia |
| Saga Motor Hotel | Pasadena |
| Original End of Route 66 | Los Angeles |
| Arroyo Seco Bridge | Pasadena |
| Cafe 50’s | Los Angeles |
| The “True” End of Route 66 | Santa Monica |
| 66-to-Cali Souvenir Shack | Santa Monica |
| Will Rogers Highway Marker | Santa Monica |
| Santa Monica Pier – Route 66 Start/End | Santa Monica |
California Historic Route 66 Association
California Route 66 Preservation Foundation
Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association
Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum
Even though Elmer’s teeming forest of bottle trees stands alongside one of those desolate stretches of old Route 66 between Barstow and San Bernadino, he says it doesn’t have much to do with the famous roadway.
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Despite being a California State Landmark, this folk art environment was dismantled. Luckily, some of the pieces were saved and can be seen in the California Route 66 Museum: “Hula Ville – Twentieth Century Folk Art”.
Although the music doesn’t really work with the imagery, and they “went backwards” from LA to Chicago, this is a fun representation of all (or at least most) of the city limit signs you will encounter all along route 66. (Thanks to Ron…
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