The lure of Route 66 isn’t extinct here in Holbrook, Arizona, where you can still spy giant concrete dinosaurs, kitschy truck stops, and teepee-shaped motel rooms that were constructed during the road’s heyday. Route 66 was established in the 1920s and within the next few decades, as millions of Americans acquired their first automobiles, it became a destination unto itself, even inspiring a hit song, ‘(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66,’ by Bobby Troup. In 1985 the highway was decommissioned--it had been replaced by the new Interstate Highway System. But for the adventurous road-tripper, there’s still plenty of the old highway to explore.
In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
Today in History
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Astronomy Day
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World Art Day
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Maloja, Switzerland
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Dark Sky Week
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Remembering the Arizona
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Seattle Central Library, Seattle, Washington
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Incense making, Vietnam
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Design for Each and All
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Happy Halloween!
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Victory in Europe, 75 years ago
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Native American Heritage Month
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Honoring the first American woman in space
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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Short-eared owl
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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Ravens
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Listening to the sea
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Spread some love with Bing
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A night of art and culture
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Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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Midsummer in Sweden
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Day of the Dead
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Pride Month
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Legacy mural in Philadelphia
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International Nurses Day
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Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
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Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand