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 In 1985 the highway was decommissioned--it had been replaced by the new Interstate Highway System.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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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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Santorini through the clouds
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Where is this gorgeous peak?
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World Bee Day
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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Happy Boxing Day!
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National Park Week: Everglades National Park
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Spring equinox
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Traffic jam on the caribou highway
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Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
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Happy Independence Day!
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Flamingos of the Chilean desert
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American bison
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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Women s suffrage at 100
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Fish River Canyon, Namibia
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A bird of beauty
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Eye of the cave
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National Bison Day
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Keep calm and drive on (slowly)
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Aloe in bloom
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Polar Bear Week
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Fossil Day
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Tree of many colors
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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International Museum Day
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Antarctica Day
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Oh, the places you’ll go
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Winter in the Finnish wilds