History Articles

The Route 66 Centennial: Main Street of America

Route 66 may be the only highway with an international fan club. This is not news for the communities along the Route 66 corridor such as Kingman and Needles. A few weeks ago a reception was held for members of Route 66 Germany in Kingman. Roberto Rossi of the Italian...

High Flying Fun In Kingman

High flying fun in Kingman on October 5 is just one reason to set your sights on this historic desert crossroads this next few weeks. One of the last operational B-17 Flying Fortress ("Sentimental Journey") will be on display on the apron at the Kingman Airport and...

Historic Route 66 Milestones

Read the guest register at the Powerhouse Visitor Center. Look at the list of upcoming events provided by Joyce Wiley of the Kingman Office of Tourism for this post. Use the narrated self guided Kingman Tours to learn more about the city's history and explore the...

The Road of Dreams

The road of dreams. That would be an apt descriptor for iconic Route 66 in the year of the highways centennial. Markku Jaakkola and Jacob Gilbert recently took to the road in a 1973 Chrysler New Yorker. But this Route 66 centennial adventure was more than just a road...