New Mexico - Historic Route 66 - New Mexico

Description: Historic Route 66 occupies a special place in American history. Through movies, television, and popular music, it has become a cultural icon representing American mobility, independence, and freedom. As you travel the length of it, you can visit authentic Historic Route 66-era hotels, motels, trading posts, and gas stations that have been lovingly restored and preserved. As a scenic route, Historic Route 66 offers majestic mountains, breathtaking vistas, meandering ranch land, Indian reservations, Pueblo communities, and spectacular sunrises and sunsets.

Time to Allow: About 16 hours

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Reproduced with permission from the National Scenic Byways Online: www.byways.org

"The National Scenic Byways Program recognizes highways that are outstanding examples of our nation's beauty, history, culture, and recreational experience by designating them as All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways. The roads being featured were designated by the Secretary of Transportation from nominations submitted by the states and federal land management agencies. These designations provide a compass for people from all over the world to explore America's treasured open roads."