The Gateway to Indian Country — Where Neon, the Navajo Nation, and the Mother Road Converge
Nat King Cole put Gallup on the map of American pop culture in 1946 when he named the city in the opening verse of “Get Your Kicks on Route 66” — the song that transformed a federal highway into a romantic symbol of American freedom. Cole’s lyric wasn’t arbitrary: Gallup, New Mexico, sitting at an elevation of 6,512 feet in the high desert near the Arizona border, was already one of the most distinctive and memorable stops on the entire 2,448-mile length of the Mother Road. It remains so today.
Gallup is the largest city between Albuquerque and Flagstaff, and the self-proclaimed “Gateway to Indian Country” — a title earned by its position at the center of the largest Native American reservation system in the United States, surrounded by the Navajo Nation, the Zuni Pueblo, and more than a dozen other sovereign nations. Its Route 66 corridor along Historic Highway 66 through downtown is one of the finest surviving stretches of mid-century neon on the entire Mother Road: a parade of glowing signs, vintage motels, and trading posts that made Gallup famous during the golden age of highway travel. The El Rancho Hotel, built by a brother of legendary film director D.W. Griffith, hosted John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Ronald Reagan, Kirk Douglas, and dozens of other Hollywood legends during the 1940s and 1950s, when the rugged red rock landscapes around Gallup stood in for the American West in countless films.
That legacy — railroad town, Route 66 crossroads, Hollywood location, Native American trading capital, neon landmark — is fully intact and accessible today. This guide covers everything a Route 66 traveler needs to know about Gallup: how to navigate the alignment, what to see, how long to budget, and where Gallup connects to the broader arc of Route 66’s 2,448-mile journey across eight states.
Where Is Gallup on Route 66?
Gallup sits at 35° 31’N, 108° 44’W in McKinley County, in far western New Mexico, at an elevation of approximately 6,512 feet above sea level. It is located approximately 140 miles west of Albuquerque via I-40, 185 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona, and only 23 miles from the Arizona-New Mexico border — a position that places it near the end of New Mexico’s Route 66 segment and at the threshold of Arizona’s iconic desert landscape.
The city sits geographically within the Navajo Nation, the largest Native American reservation in the United States. Route 66 through Gallup runs along Historic Highway 66 — which splits into two one-way corridors through downtown, with the eastbound lane running along Route 66 / East Historic Highway 66 and the westbound lane running along Coal Avenue, one block south. This “Y”-shaped split at both the east and west ends of downtown is one of Gallup’s most historically distinctive features, originating from the city’s Route 66 era when the highway was widened to handle two-way traffic in the late 1930s. Travelers arriving from the east (from Grants and Albuquerque) and the west (from Window Rock and the Arizona border) both travel through this corridor.
Gallup’s History: From Railroad Payroll Town to Hollywood Location
Native American Heritage and the Long Before
Long before the railroad and long before Route 66, the landscape around present-day Gallup was inhabited by some of the oldest continuously occupied communities in North America. The Pueblo people lived throughout the region’s river valleys for thousands of years, and the area carries the Navajo name Na’nízhoozhí — meaning “the place of the bridge” — a reference to a natural rock formation over the Rio Puerco. When Francisco Vásquez de Coronado’s expedition arrived in 1540 searching for the legendary Seven Cities of Cíbola, he encountered the Zuni Pueblo people, who were among the first Native Americans in the Southwest to meet Spanish explorers. The deep cultural heritage of the region — Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and many others — remains the defining context of Gallup today, setting it apart from virtually every other city on Route 66.
The Railroad Founds a City: 1881
Modern Gallup was born in 1881 when the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad extended its line westward through New Mexico. The city was named after David Gallup, a paymaster for the railroad who operated out of a tent camp in the area during construction. As construction crews pushed west, workers would travel to “Gallup’s camp” to collect their wages — and the informal place name stuck when a post office was established. The railroad immediately made the area commercially significant: coal deposits in the surrounding hills powered the locomotives, and Gallup became a major coaling station and division point on the transcontinental mainline. The BNSF Railway’s Southern Transcon — the busiest rail freight corridor in the United States — still runs directly through downtown Gallup, carrying 100 or more trains per day past the historic depot.
Hollywood Comes to Gallup: 1940s–1950s
Gallup’s dramatic red rock landscapes — the sandstone formations of Red Rock Park, the mesas of the surrounding Navajo and Zuni lands — made it a natural location for Hollywood Westerns in the post-war era. The rugged terrain and the availability of authentic Native American performers from the surrounding reservations attracted major productions throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Stars including John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Ronald Reagan, and Kirk Douglas stayed at the El Rancho Hotel while filming in the region. The proximity to Monument Valley — about 140 miles north via U.S. Highway 491 — made Gallup a logical base for productions working in that iconic landscape as well. This Hollywood connection remains central to Gallup’s Route 66 identity and is preserved in the memorabilia-lined lobby of the El Rancho Hotel.
Route 66 Arrives and Reshapes Downtown
When U.S. Route 66 was commissioned on November 11, 1926, it followed the existing National Old Trails Highway alignment through Gallup, placing the city’s main commercial district directly on the federal highway. The road was paved through Gallup in 1934, the same year that Route 66 earned its nickname “The Main Street of America.” During the 1930s, Route 66 became “The Road of Flight” as displaced farm families from Oklahoma, Texas, and the Great Plains drove west through Gallup in the Dust Bowl migration documented by John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the Route 66 alignment was widened and split into the two one-way corridors that still define downtown Gallup’s street pattern today.
The postwar Route 66 boom transformed Gallup’s downtown into a showcase of mid-century commercial architecture and neon sign culture. Trading posts, motels, diners, and gas stations lined Highway 66 through the 1950s and 1960s, their neon signs illuminating the night sky above the high desert. Gallup became famous among Route 66 travelers for its unique combination of Native American culture, Western heritage, and roadside commercial energy — a combination unlike anywhere else on the Mother Road.
Interstate 40 and After: 1976–Present
Interstate 40 was constructed across Gallup in 1976, bypassing the downtown Route 66 corridor and shifting through-traffic away from Historic Highway 66. Unlike smaller Route 66 towns that were economically devastated by the bypass, Gallup’s size and its role as the commercial hub of the surrounding reservation economy kept it viable. The city’s unique position as the trading and service center for a vast Native American population — a role it has played since the railroad era — provided economic resilience that pure Route 66 dependency could not have sustained. Today Gallup has a population of approximately 22,000 residents and remains the dominant commercial center between Albuquerque and Flagstaff, home to more than 30 hotels, over 90 restaurants, and more than 110 trading posts, shops, and galleries.
Driving Route 66 Through Gallup: Historic Highway 66
The Route 66 alignment through Gallup runs along Historic Highway 66 through the downtown corridor, splitting at the eastern and western city limits into the two-one way street system that has defined downtown since the late 1930s. Eastbound travelers follow Route 66 / East Historic Highway 66 through downtown; westbound travelers follow Coal Avenue one block south. The full downtown corridor is approximately 2.5 miles and constitutes one of the most intact and commercially active surviving Route 66 downtown districts in New Mexico.
Unlike many Route 66 towns where the historic alignment has been partially absorbed into numbered streets or commercial developments, Gallup’s Historic Highway 66 designation is posted and visible throughout the downtown corridor — brown Historic Route 66 signs mark the alignment at key intersections. The active BNSF Railway mainline runs parallel to Route 66 through downtown, and the historic Santa Fe Railway Depot at 201 East Route 66 — now the Gallup Cultural Center — anchors the eastern end of the downtown corridor. This visual layering of railroad, highway, and cultural heritage gives Gallup’s Route 66 downtown a depth and authenticity that is rare on the Mother Road.
The El Rancho Hotel: Gallup’s Most Important Route 66 Destination
The single most significant Route 66 landmark in Gallup is the El Rancho Hotel at 1000 East Highway 66 — one of the most evocative surviving Route 66 era hotels anywhere on the Mother Road. The El Rancho was built in 1937 by R.E. Griffith, brother of legendary silent film director D.W. Griffith, specifically to accommodate the Hollywood productions that were increasingly filming in Gallup’s dramatic red rock landscapes. The hotel’s grand two-story lobby — with its massive stone fireplace, balconied upper gallery, and Western-themed decor — was designed to feel like a cross between a national park lodge and a movie set.
The hotel’s guest registry from the 1940s and 1950s reads like a Golden Age Hollywood roll call: John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Ronald Reagan, Kirk Douglas, Spencer Tracy, Doris Day, Alan Ladd, and dozens of others stayed at the El Rancho while filming in the region. Each room in the historic wing is named for a celebrity who stayed there — so travelers can book the John Wayne Room, the Katharine Hepburn Room, the Kirk Douglas Room, or the Ronald Reagan Room and sleep in the same beds that defined Hollywood’s relationship with the American Southwest.
The El Rancho’s lobby — free to enter for non-guests — is one of the most photogenic interior spaces on the entire Route 66 corridor. The memorabilia-lined walls, the stone fireplace, the mounted trophy heads, and the vintage photographs of Hollywood stars create an atmosphere that has been described as Route 66’s version of a history museum. The hotel’s restaurant serves New Mexican and American cuisine in the same dining room where Clark Gable and Humphrey Bogart once ordered their meals. The El Rancho also operates a trading post gift shop on the ground floor, offering authentic Navajo and Zuni arts, jewelry, and Route 66 memorabilia.
The El Rancho Hotel is an Amtrak-accessible destination: the Southwest Chief — Amtrak’s Chicago-to-Los Angeles service, one of the last long-distance trains operating through the Route 66 corridor — stops at the Gallup station one block from the hotel. Plan a minimum of one to two hours for a complete El Rancho visit, including lunch or dinner in the restaurant. An overnight stay is the most immersive Route 66 experience available in Gallup.
The Gallup Cultural Center: Route 66, Railroads, and Native Heritage
The Gallup Cultural Center at 201 East Route 66 occupies the beautifully restored Santa Fe Railway Depot, a Mission Revival–style building dating to 1927 that anchors the eastern end of downtown Gallup’s Route 66 corridor. The building is an active Amtrak station — the Southwest Chief stops here daily — and houses the Gallup Cultural Center, which contains the Storyteller Museum, dedicated to the history and cultures of the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and other Native American peoples of the surrounding region.
The Cultural Center’s Storyteller Museum presents the art, history, and lifeways of the Southwest’s Native American nations through interpretive displays, in-depth audio interviews, and rotating exhibits. Demonstrations of traditional crafts — silversmithing, weaving, sandpainting — are offered regularly. Outside the Cultural Center, facing Route 66, stands one of Gallup’s most photographed landmarks: a 12-foot bronze statue by Navajo/Ute artist Oreland Joe honoring the World War II Navajo Code Talkers — described as the first monument dedicated specifically to the Code Talkers. Nearby, a sandstone sculpture by Tim Washburn honors Chief Manuelito, the respected Navajo leader. Free to enter; open daily.
In summer, the courthouse square adjacent to the Cultural Center hosts free Native American dance performances on most evenings — a living cultural tradition that brings Gallup’s Route 66 corridor to life in a way no museum exhibit can replicate. The performances typically feature Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi dancers in traditional regalia and are one of the most distinctive free experiences on the entire New Mexico Route 66 corridor.
Gallup’s Neon Sign Corridor: The Best Surviving Neon on New Mexico’s Route 66
Gallup possesses one of the finest surviving collections of mid-century neon sign art on the entire Route 66 corridor — a distinction that makes it essential viewing for anyone interested in the commercial vernacular architecture that defined the highway’s golden age. Where many Route 66 cities have lost their vintage neon to decades of demolition and suburban development, Gallup’s downtown corridor retains an extraordinary density of original and restored neon signs, many of them dating to the 1940s and 1950s.
Among the most celebrated surviving neon landmarks are the Blue Spruce Lodge sign, the Lariat Lodge sign, the El Rancho Hotel sign (one of the most photographed Route 66 neon installations in New Mexico), and the signs of the El Capitan Hotel and Eagle Nest Motel. The Chief Theater sign — a surviving example of the elaborate movie palace signage that once defined Route 66 commercial culture — is another Gallup neon landmark. Together, these signs constitute an outdoor museum of mid-century American commercial art that is most spectacular at dusk and after dark, when the illuminated signs transform Historic Highway 66 into a corridor of colored light against the high desert sky.
For Route 66 photographers, Gallup’s neon corridor is most productive in the hour before and after sunset, when the warm desert light illuminates the sandstone cliff faces visible to the north while the neon signs begin their glow. The combination of natural and manufactured light in this hour is unique to Gallup among Route 66 cities.
Native American Trading Posts and Galleries: The Heart of Gallup’s Commerce
No city on Route 66 — and arguably no city in the United States — offers a comparable concentration of authentic Native American arts and commerce as Gallup. The city’s role as the trading center for the surrounding Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi nations dates to the post-railroad era of the 1880s, when trading posts established near the railroad served as the primary commercial exchange points between Native American artisans and the broader American economy. Today, Gallup is home to more than 110 trading posts, galleries, and shops, making it the undisputed capital of Navajo and Pueblo arts in the United States.
The most historically significant surviving trading post is Richardson’s Trading Company at 223 West Historic Highway 66 — a family-run operation since 1913 that is crammed with Navajo rugs, silver jewelry, pottery, pawned goods, saddles, and artifacts accumulated over more than a century of trading. Richardson’s is not a tourist shop: it is a working trading post where Navajo families still bring their pawn and where serious collectors find significant pieces. The atmosphere — packed rafters, authentic goods, a century of accumulated history — is unlike anything else in Route 66 commercial culture.
Other major Gallup trading destinations include Tee Pee Curios — a Route 66 institution operating under a spectacular neon tepee sign, selling jewelry, pottery, Route 66 souvenirs, and authentic Native American arts. The Bill Malone Trading Company, Johnny Murphy’s Trading Co., and Running Bear Trading Co. are among the many other established trading operations that line Historic Highway 66 and the surrounding downtown blocks. Gallup is an authorized retail source for authentic Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi jewelry, rugs, pottery, and Kachina dolls — items that are often significantly less expensive here than in Santa Fe or Sedona.
The Rex Museum: Railroad, Mining, and Community History
The Rex Museum on Historic Highway 66 documents the modern history of Gallup through exhibits on the community’s railroad and mining heritage. The museum presents the history of Gallup’s coal and uranium mining eras, the development of the railroad division point that built the city, and the community’s evolution through the Route 66 era and into the present. Outside the Rex Museum, several notable murals honor Gallup’s mining history, railroad past, and Zuni tribal art — including a piece signed by Clayton Edaakie, dated 1999. The Rex Museum is free and provides essential context for understanding Gallup’s industrial history alongside its Native American heritage.
Downtown Mural Tour: Indigenous Art and Route 66 Heritage
Gallup’s downtown mural program celebrates local identity, Indigenous history, and vibrant desert landscapes within a short stroll of Historic Highway 66. The murals are concentrated in the downtown core and can be viewed on a self-guided walking tour taking approximately 15–20 minutes.
Highlights of the mural tour include the Jewels and Java Murals, which depict Zuni dancers, pottery, and sacred desert imagery; the Silver Dust Trading Mural, commissioned by the Ferrari family, which reflects Navajo tradition, western expansion, and Gallup’s Route 66 era; the Rex Museum Murals, which honor mining, railroads, and Zuni tribal art; and the Wingate Students Gallup Mural, created by students and featuring hot air balloons, eagles, and Gallup’s ties to Native culture and railroads. The murals are publicly accessible at all times, free of charge, and serve as photogenic backdrops for Route 66 photography in the downtown corridor.
Red Rock Park: Geology, History, and the Inter-Tribal Ceremonial
Located 8.8 miles east of downtown Gallup on U.S. Highway 566 (Church Rock Road), Red Rock Park is one of the most spectacular natural settings accessible from the Route 66 corridor anywhere in New Mexico. The park’s 640 acres are defined by soaring red sandstone formations — including the distinctive Pyramid Rock and Navajo Church Rock, objects of veneration in Navajo tradition — that rise dramatically above the high desert floor. Among the park’s most notable features is the Red Rock Museum, which houses interpretive displays on the Anasazi culture (approximately 300–1200 CE), alongside exhibits on Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi traditions and the natural history of the surrounding landscape.
Red Rock Park is best known as the site of the Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial — one of the largest and most significant Native American gatherings in North America, held annually each August at Red Rock Park. The Ceremonial, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2022, features five days of Native American dancing, parades, rodeo performances, elaborate regalia, authentic foods, and arts markets representing tribes from across the United States and Canada. During the Ceremonial, the Route 66 corridor through downtown Gallup hosts the ceremonial parade, drawing approximately 30,000 spectators to line Historic Highway 66. The Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial is the single most important annual cultural event in Gallup and is widely regarded as the finest public celebration of Native American culture in the United States.
Red Rock Park also hosts the Red Rock Balloon Rally each December — one of the world’s largest balloon rallies, with more than 150 balloons ascending from the park’s dramatic canyon setting into the blue skies above the sandstone formations. The park’s campground provides overnight accommodation within sight of the rock formations, making it a memorable overnight base for Route 66 travelers who prefer camping to motel rooms.
Fort Wingate: Military History on the Route 66 Corridor
Located approximately 12 miles east of Gallup along the Route 66 corridor (near Exit 26 on I-40), Fort Wingate is one of the oldest and most historically significant military installations in the American Southwest. Established in 1862 during the Civil War era, Fort Wingate played a central role in the history of the Navajo Long Walk — the forced relocation of the Navajo people to the Bosque Redondo reservation between 1864 and 1868 — and later served as a munitions depot and military training facility. The fort’s historic structures, including ammunition storage bunkers visible from the highway, are a sobering reminder of the complex relationship between U.S. military expansion and Native American displacement that is part of the Route 66 corridor’s historical context.
Monument Valley Side Trip: The Navajo Nation’s Crown Jewel
For Route 66 travelers who have not yet experienced Monument Valley — or who are prepared to extend their journey — Gallup is the ideal jumping-off point for a side trip to the most iconic landscape in the American Southwest. Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, located approximately 140 miles north of Gallup via U.S. Highway 491 to Shiprock, then west on U.S. 64 and U.S. 160 to Kayenta, then north on U.S. 163, is operated by the Navajo Nation and offers a driving tour of the Valley’s towering sandstone buttes and mesas — formations that soar 400 to 1,000 feet above the valley floor and have appeared in more John Ford Westerns and Hollywood films than any other American landscape.
After visiting Monument Valley, travelers can continue to Flagstaff via Tuba City and U.S. 89, or detour to the Page, Arizona area — where Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Glen Canyon Dam, and Lake Powell offer additional world-class natural attractions. This extended route returns travelers to the Route 66 corridor in Flagstaff, continuing the westward journey toward California.
Practical Information for Your Gallup Route 66 Visit
Getting to Gallup
From Albuquerque (east): I-40 west approximately 140 miles to the Gallup exits (Exit 20 or Exit 22). Or take the historic Route 66 alignment west from Albuquerque through Laguna, Budville, Grants, and Cubero — a slower but significantly more rewarding approach that passes through several intact Route 66 communities.
From Flagstaff, Arizona (west): I-40 east approximately 185 miles to Gallup. Or take the historic Route 66 alignment east from Winslow and Holbrook through the Arizona border communities.
From the Four Corners region (north): U.S. Highway 491 south from Shiprock to Gallup (approximately 40 miles), approaching from the heart of the Navajo Nation.
How Long to Spend
A thorough Gallup Route 66 visit — El Rancho Hotel, Gallup Cultural Center, Historic Highway 66 neon corridor, trading post browsing, and evening dance performances — requires a
full half-day to a full day. Adding Red Rock Park extends the visit to a comfortable full day. Gallup during the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial (August) requires planning at least two days to experience the ceremonial’s major events. Gallup is ideally positioned as an overnight base for exploring the broader New Mexico and eastern Arizona Route 66 corridor.
Climate and Best Time to Visit
Gallup sits at 6,512 feet elevation in a semi-arid high desert climate — significantly cooler and more temperate than the low-desert Route 66 communities in Arizona and California. Summer highs average 89°F (32°C) with cool nights around 51°F (11°C) — a welcome relief from the extreme heat of lower-elevation Route 66 communities. Winters are cold, with average highs of 45°F (7°C) and snowfall averaging 30 inches annually, possible any time between October and May. The optimal visiting seasons for outdoor exploration are May–June and September–October. August visitors should plan around the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial.
Where to Stay
The El Rancho Hotel at 1000 East Highway 66 is the definitive Route 66 lodging experience in Gallup — rooms named for Hollywood legends, a lobby that is a museum of mid-century Southwestern hospitality, and a restaurant serving New Mexican cuisine in an atmosphere that evokes the highway’s golden age. Gallup also offers more than 30 hotels in a range of categories, with most chain properties concentrated near the I-40 interchanges at Exits 20 and 22. Red Rock Park Campground (8.8 miles east) provides a spectacular overnight option for camping travelers.
Where to Eat on Route 66 in Gallup
Gallup’s dining scene is one of the most authentically multicultural on the entire Route 66 corridor, reflecting the city’s Navajo, Zuni, Hispanic, and Anglo influences. The El Rancho Hotel restaurant serves New Mexican and American cuisine in the historic dining room. The Route 66 Diner on Historic Highway 66 offers classic diner food and Route 66 memorabilia in a retro setting. Gallup Coffee Company provides locally roasted brews in a cozy downtown setting, while Glenn’s Bakery at 901 West Highway 66 serves fresh, homemade donuts that have been a Gallup institution for generations. For green chile — New Mexico’s essential culinary contribution to American cuisine — Gallup’s numerous New Mexican restaurants serve the real article.
The Route 66 Alignment Through Gallup: At a Glance
Entering from the East (from Grants/Albuquerque direction): I-40 to Exit 22 (Historic Route 66 / U.S. 66). East Historic Highway 66 runs westbound through downtown Gallup. Watch for the Y-split at the eastern edge of downtown where the route divides into two one-way corridors.
Downtown Gallup: Historic Highway 66 (eastbound) and Coal Avenue (westbound) from approximately the eastern Y-split to the western Y-split. The heart of Gallup’s Route 66 corridor — neon signs, trading posts, the El Rancho Hotel, the Gallup Cultural Center, and the murals are all accessible within this corridor.
El Rancho Hotel (Essential): 1000 East Highway 66 — on the Route 66 alignment, east side of downtown. Pull into the parking area off Historic Highway 66 directly in front of the hotel.
Gallup Cultural Center / Santa Fe Depot: 201 East Route 66 — on the Route 66 alignment at the eastern end of downtown, adjacent to the active BNSF mainline.
Exiting West (toward Window Rock/Arizona border): From downtown, Historic Highway 66 continues west through the western Y-split toward the Arizona border (approximately 23 miles). The next major Route 66 state — Arizona — begins just past the border.
Nearby Route 66 Highlights: East and West of Gallup
Route 66 in New Mexico — Complete Guide — The full overview of all Route 66 miles through New Mexico, from the Texas border near Glenrio through Tucumcari, Santa Rosa, Albuquerque, Grants, and Gallup to the Arizona state line.
Route 66 in Arizona — Gallup sits just 23 miles from the New Mexico-Arizona border. The next major Route 66 communities westward include Lupton, Sanders, Holbrook, Winslow, and Flagstaff.
Winslow, Arizona on Route 66 — Approximately 130 miles west of Gallup on Route 66, Winslow is home to Standin’ on the Corner Park and the magnificent La Posada Hotel — the last of the great Fred Harvey railroad hotels.
The Petrified Forest National Park — Located along the Route 66 corridor in Arizona (I-40 Exit 311), the Petrified Forest is one of the most remarkable natural landscapes accessible from the Mother Road — an ancient forest of 225-million-year-old logs turned to crystal, set in the multicolored badlands of the Painted Desert.
The Painted Desert in Arizona — Adjacent to the Petrified Forest, the Painted Desert is one of the most visually spectacular landscapes on the Route 66 corridor, its banded layers of red, orange, purple, and white badlands visible from the highway.
Route 66 Centennial 2026 — The 100th anniversary of Route 66 is November 11, 2026. Gallup, as the westernmost significant city on New Mexico’s Route 66 segment and the home of the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, is among the key destinations for Centennial celebrations. Check this page for New Mexico and Gallup events.
Route 66 — Complete Guide — The definitive guide to all 2,448 miles of America’s Main Street, from the Begin sign in Chicago to the End of the Trail at the Santa Monica Pier.
