Historic Route 66 in California

Needles Depending on which way you're headed Needles is the first or last town on Route 66 in California . There are several vintage landmarks here to see ... read more

Goffs & Fenner The old Goffs School houses a museum with limited hours. The wood frame stuccoed schoolhouse was built in 1914 with ... read more

Detour: Route 66 is closed from Goff's Rd. at I-40 to Cadiz Rd at Chambless. Take I-40 from Goffs Rd to Kelbaker Rd. Take Kelbaker Rd south from I-40 to Route 66 just west of Chambless.

Essex, Danby & Cadiz Summit The road closure means that Essex. Danby and Cadiz Summit are not accessible via Route 66 ... read more

Back on 66: From Kelbaker Rd go east to Chambless or west to Amboy.

Chambless Once a vibrant little community along the Mother Road is today pretty much a virtual ghost town, but there are still landmarks to see ... read more

Amboy & Bagdad This is one of the most famous stops along the original Route 66. There's more here than just Roy's, look around ... read more

Ludlow There are several old buildings here with interesting histories. Grab a seat in the Ludlow Cafe for a meal or a snack and enjoy the cool window ... read more

Newberry Springs The Bagdad Cafe was featured in the 1987 movie by the same name. There are a few other points of interest here ... read more

Daggett The former Ma Millet's Cafe is s just one of several old buildings worth seeing here ... read more

Barstow There is so much Mother Road history in Barstow it's hard to see it all in one day. The Route 66 Museum is a cool stop ... read more

Lenwood & Hodge There are a few interesting landmarks in Lenwood and Hodge, but you have to look for them ... read more

Helendale There are several old landmarks along this section of the Mother Road including Sagebrush Annie's, the former White Orange Cafe and ... read more

Oro Grande You really haven't been to Oro Grande if you haven't stopped at the late Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch ... read more

Victorville Victorville is home to some cool Route 66 landmarks including Emma Jean's and a really full and friendly Route 66 museum ... read more

Cajon Pass Cajon Pass stretches from the summit and down past the Blue Cut Rest Area to Devore includeing Cajon Junction and ... read more

San Bernardino & Rialto The Wigwam Motel may be the most famous Route 66 landmark in San Bernardino, but it's not the only one ... read more

Fontana The Bono's big Orange Juice stand is still there along Route 66 in Fontana, but the juice is all gone! ... read more

Rancho Cucamonga This charming old Richfield Gas Station is just one of the interesting landmarks in Rancho Cucamonga. Bear Gulch is another ... read more

Upland & Claremont The Madonna of the Trail and Tugboat Annie's are two of the landmarks in Upland and Claremont ... read more

La Verne, San Dimas & Glendora Three more smaller towns lay along the Mother Road sporting a couple of really cool vintage signs between Claremont and Azuza ... read more

Azuza The current alignment of the Mother Road is signed as Historic Route 66. A relatively short section of the original was realigned in 1932 ... read more

Monrovia Monrovia is home to the former Flying A Gas Station and the Aztec Hotel. Arcadia is home to the legendary Derby Restaurant ... read more

Arcadia Arcadia is home to at least a a couple of alignments of Route 66 beginning with the National Trails Highway on Foothill and later Route 66 on Huntington. Toss in a stretch of Colorado St. and Santa Anita Ave. just for fun.

Pasadena The historic Colorado Blvd. bridge is just one of several landmarks in Pasadena. There are three alignments of along Route 66 leaving Pasadena ... read more

Los Angeles & W. Hollywood  Heading west from Pasadena you pass through these two historic towns. There are several alignments through LA. We're starting with just one ... read more

Santa Monica The Santa Monica Pier is commonly thought of as the end of Route 66 today, but it's really just a symbolic status ... read more

Stay tuned, there's more to come!