Get Your "Kicks" on Route 66! NM Style!

Get out your convertible and get ready to cruise on the famous Route 66! Totally decommissioned in the 1980's, it's still drivable and findable in most states from Illinois to California. Start in Chicago, start in Los Angeles, or, start where ever you want. Our start was in New Mexico. Enjoy!

Yes...that is correct! This is the oldest house in the USA! Found on Route 66 in Santa Fe!

Pecos National Historic Park on Route 66 in Pecos is a "Must See"!!

Take in some history at Pecos National Historic Park! What a magnificent site! On the original Route 66, south of Santa Fe.

A memory of days gone by on Route 66, just south of Pecos, New Mexico.

Interstate 25 is what was once Route 66 in this section of New Mexico, just south of Pecos.

Appropriately called "The Blue Hole"! This was a huge travel stop for those headed to California on Route 66. Sooooo relaxing, even to this day! Stop by Santa Rosa, New Mexico!

Divers use this unique spring water fed area for practice.

Santa Rosa has restored the glory to Route 66!

Many buildings from the Route 66 era still exist in Tucumcari, New Mexico, waiting to be restored to their glory!

Tucumcari, New Mexico

Tucumcari, New Mexico

You can still feel "the Tiger in your Tank" in Tucumcari, New Mexico.

Tucumcari, New Mexico

Tucumcari, New Mexico

Take a break from Interstate 40, in New Mexico, and check out this massive Route 66 souvenir shop! Anything and everything you can image with a Route 66 logo is there! It's a "must stop"! The gas prices? Don't worry! Those prices are from 2013!

The Neon Lights of Albuquerque are found everywhere on Route 66!!

Even small businesses in Albuquerque keep the neon lights lit!

The neons are still lit!! Albuquerque is known for having a massive amount of motels still standing from the Route 66 era!

Even newer signs and businesses keep the Route 66 theme alive! This was found in Moriarty, New Mexico.

Most communities along Route 66 embrace the theme of the historic open roadway from Chicago to California!

This "gem" can be found on Route 66 between Moriaty and Albuquerque on "The Mother Road"!

Newer businesses keep the Route 66 theme alive! This was found just west of Moriaty.

Who wouldn't want to sit and have lunch outside an authentic Route 66 gas station turned restaurant?? This was found in downtown Albuquerque.

One can "feel" the Route 66 excitement at an authentic Texaco gas station from the roadway's heyday, as lunch is being served! A "must eat"! Enjoy!!

Another Route 66 motel in Albuquerque. Modern conveniences, with a nostalgic theme!

Who wouldn't want to relax and take in the Route 66 theme for at least a little while? For "the best" malted shakes on the route, check out the 66 Diner in downtown Albuquerque!

Who wouldn't want to drive the "original" Route 66! This is what you see just north of leaving Albuquerque on the way to Santa Fe.

Enjoy and relax seeing New Mexico on the original Route 66 route between Albuquerque and Santa Fe!

Here is the oldest continual Catholic Church in the USA! Found right here on Route 66 in Santa Fe! St. Augustine in Florida may have had the first, but, this congregation lives on for centuries.

St. Michael's welcomes all to visit! Route 66 in Santa Fe.

A historic bell on display at St Michael's in Santa Fe. A "must stop" on Route 66!

It's so nice to see Route 66 signs along the route, even though it's been decommissioned since the 1980's! Tucumcari, New Mexico...the last stop before Oklahoma!

It's donut-time at an authentic Route 66 bakery! Tucumcari, New Mexico lays claim to this historic 1950's building.

Tucumcari, New Mexico has many Route 66 structures just waiting to be restored.....

This Route 66 "gem" can be found in Moriaty, New Mexico! Great news! It's being restored!