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Route 66 Arizona

The Painted Desert & Petrified Forest
Historic Navajo County Courthouse
The world’s only electric vehicle museum
Award winning microbreweries
Grand Canyon Caverns
Grand Canyon Railway
Lowell Observatory
Iconic Jack Rabbit Trading Post
Cool Springs
Historic Oatman
Standin’ on the Corner in Winslow, Arizona
La Posada
Seligman
Diamond Creek, the only road to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Hualapai Indian Reservation
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge
Easy Rider filming locations

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Desert Wonder Tours and Trips offer 1-4-hour specialty tours that are either pre-trip or step-on historian narrated or contain a guided tour at the end destination. Tours are offered year-round to historical locations, natural wonders, and cultural museums. Trips are customized excursions to local attractions, events and destinations that do not require a historian or guided tour.

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– Jim Liviingston – Photographer

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MURDER and mayhem

Tales from Bloody 66

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Things to do before you die on Route 66

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At Jim Hinckley’s America we test the pillows, taste the enchiladas, try the shower, walk the neighborhood, sample the beer and make the detour so you can enjoy worry free travel. We discover the places known only to the locals, the special places most travelers miss, the hidden gems that ensure a memorable adventure. And we introduce you to the characters, the colorful and fascinating people that add seasoning to the adventure.

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The Glory of Eccentricity

by jimhinckleysamerica | Apr 18, 2021 | automotive history, aviation history, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

Milton O. Reeves was not a man without imagination. He was a modestly successful businessman. He was a visionary of sorts. He was also a man with steadfast determination not afraid of ridicule or derision. This is a particularly desirable quality if you intend to...

Welcome To My Neighborhood

by jimhinckleysamerica | Apr 13, 2021 | Adventure, community development, ghost town, Kingman Arizona, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, ROUTE 66, Route 66 authors, ROUTE 66 EVENTS, Travel, Travel Tips

It was mid summer 1966 when we followed the flow of traffic on Route 66 into Kingman, Arizona. Even though I was just a kid, I was no stranger to travel. My folks liked to tease that my toilet training had taken place along the highway and in service station rest...

Seamless

by jimhinckleysamerica | Apr 5, 2021 | Adventure, automotive history, Lifestyle, Miscellaneous, ROUTE 66, Route 66 authors, Travel, Travel Tips

A history teacher pushes the student to memorize facts and dates. In the process they often instill a life long perception that history is as dead and boring as an insurance seminar about actuary tables. A historian provides relevance. They illustrate how the events...