At the ”Cadillac Ranch" along Old U.S. Route 66 outside Amarillo, Texas, visitors are encouraged to bring along a… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582657/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA neon sign of historic U.S. Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3088763/free-photo-image-route-texas-amarilloFree Image from public domain licenseHistoric Route 66 Motel sign, Kingman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421714/free-photo-image-route-sign-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseSupai Motel neon sign in Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092490/free-photo-image-arizona-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseHistoric Route 66 Motel sign, Kingman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421731/free-photo-image-black-and-white-desert-advertisingFree Image from public domain licenseThe old Cowboy Motel in Amarillo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3089141/free-photo-image-cowboy-vintageFree Image from public domain licenseCorner of an eclectic gift shop and convenience store mere feet off historic U.S. Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582351/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe original, greatly refurbished, Phillips 66 gasoline station in little McLean, a town along historic U.S. Route 66 in the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582631/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license Sign in a brief portion of the old, mostly two-lane U.S. Highway 66, at the Route 66 State Park near… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8061790/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain licenseA massive cloud presages a thunderstorm above Groom, a tiny community along old U.S. Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582567/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseThe Arizona state flag flies along old U.S. highway 66 in Mohave County, Arizona. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582293/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseA distant butte near Truxton, along old U.S. Highway 66 in Mohave County, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582268/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license Federhofer's Bakery was opened in 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri, a time when a significant portion of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8045040/photo-image-person-neon-lightFree Image from public domain licenseThe old Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092917/free-photo-image-america-arizona-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA Route 66 art deco-style gas station and cafe from the 1930s in the Texas Panhandle town of Shamrock has been preserved as… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582660/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license An old but interesting truck is perched atop an illuminated sign for historic U.S. highway 66 in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8065739/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 neon sign. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434184/free-photo-image-black-and-white-route-hollywoodFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 neon sign. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434178/routeFree Image from public domain licenseRusty Bolt souvenir store on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421702/free-photo-image-travel-road-sign-arizonaFree Image from public domain license The classic Mobil Gas Pegasus, or flying horse, sign in the distance beyond a newer Phillips 66… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041371/photo-image-horse-plant-treeFree Image from public domain license There aren't many signs like this one in Baxter Springs, Kansas and that's because Baxter Springs is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041210/photo-image-plant-sky-roadFree Image from public domain license The classic Mobil Gas Pegasus, or flying horse, sign in the distance beyond a newer Phillips 66… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8041591/photo-image-cloud-horse-plantFree Image from public domain license"Texas" sign on an old building in Stanton, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582576/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseIn 2008, nearly 90 years after it was built, this 1919 gas station in El Paso, Texas, was restored by antique business owner… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582569/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBell Gas Sign in Truxton, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421707/gas-signFree Image from public domain licenseBell Gas Sign in Truxton, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421713/free-photo-image-advertising-america-americanFree Image from public domain licenseThe Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434088/free-photo-image-los-angeles-street-santa-monicaFree Image from public domain licenseHighway Diner, Route 66, Winslow, Arizona (2003) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3803756/photo-image-vintage-food-retroFree Image from public domain licenseBell Gas Sign in Truxton, Arizona. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421705/free-photo-image-black-white-bell-gas-sign-arizona-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseNeon sign for Billy Bob's legendary “boot-scootin’”western nighclub and honky-tonk bar in Fort Worth.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582695/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSanta Monica 66 End of the trail sign https://www.rawpixel.com/image/1221304/route-usaView licensePete’s, a vintage gas station in Williams, Arizona, a town of just 3,000 or so residents but a well-known place among… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582410/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licensePops Restaurant on Route 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma. This sculptural take on a soda bottle and straw soars 66 ft. into the sky.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/487714/routeFree Image from public domain licenseThe Big Texan Steak Ranch restaurant sign in Amarillo, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091011/free-photo-image-cowboy-amarillo-americaFree Image from public domain licenseA carefully restored old Sinclair gasoline station in Snyder, the seat of Scurry County, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582616/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseEntrance sign to Hamel, Illinois on Route 66. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092508/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseMunger Moss Motel neon sign in Lebanon, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3091385/free-photo-image-hotel-america-carol-highsmithFree Image from public domain licenseA rather sublime-looking tiki head stands outside the gift shop of the old Ranchero Motel in the tiny settlement of Anteres… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582270/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseDusk shot of the neon sign for the Maverick Inn in Alpine, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582654/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRoy's Motel sign, Route 66, Amboy, California (1991) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3802525/photo-image-blue-vintage-foodFree Image from public domain license Artist Gary Greff, who created several giant scrap-metal art installations along a 32-mile stretch… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8064696/photo-image-dragon-cartoon-artFree Image from public domain licenseOld Dr. Pepper advertising sign in downtown Pittsburg, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582690/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseMetal art along the road from Johnson City to Kerrville, Texas. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582683/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseGrain elevators and related agricultural structures along Route 66. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434278/free-photo-image-agricultural-agriculture-amarilloFree Image from public domain licenseBig Tex, 55-foot-tall statue and marketing icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582684/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseNeon sign outside a bar -- not Billy Bob's, which is a separate night club and dance hall nearby -- in the Stockyards… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582602/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseView of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, looking toward North Carolina. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434582/free-photo-image-georgia-appalachian-mountainsFree Image from public domain licenseNostalgic sign announcing the Marfa Hill House, or Marfa House on the Hill, an adobe retreat in Marfa, a surprising city in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582632/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license You can tell from the price of six Cokes alone (25 cents!) that this is a vintage, though refreshed… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8060513/photo-image-person-art-brick-wallFree Image from public domain licenseIn 1991, Victoria, Texas, artist Harold Nichols donated his metal sculpture of a longhorn steer, made of enough steel to… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582706/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseGreasy Spoon restaurant inside the Route 66 Museum in the Texas Panhandle. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092566/free-photo-image-public-domain-texas-cafeFree Image from public domain licenseWelcome Center, Route 17, Darien, Georgia (1979) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3799931/photo-image-vintage-retro-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseTrail Drive-in Theater, Amarillo, Texas (1982) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3803748/photo-image-vintage-retro-buildingFree Image from public domain licenseTrail Drive-in Theater, Amarillo, Texas (1982) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3797147/photo-image-blue-vintage-retroFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 Mural in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092287/free-photo-image-mexico-art-america-artworkFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 Rocker world's largest rocking chair in Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090923/free-photo-image-america-carol-highsmith-cc0Free Image from public domain license Sign for the old Route 66 soda fountain in Baxter Springs, one of only two small towns, Galena is… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8031320/photo-image-cloud-sky-roadFree Image from public domain licenseCorvette Car outside the Route 66 Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona. Original image from Carol M.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582306/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license The 66 Drive-In movie theater, a long-standing attraction along historic U.S. Route 66 as it winds… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8070934/photo-image-cloud-sky-lightFree Image from public domain licenseThe stars and stripes, American flag. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421704/free-photo-image-usa-flag-america-public-domainFree Image from public domain licenseOne of of American artist James Turrell’s more than 82 “Skyspace” installments around the world. This one… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582620/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseBillboards, Pegram, Tennessee (1979) photography in high resolution by John Margolies. Original from the Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3800420/photo-image-vintage-retroFree Image from public domain licenseOne of three settings in an art installation called "Traveling Man" in Deep Ellum, a neighborhood composed largely of arts… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582584/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 Mural City in Cuba, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3092832/free-photo-image-street-art-route-americaFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 66 Mural City in Cuba, Missouri. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/3090958/free-photo-image-public-domain-mural-wall-americaFree Image from public domain licenseAn old gas station (converted to a motorcycle shop) in Jefferson, a town in Marion County in East Texas on whose main street… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582614/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain license The Court motel, along the historic U.S. Route 66 as it winds through Carthage, a city in… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8057122/photo-image-cloud-sky-public-domainFree Image from public domain license The Route 66 Barber Shop, "The Oldest Barber Shop in Springfield[Missouri]" still operates (as of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8059941/photo-image-plant-grass-artFree Image from public domain licenseThe Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Holbrook, Arizona, where one can indeed “spend the night in a wigwam.” The… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582250/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain license Murals shift attention from the adjoining, classic, c.-1932 cottage-style Phillips-66 station, now… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8073025/photo-image-cloud-face-personFree Image from public domain licenseBlue Swallow Motel on Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico was built in 1939 by W.A. Higgins. https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2347080/photo-image-cloud-plant-treeView licenseScene in the San Juan Mountains above Silverton, Colorado, along with the mostly dirt-and-gravel "Alpine Loop" that, for… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582485/carol-highsmiths-colorado-photographFree Image from public domain licenseVintage auto — and restaurant — along historic U.S. Route 66, once the two-lane “Mother Road”… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582402/carol-highsmiths-arizona-photographFree Image from public domain licenseSamuel "Tamehorse" Gallegos, photographed in Pueblo, Colorado, at a gathering of North American Native People. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/487711/north-american-nativeFree Image from public domain licenseAmerican flag mural in Chinatown. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421996/free-photo-image-american-flag-carol-highsmith-patriotismFree Image from public domain licenseAmerican flag mural in Chinatown. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/422006/free-photo-image-california-democracy-americaFree Image from public domain license A Phillips 66 gasoline station, opened in 1930 and refreshed into the town visitor center in Baxter… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8093080/photo-image-plant-tree-skyFree Image from public domain license66 Drive-In Theatre - located on Route 66 and built in 1949 - one of less than 400 Drive-In Theatres in the United States… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2347022/photo-image-person-sky-public-domainView licenseHorse statue advertising sign in the Stockyards, a historic livestock-market district in Fort Worth. Original image from… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582593/carol-highsmiths-texas-photographFree Image from public domain licenseScenic view from the Seward Highway in the Chugach National Forest. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/433796/free-photo-image-flower-alaska-riverFree Image from public domain licenseLandscape near the Colorado border in southern Wyoming. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/582754/carol-highsmiths-wyoming-photographFree Image from public domain license The office sign, but no name, is still present (as of 2020) on the 1929 Rock Fountain Court (later… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8056850/photo-image-sky-public-domain-blueFree Image from public domain license These old vehicles served a purpose (but no longer) in the heyday of U.S. 66 in Baxter Springs, one… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8039811/photo-image-plant-grass-treeFree Image from public domain licensePacific Coast Highway Scenic. State Route 1. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434113/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-pacific-coast-highway-california-beachFree Image from public domain licensePacific Coast Highway Scenic. State Route 1 (SR 1) California, USA - San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, USA - Original image… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434111/free-photo-image-architecture-tourism-pacific-coast-highwayFree Image from public domain license Signs at the Totem Pole Trading Post, a tourist attraction along a surviving section of the old, two… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/8059902/photo-image-road-public-domain-cityFree Image from public domain licenseWind Turbines in mass out in the Mojave Desert in Southern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434065/free-photo-image-windmill-wind-turbines-desertFree Image from public domain licenseSign in daytime, Las Vegas, Nevada. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/421709/las-vegas-signFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 1 along the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434074/free-photo-image-california-ocean-coastFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 1 along the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434084/free-photo-image-california-beach-sunFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 1, Pacific Coast Highway scenic views of the Pacific Ocean. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434091/free-photo-image-beach-california-highway-coastlineFree Image from public domain licensePacific Coast Highway Scenic. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection.… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434118/free-photo-image-beach-california-shoreFree Image from public domain licensePacific Ocean Scenic in Monterey, California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434092/free-photo-image-beach-coastline-californiaFree Image from public domain licensePacific Coast Highway Scenic. State Route 1. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434117/free-photo-image-carol-highsmith-mountain-the-seaFree Image from public domain licenseRoute 1 along the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/434075/the-pacific-oceanFree Image from public domain license