Historic Kingman Arizona Visitor Center - Museum - Historic Route 66

[@vernwallen4246]

I traveled RT66 in 1960.Everything was open and prosperous.Great memories.Thanx Russ.👍👍👍🗽🗽🗽🗽

[@vegasrider2246]

I am from Kingman. My brother and I played on that train many times. Late 60s. We climb all over it and be in the conductors area. Open the door where they shoveled the coal. Almost fell off though climbing on front section. Thanks for the remembering of past times

[@bhuff123]

Mini years ago when I was in Kingman I just happened to find this visitor center and it’s really a nice place to take a look at the past when route 66 was at its heyday

[@stevemccoy8138]

Hey Russ, thanks for sharing the Ol truck stop , I've been there 100s of times . Long time no see.,I trucked across there for many years before I40 was completed. 10-4

[@vegasrider2246]

Must have been the late 60s I was a kid when working on the 40

[@stevemccoy8138]

@@vegasrider2246 I40 wasn't completed across Arizona until the late 70s..

[@charlesp3764]

Great job Russ. Happy Sunday......🍸🍸🍸

[@douglaswetzel3221]

Yes, please continue the journey Russ, as you us got us all thru this pandemic together and we'll never forget you for it. What a ride it's been....please carry on my friend. We're with you!

[@marianfernwood6945]

Loved the museum on Rte 66.

[@johnfortes2171]

Russ- I always take 66 when traveling between Kingman and Seligman- I stay around 45 and just let the memories flow by. Thank You!!

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

Cool Russ! I love Kingman. Really a nice place.

[@colinwalters1768]

Hi Russ,passed thro Kingman a couple of times will have to get to the visitors centre and the old town in the future.Stay safe.

[@rebeccachiu725]

Wow! We were there at those same spots, Powerhouse and Mr. Dz' Diner, yesterday before coming home. Wonderful places to visit in Kingman. Thanks again!

[@stephenbrown3763]

Hey Russ!!! "NICE DAY"!!! That train was a "BEAST"!!!

[@ivanreed2901]

Smooth ride, extremely clean windshield.

[@ZahaA]

Nice and cool museum. Thanks Russ 🚐🚐

[@robertjean659]

Best trip I ever did was along Route 66. Hopefully will do again next year some time. Thanks for the ride today.

[@bjclassic1950]

Nice video Russ! Thanks so much for sharing👍😁😉🇺🇸❤️💙

[@michaelelmore5103]

Hey Russ, loved this video. Finally getting to see some of old Route 66! Liked the 51 Studebaker at the museum and the 3 port 50s Buick police car. That 54 Chevy truck was also cool! Can't wait to see the next great video! Take Care.👍😃

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

🙋‍♀️This was really nice!👍

[@rhondaplait9236]

I didn't do KZbin when I lived in Arizona and sure wish I did I missed out on so many cool things. Thank you. 💕👍

[@steveshortridge6255]

Thanks for the journey continues ")

[@harleydude-xo8pu]

I have been past this visitors center I don't know how many times and I regret not stopping, it is nice and large inside, never thought by looking at it from the outside, this is what was inside, I will more then likely never make it back out there since moving from Southern Nevada to the Gulf Coast. Thanks Russ for letting me see what I have missed.

[@RVFreeDa]

Great museum tour! Thanks

[@hcrffi]

You should also check out the Air Museum at Kingman Airport. It is small, but will learn few things about US Army Air Corps during WW2. Kingman Airport was built as WW2 US Army Air Force training field.

[@vegaslady2023]

I enjoyed!!!! You are fun to travel with!! The turquoise mine outside of Kingman is a great place to see also.

[@jmorgan5252]

Enjoyed the video Russ, Thank you!

[@jdux9089]

Hi Russ. Thanks for another great video. I keep thinking Havasu would be the best place for a Winter house but the more I see of Kingman, the more I'd rather live there.

[@Lindasromperroom]

I’m from Lake Havasu since I was 9 years old I’m 1964 when the town started. Moved to Kingman 20 years ago and love it!

[@joyajoy6713]

Burt Depew and mr were there too !!🙏✋

[@henrywardell4635]

Russ Too Cool for School - We Love RVerTV , Grand Music, Grand Videos , Grand Journey thru U.S.A. Happy Trails - U.S.A. - Russ - RVerTV Fans - Viya Con Dios Amigos.

[@vishuddhathakkar]

This was HEAVEN for Route 66 fans ! I have seen Mr D’z diner in so many photos but did not know where it was exactly on the map - found it out through your video :D

[@vegasrider2246]

The jewelry shop used to be a gas station. My grand parents then ran a thrift store out of it in the 70s.

[@jesscarey7666]

Howdy Russ!

[@newwomyn]

You mentioned train tracks, those are the BNSF Southern Transcon and the Seligman Subdivision. That sub runs from Winslow off the Gallup Sub, and Needles onto the Needles Sub into Barstow.

[@larryolesen1723]

Hey Russ, didn't think Kingman was that big. Loved the Museum quite interesting. I could spend a lot of time there. Thank you for sharing, very nice video. Larry&Linda

[@charlesyell6318]

I love your videos.I really love the ones around Kingman. In 1964 In the tri state area Arz, Cal. and NV.there was about 250,000 troops playing war games over the water rights of the River. I spent time in Kingman and Needles Cal.. In Kingman I stayed in an old airplane hanger out by the airport .

[@ronaldschwigel2286]

my great grandmother -grandpa lived in kingman right by the grade school. pasedina avenue

[@tonniessing2274]

Great Russ for following you and seeing your videos, thanks for sharing, greetings from the Netherlands

[@rvertv]

howdy

[@stephbrandenburg9957]

Look back to get ahead! Big locomotive probably has some interesting stories of yesteryear.

[@nancyguczwa4527]

I love the little towns along the old Route 66! So much history! They’re just to cool! Thank you for sharing Russ! Stay cool! Stay safe! ✌️♥️🙏😎♥️🇨🇱

[@steve94044]

Great video.thanks Russ. I’ve love to visit there someday and check out Kingman Az. I have talked to HAM radio operator’s in Kingman from the Bay Area on the 6 meter band.

[@johndurham5773]

Great advice. Visited Kingman Visitors Center and museum 2 days ago. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for the super idea

[@rosemariereade131]

Train benches rocked!

[@charlesyell6318]

Kingman will always hold some very fund memories for me. Did you every know a man by the last name of Tar. he ran a business in Kingman.

[@dkneuer]

Traveled Selgmen to Kingsman back in 1977. The Interstate was not completed and the road was marked three lanes wide instead of two

[@oddopops1327]

👋😊

[@kailebkostewa539]

I used to live in Kingman and it's a good place I used to live by the water pies

[@eutimiochavez415]

Looks like a niceplace very clean

[@davidgustafson3651]

When I was living there they had the i40 bypass completed, but the town was holding up the opening. One tactic they used was wording on the signs. I think the town in the movie cars is loosely based on those Arizona towns that suffered from the opening of i40. All the mom and pop motels shut down one after the other after the bypass opened.

[@johnfagan6874]

This is awesome . I am going to pass thru in three weeks .

[@davidgustafson3651]

Close to downtown is where they had a train blow up years ago in the late '70s. It sent rail cars all the way past the airport. When I lived there people were still talking about all the electronics they pull out of one of those cars.

[@skyebird3933]

Cool stuff. Thanks Russ. 😊

[@mingonmongo1]

Mucho thx, Russ, from a Kingman resident.... and great the to see a bit of this interesting and funky little town show up on KZbin (BTW, nice aerial shots, whatcha use for a camera drone?)!

[@brushbum7508]

Thanks Russ, I'm definitely going have to stop in the visitor center. TAKE CARE..

[@commanderofthenorth3348]

Thank you for the great Video ,

[@left0verture]

Thanks for the tour. Looking to relocate to AZ and videos like this of the smaller towns are helpful to get a feel for places. Appreciated!

[@artwalters6871]

when we were kids used to play on the train. don't remember there being a caboose. although it was getting in bad shape where people were messing it up. I see where they fixed it so cant get in engine now good thing. Hate it when people think they have to destroy things.

[@vegasrider2246]

I played on train also as a kid. Late 60s. I remember going everywhere on train even the engine. It is a shame people have to mess things up for others

[@suesokoloski6644]

Russ we did the route 66 from October 23 through December 5 and we did hit your spot there in Kingman train across the street plus the museum inside read the history inside the building found the souvenirs to be A little high didn’t buy anything but love the town!

[@anactualalpaca7016]

I've lived in Kingman for almost a decade and I've never stepped foot in that museum, kinda bummed I've been missing out lmao

[@rmcnasty7319]

Thanks Russ Great Video Fallow the changing trees. Try flying around, through the Mountains & up Streams. Audio better. Drive Safe

[@davidwolfe7777]

You always have a good perspective with every adventure. Nice content!

[@Moondoggy1941]

When my family would drive me to OK to visit my brother and mom, we would always stay in a hotel in Kingman this.was in the late 60 and early 70's we would stay at a motel, the one thing I that remember was that there was a rock outcrop right next to. the motel and it had caves and tunnels all through it, we would play in there every time we stopped. It was like a mini Materhourn from Disneyland.

[@anactualalpaca7016]

I live in kingman, would love to know what hotel you're talking about if you remember the name of it

[@Moondoggy1941]

@@anactualalpaca7016 I will ask my mom but it is doubtful she will remember. I want to go back to Kingman and try to figure it out. I figure I would stay at Laughlin, weird I have never been to Laughlin.

[@Latnman101]

Very nice thank you.

[@momsvancrazyjourney4443]

Just starting this video. Hope you stopped at the Grand Canyon cavern in Peach Springs. Very cool!

[@jonmacdonald5345]

The Kingman 🕌Mosque is how I know of the place!

[@davidgustafson3651]

In the hills close to downtown you can find remnants of an old wagon trail. There are deep ruts in some of the rocks that were worn from an untold number of wagons being pulled up the hill. If you want to see old history, that's the place to check out. It would be interesting to find out what can be seen from a drone's perspective. If my old memory isn't too degraded, that road by the old diner leads up that way.

[@4321grp]

That Steam locomotive 3759 in the park was the very last Steam locomotive to be retired by the Santa Fe Railroad. It's very last run was an excursion through California commemorating the last steam train on the Santa Fe system. Afterward it was donated to Kingman to be put on display.

[@artwalters6871]

Good shot of the high school. Went there my freshman and half of sophomore year.1963/64 sure has changed football field was parallel with the road. Old main bldg. burnt down. sure would be nice to see it all again. So Ill just have to enjoy what you show us. Thanks for the ride.

[@vegasrider2246]

Do remember the baseball dugouts. When it rained they filled up. They are no longer there. I would swim in them lol

[@jimbridge4166]

The steam locomotive displayed in Locomotive Park was built in 1928 and retired in 1953, later donated to Kingman. It's sister engine 3751 was rebuilt by volunteers ar San Bernardino Railroad Historic Society and occasionally makes a run on the main line. Thanks for sharing.

[@garyfreeman9436]

THANK YOU.

[@Lindasromperroom]

I live in Kingman. I’m going to go check this out!

[@retiredtraveling7459]

Thanks, enjoyed

[@johnmiller4553]

NICE 🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@donaldmilhoan6379]

Nice area

[@sandraklukas3279]

Thanks, Russ! I had planned a trip out west this spring to (first) NM and (second) AZ to travel part of Route 66 but the 'rona put a dent in those plans. The Arizona Route 66 Museum was definitely on the list! Oh, and that shop with the wall mural on the corner behind Mr. D'z Diner is Thunder-Rode, a motorcycle accessories shop. Neat place.

[@charlestait5303]

When you say look at that building on the left or the whatever on the right, we can’t see it! Heh heh

[@johnwojtas1155]

Been there net place to stop at

[@BlazingLaser]

We moved to California from Michigan in 1961 and we did the whole length of Rt 66. It's sure changed a lot. That steam loco, in 1991 the Grand Canyon Railway offered to lease it, to restore it and pull passenger trains from LA to the Grand Canyon. Kingman turned them down, but I think it would have been cool!

[@mitzioden4926]

I have a request...when you say lookat that ,- would you keep the camera on it for a few seconds longer? Enjoy your videos!

[@j-marie4006]

Excellent video, thanks!

[@JayKayKay7]

Russ I appreciate the content, but could you possibly hold the camera still enough to focus and we could pause and read the displays. Also reduces the nausea angle. You know better. Your whole channel is based upon slow, steady video of passing scenery with a warm avuncular narration. Your going to the effort of filming, then slow down and make it smooth.

[@micahhardman3183]

Hey Russ...have you traveled to The Kern River?? Bakersfield California You would like it man!

[@nomaticvanduraartz1720]

Hi Russ it's Jon the" Chasing 70 Degrees" t-shirt guy. Cool video you should go to the other Museum it's actually a lot nicer. The Route 66 one on the corner. You can use that same $4 ticket to enter. I'll be back down in Quartzsite soon hope to see you.

[@davidgustafson3651]

If that truck stop is the stop for Greyhound, does that mean the old terminal downtown is gone?

[@RuthAnnnMorris]

My grandparents were in Kingman in the depression. My grandpa Williams was the supervisor for the Kingman Power Plant and my grandma ran the telephone Company. So my roots go deep there. My Uncle Lee Williams was killed in the 73 Doxal propane explosion and the new high school ( Lee Williams High School) is named after him. My family still lives there. My husbands grandpa was the supervisor for Santa Fe Railroad and supervised the Chinese crews that laid the original tracks from Winslow Arizona to Needles California.I had aunts and uncles who mined minerals in Oatman Arizona where they had their homes. My grandmas brother was an Engineer for Santa Fe from Winslow to Needles and from time to time stopped in Williams Az, where I was born and raised, and I rode with him in the cab of a steam engine. My husbands dad was a brakeman for Santa Fe on the same run. Mr. D’s diner is the best place to get a hamburger deluxe! They use fresh potatoes for those fries too! Enjoy Kingman!! There’s so much history there!!

[@gregory2622]

😎👍👍

[@lindabradford9591]

Just a tidbit, the police dept. in Kingman was on The Big Bang Theory. My kids lived in Kingman several years ago.

[@garyj2101]

Hey Russ what is the beginning and the ending of the music? That you are playing on your videos?

[@evalsgpar6840]

What kind of yellow car Russ..?

[@sheaffer2858]

It look like a studebaker

[@rmcnasty7319]

Hello Russ Can U Stop by Oatman, Check up on the Donkeys. Ask Jeff Williams, said he was going to try and build a Free, Walk Thru Donkey Wash, for the Dusty Donkey's. & Start Donkey Day. Where everyone dresses up the Donkeys, celebrate Donkeys. Drive safe

[@bobcollins7581]

Where's Andy Devine place?

[@carolunkenholz871]

Are the camping grounds up in Az too

[@franklinl.3116]

Good morning Russ... It's in the 60s here in Westwood NJ ...

[@i.hunter3627]

Where do all these small desert towns get their water from?

[@jerrysullivan8424]

I believe from the Colorado River up north. I could be wrong.

[@i.hunter3627]

@@jerrysullivan8424 I'm thinking towns far away from the river and even in the mountains

[@BrokenRRT]

@@i.hunter3627 Kingman isn’t that far from the river. 30 miles. Arizona has around 130 lakes and 5 rivers including the Colorado River. Arizona is full of agriculture. Even in the desert. Plenty of water here though it’s slowly going away because of population growth and California sucking us dry. That being said I live just 15 minutes from Kingman with a well drilled at 306 feet deep and I have water in my well at 92 feet. Most of these surrounding little towns get water from wells.

[@MrZeissOne]

In American English "route" is pronounced as " root".

[@NoName-zq6ic]

Unless your referring to a rural route mailing address which they're trying to do away with for 911 purposes.

[@MrZeissOne]

@@NoName-zq6ic still root

[@NoName-zq6ic]

@@MrZeissOne Depends on where your from as hows it's used. To-Motto/TaMadeO

[@Crynowsmilelater.rev21.4]

The museum in the "machinist" wasn't real?😑

[@H2OTOYS-90]

A lot of mic noise

[@evalsgpar6840]

And where is Elvis stuff.

[@fairydust-weepthewildwinds]

Did you ever go to OATMAN I hear there are DONKEYS just walking around their little town. It would have sweet. Be well