Route 66 - Day #16
Sunday, April 27, 2026
Well, we have seen a museum entirely dedicated to barbed wire… why not one dedicated to poop?
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The Guinness World Record book even has a place for the largest turd! This beast weighed-in at 20.47 pounds!
Although the exhibits are all entirely legitimate dinosaur poop specimens, the museum doesn’t take itself too seriously. Here, a take on “The Thinker.” I suspect they make a mint on selling all kinds of gag items centering on poop. Another brilliant marketing scheme on Route 66.
Claims to be the largest metal Route 66 shield in the world.
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Having left Williams, our next stop was Seligman, AZ.
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Seligman is known as the birthplace of Historic Route 66 because of the efforts of one man - Angel Delgadillo.
From ChatGPT:
Seligman is called the birthplace of Historic Route 66 because it sparked the movement to preserve the old highway after it was bypassed by Interstate 40. In 1987, local barber Angel Delgadillo helped form the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, promoting tourism and saving the road’s legacy. His efforts inspired similar preservation movements across all eight Route 66 states.
This is a cardboard cutout of Angel behind his barber’s chair. He has long since retired, but is 99 years old as of today and apparently still doing well. He occasionally drops in to visit at what was his barber shop and is now a souvenir shop; but he was not in today. It was Angel who started the movement to preserve Route 66 after it was decommissioned as a route in 1985.
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Angel’s barber shop - now gift shop.
Because Angel’s efforts “put Seligman on the map” for Route 66 travelers, other businesses in town jumped on the bandwagon and capitalized on the town’s popularity.
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Seligman didn’t want to be left out of the incarceration theme on this trip. This is their 1860 Arizona Territorial Jail and paddy wagon.
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Never one to pass up a rest stop!
Of course, we had to have lunch at the Roadkill Cafe.
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More Route 66 kitsch in Seligman.
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After lunch it was time for a vanilla cone from the Snow Cap before heading out of town.
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The backyard at the Snow Cap has plenty to keep visitors entertained.
Next was a stop at the Hackberry General Store.
From ChatGPT:
Hackberry General Store is a beloved stop along Route 66, packed with nostalgic Americana. Originally opened in the 1930s, it served miners and travelers alike. Today, it’s a quirky roadside museum filled with vintage signs, classic cars, and Route 66 memorabilia, offering visitors a vivid glimpse into the highway’s golden era.
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Inside the store.
Around the store there are old cars strewn all over and a few out buildings - this one made up to look like an old time service station/garage.
This place is in the middle of nowhere and the only people having any reason to stop here would be Route 66 tourists. However, while we were there on a random Sunday in April, there was a constant flow of people stopping and going the entire time. Many different languages being spoken by visitors from other countries that come here just to experience the route and americanna.
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Next up was Giganticus Headicus in Antaras, AZ. They make quite a claim….
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We have discovered that when it comes to Route 66, the concept of - if you build it they will come - is alive and well. No matter how strange - in fact, the stranger the better - if you put it along Route 66, people will stop to see it.
From ChatGPT:
Giganticus Headicus is a towering tiki-style sculpture along Route 66 near Kingman. Created in 2004 by artist Greg Arnold, it stands about 14 feet tall and blends Polynesian kitsch with Route 66 whimsy. Located at the former Antares Point Visitor Center, it has become a popular photo stop celebrating the highway’s playful roadside culture.
