Flagstaff Arizona - City of Seven Wonders

Flagstaff, Arizona - City of Seven Wonders

The Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff, Arizona,

January 1, 2005, Kathy Weiser.

In Flagstaff they drop a pine cone on New Year's Eve, January 1, 2005, Kathy Weiser.

When Route 66 plowed through the burgeoning city of Flagstaff, a number of motor courts, auto services and diners sprouted up along the new highway. Today, the city still sports a number of vintage cafes and motor courts along its historic downtown district. There are several that are still open today such as the Wonderland Motel nestled up against the pine covered hills at 2000 E Route 66, the Frontier Motel with its quiet yellow lantern at 1700 E. Route 66, the Red roof Inn with its flower filled window boxes at 1526 E Route 66, the Saga Budget Inn Motel at 820 W. Route 66 complete with bright blue neon sign, and many more.

A “must see” along the old route is the Museum Club at 3404 E. Route 66. The building was first built by Dean Eldredge, a taxidermist, in 1931. Originally, the building housed Dean’s large collection of stuffed animals, rifles and Indian artifacts. Some five years later, the building was sold to Doc Williams in 1936, a Flagstaff saddle maker, who turned the museum into a nightclub. Continuing to operate as one of Arizona’s premiere nightclubs, this structure that once sat on the outskirts of town is now surrounded by the bustling city. Besides offering some of the best live country western music and after hours entertainment, the Museum Club is also said to provide ghostly entertainment from two resident “spirits.” That’s a whole ‘nother story, but you can read about it by clicking here!

Still a relatively small town at just a little over 50,000 residents, Flagstaff is a great place to “park” yourself to see the surrounding wonders. Situated at the base of San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff is located at the intersection of US Interstate 40 and US Interstate 17.

Coconino County, the largest in Arizona, and the second largest in the United States, encompasses the winter ski resort, Arizona Snow Bowl, Meteor Crater, the Painted Desert and Oak Creek Canyon. Flagstaff stands as the gateway to many nearby national parks and monuments -- Sunset Crater National Monument, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Wupatki National Monument, Grand Canyon National Park, and Petrified Forest National Park.

Flagstaff is also home to the U.S. Naval Observatories and Lowell Observatory, and the Museum of Northern Arizona, one of the best archeological museums on the Prehistoric Southwest in the world.

Kathy Weiser/Legends of America, © December, 2004

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The Dean Eldredge Museum, courtesy Cline Library,

Northern Arizona University

The Museum Club in Flagstaff, Arizona is not only a

Route 66 icon, but is said to be haunted!! Photo by owner Martin Zanzucchi, from The Museum Club.

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