The+states+through+The+Route+66

On this page we're going to talk about the "Mother Road" in some of these states. We hope you enjoy it!
Each state has different rules and laws, which are normally created to __live better with its residents and travelers.__ Each state or even a specific region within the state, has a certain predominance of the tourism product, such as deserts, birds, fruit, iron, ore, representing __the its region__. So everything is designed to keep commercial and socio-political development in that region.

** California: ** California has a special meaning to the Route 66. In the past, when the route was first built, the "Golden State" was the main destination to the travelers who sought a better life. It opened the way to the "Promised Land”.With it came the economic possibilities: the tourist trade, the automobile service industry and exchange of goods along the highways. The Santa Monica Pier was a well-known landmark of the Route 66. Though it was not the original end of the route, it represented the symbolic western terminus of the Mother Road from the 1940s to the 1960s. If you take the route in California, you will find a landscape full of deserts, mountains, metropolitan areas and beach communities. California is known as an open-minded paradise, because of its several landmarks. There you can find the great movies industry, Hollywood; the Silicon Valley,  where Google, Microsoft and Apple are located.



**Arizona:** The stretch of the road which passes through Arizona is a land of volcanoes, meteor craters, petrified forests and cool pine forests. The Mother Road was the gateway to the Grand Canyon State and adventure.When we talk about Route 66 through Arizona, the history of the Native Americans, early pioneers, railroads, cattle drives, outlaws, and adventurers always come to our mind. Arizona is a sought after destination to the tourists. The Grand Canyon, and Painted Desert, not to mention the romance of Indian Country and the Old West attracts visitors from all over the world.

**New Mexico:** The route in this state is quite special. New Mexico is for sure the Land of Enchantment. For many people traveling the Mother Road, New Mexico presents the first glimpse of the exotic cultures of the Southwest. For the travelers from east, entering in New Mexico feels like they have entered another country. One interesting phenomenon of the highway business is the evolution of the old motor courts into modern motels, that emerged after the war.

**Oklahoma:** Oklahoma is a very important state to the Route 66. It is the home of Cyrus Avery, the “Father of the Route 66”. It is a state with a rich heritage. Its small towns along the road refer to another time in American history. All along the road the travelers can see relics of the route’s building: there are old motor courts, gas stations and tourist stops line. ** Jack Rittenhouse described the state as having “good roads with wide grassy sh ****oulders, low hills with an almost flat countryside filled with patches of woods”. The Oklahoma’s small towns provide a spectacle of sights and sounds, all showing the American uniqueness. **



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