The Most Famous Place On Route 66?

Beside old route 66, once called the main street of America and immortalized as The mother Road in John Steinbeck’s novel, The Grapes of Wrath, is a curious little structure. Popularized in the 1988 movie Bagdad Cafe, this quaint little diner has become quite the roadside attraction, a sort of Mecca to which people from around the world, particularly Europeans, make their pilgrimage.

Route 66 was once the main thoroughfare for travelers from Chicago to Southern California. In its heyday, millions of people rolled along its nearly 2500-mile stretch. Towns along the way offered gas stations and diners and tourist attractions. But when the interstates were built, Route 66 almost became a ghost highway overnight and the towns suffered severe hardship from lack of business. Today the highway is left with the crumbling remains of those structures. But a few have not only survived, but thrive, thanks to nostalgic Route 66 travelers seeking a connection with a bygone era.

I found one of these towns and its unique cafe and met the people who own and run it. Hear what hey have to say about life out here, the history of the region, strange occurrences like UFOs, and much more.

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