Once the town's general store, since 1992 it has been a gift shop and visitor center with an extensive collection of old memorabilia of Route 66 and life on it. The most popular photo motif is undoubtedly the 1957 Red Corvette, but there are also the usual old petrol pumps and a number of old signs, including original Burma Shave advertising panels. There's also an old Model T flatbed truck that used to take a day to get to Kingman or Seligman. Jukebox classics play and invite you to linger, either at the pick tables outside or during a tour of the museum, where the interior of an old diner is also on display.
What at first glance looks like an old gas station and can therefore easily be overlooked turns into a real gem the closer you get, a hodgepodge of every imaginable memory of the good old days. As soon as you drive into the large parking area in front of the store, countless antiques, collectibles and rarities from the 1950s and 1960s catch your eye. The eye-catcher is a bright red 1956 Chevrolet Corvette parked under the protective canopy in front of the museum's entrance. It belongs to owners John and Kerry Pritchard, who drove this Corvette down Route 66 in 1998, saw the old General Store and bought it on the spur of the moment. Another photo motif is the old "Thin Lizzy" in front of an old hut next to the store. But a walk around the building is also worthwhile: the past and the Wild West catch up with you around every corner.
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