Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum in Williams, AZ
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Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum

Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum is a small museum in a restored 1949 service station in Williams, AZ, right on the old road through downtown. Old gas pumps stand under the canopy with a classic Ford beside them, and the building holds signs, oil cans and other pieces from the years when stations like this one served Route 66 traffic. Williams was the last town on Route 66 to be bypassed by the interstate.

What is Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum?

A filling station from 1949, kept as a tribute to the stations that once lined the highway. Outside are glass-topped pumps and a 1950 Ford under the canopy. Inside are original station artifacts, antique signs, oil cans and Route 66 memorabilia.

Visiting Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum: tips

It is a quick stop and an easy one to photograph, in the middle of the Williams Historic Business District, so it pairs well with a walk along the main street. The Poozeum is a few steps away and Williams Station, the old railroad depot, is about 0.2 miles off.

Practical info

Address
101 E Route 66, Williams, AZ 86046
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    A 1946 steakhouse on Route 66 in Williams, AZ, with a neon steer over the door and a cow-shaped menu.

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Poozeum in Williams, AZ

Poozeum

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

A quirky Williams museum of fossilized dinosaur dung, including a record-setting specimen nicknamed Barnum.

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0.0 mi from Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum

Williams Historic Business District, Arizona

Williams Historic Business District

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

Four blocks of vernacular storefronts where the railroad, Route 66 and the Grand Canyon road meet.

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0.1 mi from Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum

Sultana Bar in Williams, AZ

Sultana Bar

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

A 1912 movie theater and pool hall turned saloon on the old Route 66 in Williams, with Prohibition-era lore.

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0.2 mi from Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum

Williams Station, Arizona

Williams Station

Williams, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

The Williams depot, southern end of the Grand Canyon Railway, steps from downtown Route 66 in Williams.

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0.2 mi from Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum

Urban Route 66, Williams, Arizona

Urban Route 66, Williams

Williams, Arizona · on Route 66

Williams' main street is still lined with 1920s–1940s motels, gas stations and restaurants on old Route 66.

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0.3 mi from Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum

Williams Residential Historic District, Arizona

Williams Residential Historic District

Williams, Arizona · 0.3 mi from Route 66

Sixty-five acres of homes and churches built in Williams from 1890 to 1941, a short walk from Route 66.

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0.3 mi from Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum

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