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Two Guns, Arizona

Ghost town
In Two Guns, Arizona
On Route 66

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Two Guns was a roadside tourist stop at the edge of Canyon Diablo, west of Winslow, AZ, and it has long since closed. The site is a reminder of how Route 66 attractions rose and fell with the traffic. It began as Canyon Lodge, took the name Fort Two Guns in the 1920s after Harry E. Miller arrived, and had its busiest years in the 1940s.

What is Two Guns?

Books often call Two Guns a ghost town, but it was really a tourist trap built to catch passing motorists. After the interstate came through in the 1950s, travelers sped past and the business faded, as many old roadside stops did.

Visiting Two Guns: tips

The site lies less than a mile off the old road, close to Interstate 40. No services are on record, so look from a safe distance and respect any closed or private areas. The Canyon Diablo Bridge is about 0.2 mile away and Meteor Crater about 7.4 miles.

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Stops near Two Guns

Canyon Diablo Bridge in Winslow, AZ

Canyon Diablo Bridge

Winslow, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1915 bridge that once took Route 66 across Canyon Diablo, now abandoned beside the Two Guns site.

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0.2 mi from Two Guns

Canyon Diablo, Arizona

Canyon Diablo

Canyon Diablo, Arizona · 3.1 mi from Route 66

A railroad camp from 1880 with a wild reputation, now foundations, one grave and old bridge footings.

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3.4 mi from Two Guns

Meteor Crater near Winslow, AZ

Meteor Crater

Winslow, Arizona · 5.4 mi from Route 66

A huge, remarkably well-preserved meteorite crater in the desert between Winslow and Flagstaff.

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7.4 mi from Two Guns

Meteor City, Arizona

Meteor City

Meteor City, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A Route 66 stop that began as a 1938 gas station, now a geodesic dome shop with a dinosaur drive-thru.

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9.1 mi from Two Guns

Twin Arrows, Arizona

Twin Arrows

Twin Arrows, Arizona · on Route 66

An abandoned Route 66 trading post east of Flagstaff, named for the giant wooden arrows planted beside it.

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10.9 mi from Two Guns

Winona Site

Winona, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A National Historic Landmark site near Flagstaff that reveals how life changed after Sunset Crater erupted.

18.2 mi from Two Guns

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