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ROUTE 66 2,451 MILES FROM CHICAGO TO SANTA MONICA

ROUTE 66

AMARILLO: CADILLAC RANCH One of Amarilloâ€™s most famous attractions is the

symbolize the freedom the automobile brought for

legendary Cadillac Ranch. Shortly after leaving

the people, with all its inherent fascination and

town, youâ€™ll see this well-known landmark in the

mystique. Helium gas millionaire Stanley Marsh 3

middle of a field: Ten Cadillacs, freestanding and

provided the land for the set-piece. The look of the

half sunk into the ground at an angle, one behind

vehicles changes constantly, as the artists specifi-

the other, protruding out of the soil with their

cally encourage visitors to immortalize themselves

trunks. The installation was created in 1974, by the

with their own spray graffiti and drawings.

artists Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez, and Doug Michels of the Ant Farm artists group. The Caddies

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AMARILLO: CADILLAC RANCH

Left: What is brighter? The rainbow or the sprayed Cadillacs? A question that is probably not so easy to answer. This curiosity, half-buried in the ground, is an art installation. And itâ€™s an interactive piece of art: Everyone is invited to leave their mark, and so the car wrecks are continuously resprayed and repainted.

FROM KANSAS TO TEXAS

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PUEBLO CULTURE Puebloans is the collective name for a number of

complexes are usually continuous, multilevel,

is also kitted out with a fridge, but the bread is still

different indigenous people (including the Keresan,

stacked apartments, which in the past, for security

baked in traditional clay ovens, and their religion

Tiwa, Hopi, and Zuni) in the Rio Grande Valley, who

reasons, could only be accessed via ladders

and dances have barely changed in the 21st cen-

colonized the area after the Ancestral Anasazi, and

through hatches in the roof. After a bitter uprising

tury. The Puebloans make pottery, baskets, and

lived mainly from agriculture. The Spaniards gave

against the Spanish conquerors, the Ancestral

jewelry, selling their goods to tourists. The villages

them this collective name for the sake of simplicity,

Puebloans managed to hold on to their indepen-

of Native Americans are also known as pueblos:

because the villages with their chunky buildings

dence. They live in their villages today as they did

Acoma, located on a tall sandstone rock, is one of

made from adobe clay reminded them of small vil-

300 years ago. Of course, they now have now TVs,

the oldest Puebloan villages. Cochiti is home to

lages in their own homeland. The large residential

radio, and the Internet, and every Puebloan kitchen

many artists known for their clay figurines.

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PUEBLO CULTURE Puebloan culture is diverse: The know-how for all the traditional crafts is passed on and still practiced today, from pottery, basket-weaving, and bread-baking to house-building. To create their garments, too, the Puebloans follow the example of their ancestors. Good to know: Pottery is today also made in factories; handmade items can be recognized by the signature, scratched into the base of each piece.

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LAS VEGAS Las Vegas, the glittering gambling city in Nevada,

really comes to life at night, when the colorful neon

has fascinated visitors with its casinos and bright

signs flicker along the Strip, Las Vegasâ€™s entertain-

neon lights since the 1940s. Gambling was legal-

ment district, and chauffeurs bring gambling

ized in Las Vegas as early as 1931, and in the 1940s,

addicts by the coachload. In the 1990s, Las Vegas

Bugsy Siegel, a notorious underworld king from the

mutated into a huge theme park. You have to be

East Coast, opened the first gambling palace in the

21 years old to take part in a game of chance, which

desert city, the Flamingo Hotel. One casino after

is why family entertainment has been more actively

another followed, and Bugsy Siegel became ever

promoted in recent years.

richer with his (mostly) honest work. The city only

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LAS VEGAS City of illusions â€“ in the betting game as in its architecture. Huge hotels like the Egypt-inspired Luxor (below) are glitzy entertainment palaces, some coming complete with their own roller coasters and gigantic casinos. Las Vegas is always open! Ever since the legendary performances of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, the shows put on by the hotels have been among the finest events in the entertainment industry.

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LEGEND

SYMBOLS USED ON THE MAPS 1: 660,000

Route 66 Highway

Panamericana 5

395 198

Dual carriageway

International boundary

Trunk road

State boundary

Important main road

National and nature park

Main road

International Airport

Secondary road Track Ferry Distances Railroad

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Road numbers

National Airport Mt. Whitney 4418

Mountain with altitude

LEGEND

ICONS

The maps on the following pages show the states in the west of the United States and Route

Principal travel routes Highway Railroad Remarkable landscapes and natural monuments UNESCO World Natural Heritage Mountain landscape Rock landscape Ravine/canyon Extinct volcano Depression Cave Glacier River landscape Waterfall/rapids Lake country Desert National park (landscape) National park (flora) Nature reserve Coastal landscape

Wildlife reserve Zoo/safari park Beach Island Underwater reserve Remarkable cities, cultural monuments, and events

Remarkable lighthouse Space mission launch site Space telescope Festivals Museum Theater Olympics

UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sport and leisure destinations Native American reservation Indian Pueblo culture Race track Pl. of Native American cult. interest Skiing Places of Christian cultural interest Sailing Cultural landscape Canoeing/rafting Historical cityscape Wind surfing Impressive skyline Surfing Castle/fortress/fort Beach resort Technical/industrial monument Mineral/thermal spa Remarkable bridge Amusement/theme park Dam Casino Monument Horse racing Tomb/grave Memorial

66 at a scale of 1:3,600,000. In addition to the geographic detail, the maps feature plenty of useful tourist information, including, on the one hand, details of the transportation network, and on the other hand, icons indicating the position and nature of all major sights and leisure destinations. Towns of interest to visitors are highlighted, and the monuments on the UNESCO World Heritage list are also clearly marked. Above: The old gas station at Cool Springs, Arizona, has been lovingly restored and now also offers a souvenir shop to visitors.

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