Williams, Arizona, Gateway to the Grand CanyonÒ, is a very picturesque mountain town with Route 66 as the Main Street! Less than an hour from the Grand Canyon, Williams has so many things to do…the Grand Canyon Railway departs from the train depot for the Canyon every day, see bears and amazing wildlife up close in Bearizona, walk, dine, and shop in historic downtown on Route 66 or stay in a motel right on the Mother Road. The town is nestled at the base of Bill Williams Mountain in one of the largest Ponderosa Pine Forests in the world and there are miles of hiking trails, fishing, horseback riding, and skiing.
Williams Main Street is one the best preserved stretches of the Mother Road in America. Walk Main Street and you’ll find vintage neon on buildings that are preserved to their original character, lots of fun shops with Route 66 merchandise, restaurants that have the character of the Route 66 heyday of the 50’s, coffee shops, internet cafes, and fine dining. Cowboys swagger through downtown and a gunfight breaks out every night right in the middle of the Mother Road April through October.
Experience the down home friendliness of Williams year round during Festivals that range from rodeos, car shows, mountain men fests, home town beauty pageants, and the Christmas season Polar Express.
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Route 66, the historic road known as the "Mother Road", is an important part of many of the rural communities across the country, and Williams, Arizona is no exception. Whether it is through preservation of the still existing historic buildings and vintage signs, or hopefully the same business we remember from days of old, or the cruising experience overall, we love to be connected to our love of the road.
Experience Williams, Arizona, the Gateway to the Grand Canyon. A mere 60 miles south of the canyon itself, it is one of the last place to stop before you, well, drop (into the canyon, that is!)
Visiting one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon is only an hour away by car or a leisurely two hour train ride aboard the Grand Canyon Railway. Once there, you'll grasp why this 190-miles long, one-mile deep mammoth formation that covers 1,900 square miles is hailed as one of the world's seven natural wonders. Though depicted by an array of artists, its richly hued scenic splendor is best captured by the naked eye.
