Tourist Town

 

Williams Arizona is what I'd call a true tourist town.  Everything about the town is molded around attracting visitors from all over.  

It uses its position on the historic Route 66 as a guide along with its proximity to the Grand Canyon.

You will find all kinds of kitschy places and signs along its Main Street.  Who would guess that Elvis would be working as a greeter for this spot?

The town has lots of gas station themed businesses and they all sport vintage gas pumps as well as vintage cars.  Most have the obligatory Route 66 sign hanging somewhere.  

Williams is also a railroad town so the sight of old fashioned train engines on display is not unusual.  Busy rail traffic passes through Williams to this day.  In fact, this is where you catch the tourist train that goes into the Grand Canyon.  I wrote about taking that trip here.  

Horse carriage rides through town are available for those interested.

There are plenty of places for dining and shopping.  At night the town lights up with a multitude of neon signs and many of them reference Route 66.  

I've posted more about Williams Arizona here and here.