After Interstate 40 bypassed Seligman in 1978, commercial activity in the district declined steeply. A group of local business people successfully lobbied the State of Arizona to designate Route 66 as a Historic Highway in 1987, and Seligman’s Chamber of Commerce started promoting the town as the “Birthplace of Historic Route 66.” The National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program provided a grant to document and nominate the district to the National Register of Historic Places. National Register listing of the district in 2005 focused additional public attention on Seligman and the value of preserving the significant historic resources that illustrate its history. Just east of town the longest unbroken section of Route 66 starts and takes you through town. The fictional town of Radiator Springs is based not only on Peach Springs, Arizona, but it’s also a composite of Route 66 towns and characters woven together, including Seligman.
With a population of less than 500 people this is a pretty quiet place. There are a lot of cute little shops and places to eat. If you love the movie Cars this is a must stop!
Roadkill Cafe 22830 W, AZ-66
Ok, they don’t really serve roadkill, but what they do have is delicious food with funny names!
Delgadillo’s Snow Cap 301 AZ-66, Seligman
The restaurant is located within the Seligman Commercial Historic District, and is cited as one of the town’s flamboyant examples of roadside architecture.
Westside Lilo’s Cafe 22855 AZ-66, Seligman
Burly breakfast platters, fork-tender steaks and juicy Black Angus burgers fill the menu, along with some surprises. The nachos are a spicy avalanche of pork, green chiles and cheese atop fresh-cut tortilla chips. Lilo’s sauerkraut is made in-house with juniper berries and displays a sassy tartness that prompts customers to bring in glass jars for take-home portions.
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