Historic Downtown Flagstaff & Route 66
Downtown Flagstaff
The center of a railroad town full of red-brick historic buildings. Route 66 runs through town, and restaurants, pubs, and craft beer are everywhere.
Flagstaff grew up around the railroad. Its downtown preserves many early 20th-century red sandstone and red-brick buildings, with Route 66 running through town alongside the tracks and retro neon signs everywhere. Start at the visitor center in the old train depot, then stroll through Heritage Square, the Weatherford Hotel, and the historic Monte Vista Hotel, and sample craft beer (the city has the Flagstaff Ale Trail). The downtown uses dark-sky-friendly lighting, so you can see stars overhead at night. The frequent horn blasts from freight trains are a distinctive local feature.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Flagstaff Visitor Center (Historic Depot)
- Riordan Mansion State Historic Park
- Lowell Observatory
- Pioneer Museum
- Buffalo Park
- Museum of Northern Arizona
- Mount Elden
- The Arboretum at Flagstaff