A great place for a slow walk. We arrived really early (around 7am) and we hardly saw anyone else the whole time we were there. We also didn't pay to get in despite trying to, even asking the gardener where we could pay the fee (it turned out the staff wouldn't arrive for a couple more hours.)
Definitely talked up by the staff, describing it as the "best fun you can have for $5" - but we did enjoy it. A small price to pay to see a clearly once loved but now neglected relic of old Route 66.
When we visited there was only one other couple there, and it was clear by their smiles that they were enjoying it in the same sense we were. Not for the feeling you were walking around Fred and Wilma's home town but for just how lovably shit it is.
Definitely worth a stop on your way to or from the Grand Canyon.
A great place for a slow walk. We arrived really early (around 7am) and we hardly saw anyone else the whole time we were there. We also didn't pay to get in despite trying to, even asking the gardener where we could pay the fee (it turned out the staff wouldn't arrive for a couple more hours.)
Definitely worth a stop if you're passing nearby. If heading south take a left on to the gravel road signposted as a campsite just before the road bridge. The bridge is 100 metres or so down this road.
There are a couple of concrete blocks to stop people getting on to the bridge but these are easily negotiated if you want to walk on the bridge. Just be sure to walk on the wood above the sturdy steel structure below. When we were visiting we even saw a Bald Eagle catching a fish in the water below.
A great place for a slow walk. We arrived really early (around 7am) and we hardly saw anyone else the whole time we were there. We also didn't pay to get in despite trying to, even asking the gardener where we could pay the fee (it turned out the staff wouldn't arrive for a couple more hours.)