Historic Route 66 - Ranchero Motel - Antares, Arizona, USA. - National Scenic Byways on Waymarking.com

"Antares Road begins at Route 66 and heads north for over 50 miles toward Pierce Ferry Road which is the road to Meadview and Lake Mead access.
Antares elevation is 3,556 feet and it is located on a gently 90° turn of Route 66 about 15 miles east of Kingman, Arizona. Look for a 14' high giant green wood and stucco head at the corner of Antares Road and Route 66." Text Source: (visit link)

"Giganticus Headicus." Just when you think all possible manner of kitsch along Route 66 has long since been built, you find that someone like 36 year old artist Greg Arnold has constructed a totally new oddity along the venerable old route.

A 14' high giant green head now peers at passing motorists from beside of what once was the cafe at the Ranchero Motel. Although its appearance suggests otherwise, some supernatural force has not plucked one of the Moai heads carved out of stone from the Easter Islands and deposited it at the Antares curve. Greg fashioned the giant head from wood and stucco. As an offering to the tourist god, he included a bench for the weary traveler who can make his offering of change to the nearby vending machine." Text Source: (visit link)

Program: America's Byways Website: [Web Link] Official Name: Historic Route 66

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