Powerhouse Visitor Center — Attraction in Kingman

The Route 66 Museum in Kingman, Arizona is located Andy Devine Avenue and shares space with the Kingman Visitor Centre in the historic Powerhouse building. Open hours are 9am to 5pm daily and entrance is $4 per adult, $3 per senior and free for those under 12 years of age.

The entrance to the museum upstairs in the Powerhouse. Here you find 30-45 minutes worth of time exploring the chronological path of America's Westward expansion and travel. There is interesting text information, maps, signs, posters and other artefacts related to travel which passed through this area of the country.

We enjoyed the vehicle displays including a Schooner Wagon a Great Depression era pick-up truck and a 50s period family automobile. Downstairs, just before you exit the museum, there is a collection of electric powered vehicles which are really neat to look over as well.

Overall, the Historic Route 66 Museum is a nice place to spend some time if you intend to visit some of the attractions in Kingman, Arizona. We'd be happy to...

Great place to stop to learn the history of Route 66 and Arizona. Visitors from all over the world have been here, as seen in the guest books. There's also a electric car museum, displaying early and unusual models of electric-powered vehicles. Plenty of fun and interesting souvenirs are available, at reasonable prices, to remember your visit and give as gifts. And right across the street from the Powerhouse, you can spend some time in "Locomotive Park", and see an actual steam locomotive, with an attached hopper car and old-style caboose. As an added bonus, just down the street is Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner, where you can stop to eat at an authentic 1950's style drive-in restaurant. They serve breakfast, lunch, dinner, as well as delicious desserts, such as old fashioned root bear floats, ice cream sundaes, or banana splits. The 1950's decor alone is worth the visit, but the food is excellent and the staff friendly...

This place is pretty cool. It has a lot of souvenirs and brochures to checkout. We were trying to use the penny stamping machine and were having trouble. While I was in the restroom, my 10yr old daughter asked one of the lady's who worked there for help with the machine. To my suprise, I was greeted with a cool stamped penny. Also, the kids loved the train that is on the second floor that goes around half of the building. We weren't sure how to get it to turn on, and I wasn't sure it actually worked, well one of the attendants overheard the kids wanting the train to turn on, and she happily turned it on for us. Evidently there's a button closer to the desk for the museum ticketing counter that you can push to request the train be turned on. What a pleasant experience...