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Kingman (Huwaalyapay Nyava in the Mojave language) is a city in and the county seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 28,068. The nearby communities of Butler, and Golden Valley bring the Kingman area total population to over 45,000. Kingman is located 85 miles (137 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada and about 165 miles (266 km) northwest of the state capital, Phoenix.
Restaurants in Kingman
1. Desert Wonder Tours, LLC
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 69 reviews
Desert Wonder Tours, LLC was founded to provide specially designed group and private short tours in the Mohave Desert area. A "Short-tour" is defined as 1-4 hour trips of the scenic desert, grand canyon, historical locations, western mining, cultural museums, wineries, breweries and local attractions. Owner and Founder Robert Walton is a native of Kingman, Arizona. Bob’s heritage goes back to the 1800’s near the time of the founding of Kingman. As a youngster, Robert grew up exploring hills and peaks on his pony, Apache. Later his tastes ran more to dirt bikes where he would recount adventures to his 3 older siblings while exploring the desert and mountains around Kingman, getting lost in his explorations but ultimately finding his way home having discovered a new trail. More personal, more private, more adventure.
2. Historic Route 66 Museum
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4.5 based on 741 reviews
Reviewed By Ebbe5 - Phoenix, United States
This is a well designed museum. It is set up to follow the chronological development of Route 66. So interesting to see and read about. Plus it gost $4 or $3 for seniors and you get admission to two other nearby museums. Again, well worth a visit.
3. Mohave Museum of History and Arts
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4.5 based on 166 reviews
Reviewed By BensonP
I love this place, the displays, the gift shop, the employees, and the wealth of history that it offers.
4. Kingman Railroad Museum
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4.5 based on 76 reviews
Reviewed By FlyBacon - Camberley, United Kingdom
We came across this place by accident as we drove down the main drag. It costs next to nothing to gain admission and we are the only visitors around 2 pm in the afternoon. They had a small display referring to the history of Kingman station and it's association with the Union Pacific railroad. On the other side of the building, were (I think) 3 different train layouts in HO, N and O Gauge. I spent 20 minutes speaking with the very knowledgeable gentlemen who was a "snow bird", living in Kingman only in "the winter" and volunteering both as a host for the model railroad layouts, but also involved in building parts of them too. They also had a small display of international (non-US) model trains including Hornby (UK), Bachmann (Germany) and Rivarossi (Italy). A pleasant and surprising hour of fun.
5. Hualapai Mountain Park
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4.5 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By rayr956
Well marked trails, stunning nature and fresh clean air. There were a few options for different hikes and with close proximity to Kingman it was a great stop to break up our drive.
6. Kingman Visitor Center
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4.5 based on 195 reviews
The Kingman Visitor Center offers free travel information for Arizona attractions and operates an all-American-made gift shop, focusing on products from the Southwest. It is located in the Historic Powerhouse, which provided electrical power to Kingman and area mines between 1909 and 1938. The Powerhouse is also home to the Arizona Route 66 Museum, Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum, and Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona Gift Shop.
Reviewed By 577JasonB - Tucson, United States
This was the best organized visitor center we experienced on our Rt 66 road trip. They have info/pamphlets on every city on the route (free). Plus tons of guide books and a massive collection of antique license plates from all over America, and at good prices. We did the typical browse and buy and found their license plate prices were super comparable to the internet. Nice museum, friendly staff, worth your visit for sure.
7. Metcalf Park
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4.0 based on 106 reviews
Reviewed By flynnsreviews - Henderson, United States
Nice clean park. You can climb the stairs and see inside the train. Fun stop for young kids. My one-year-old had a fun time running in the grass.
8. Giganticus Headicus
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4.0 based on 37 reviews
Antares Point Visitor Center and Gift Shop is home to Giganticus Headicus®, a 14 foot tall Tiki head created by local artist Gregg Arnold. Located along the longest continuous curve on a U.S. Hwy and fantastic views of the Arizona desert.
Reviewed By vthokie9293 - Richmond, United States
Read about this stop along Route 66 and our family of six surprisingly enjoyed this chance to stretch our legs and look around. The place is closed but a few great photo ops including the main attraction, Giganticus Headicus - just saying the name makes me smile. Love these old time, kitschy attractions. We only stayed about 10 minutes but well worth the break.
9. Alpacas of the Southwest
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4.5 based on 98 reviews
