Must-Visit Ghost Towns on Route 66

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Arlington Ghost Town in Missouri

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Warwick (First of the Oklahoma Ghost Towns on Route 66)

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Two Guns, an Abandoned Town

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Madrid Ghost Town, New Mexico

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Hackberry, Arizona

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Amboy, California

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Must-Visit Ghost Towns on Route 66

Arlington Ghost Town in Missouri

Warwick (First of the Oklahoma Ghost Towns on Route 66)

Warwick is another ghost town on Route 66. Seaba Station is a gas station dating back to the 1920s and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Two Guns, an Abandoned Town

Madrid Ghost Town, New Mexico

Madrid thrived early on, became a ghost town, and has since revived with restored buildings and art galleries.

Hackberry, Arizona

Transitioned from a silver mining town to a cattle hub. Infamous for gambling and shootouts.

Amboy, California

Once a thriving desert town with an airport, church, and workshop with several rumors of revival.

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