Route 66 celebrates 100 years this year and it played a significant role in shaping Oatman, a ghost town turned tourist town.
Hundreds of people gathered in Oatman on Saturday, Jan. 31, for the annual Great Oatman Bed Race. This tradition has been ...
The 36th edition of the Great Oatman Bed Races on historic Route 66 continues the tradition at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31.
Route 66 is turning 100 this year and Oatman, a tiny Arizona town, said Mother Road saved it. Oatman went from gold boom to ghost town, then roared back with burros, gunfights, and Route 66 tourism.
Meandering wild burros, wild west shootouts, and abandoned mines leading into the desert hills. This dusty village is on a desolate stretch of America’s favorite highway, and it’s not to be missed!
OATMAN, Ariz — Below the Black Mountains of Arizona is an old ghost town abandoned by gold miners. The town is named Oatman and when prospectors left, they also left something behind... their ...