Reviews of California Route 66 Museum (Museum)

James Way

One of the best. Been to the one in Clinton Ok. Both are great! Thanks

Tim Sette'Neilson

Fun to experience

Scott Piotrowski

This place is a mandatory Route 66 experience. Heading to Vegas? Stop in. Traveling the road? Plan on staying awhile. Looking for a day trip from Los Angeles with your kids? Make this just a part of your experience

Allan Calvert

Worth a stop if you like history!

Eddie Ponce

If you enjoy history, you'll love this place.

Bar simpson

Great to look at their 66 collection. Friendly free...

Jim Livingston Art

This is a must stop and see. Not only do they have a great museum with so much to see and much of it hands on (you can sit in the trucks etc) but the staff are so incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. I could spend a few days looking through here!

Carolyn Madsen

A terrific remembrance of life on THE ROAD. From a model t to a VW love bus, from military memorabilia to the typical dinner, it's all here (and don't forget Roy Rogers and Dale Evans!) I loved this stop along Historical Route 66.

Anne Siebel

Amazing and historic...full of memories of my childhood and my parents generation. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. Lots of fun gifts to buy in the gift shop. They gave us a hand out "An Auto Tour on Rte. 66" Victorville to Barstow that I read after leaving the museum. We drove part of the tour to the bottle farm. Thank you to the people who made the museum possible.

PerrynTracy Beard

We were greeted by our guide upon entering the museum. The display of items dated back to the 1920's to current brought back a lot of memories when I was younger traveling Route 66 from California to Indiana. Loved it all.

James Coder

Tiny little gem. Pass through if you have time, the volunteers are really knowledgeable and will give you great insight

Mark Bombek

Great scenic drive old cafes with great food great sites to see some memories still intact

Cathi Willette

Was a great little place to visit. Many interesting things to see. Brought back a lot of memories. Free to visit - donations accepted.

D Simons

I grew up in the area, so tons of cool memories...

Shelly Ann Bierer

What an awesome place to visit.

Stephen Clark

Interesting place with unique artifacts. No real tour like the Oklahoma Musuem, but lots of state specific information and unique items like a Model T!

Nate

Loved the place. Just disappointed and creeped out with one of the staff. One of them peeked at my conversation I was having with my mom (messages) and then said "o ha ha".

Mary Wallachy

So many interesting items at this museum!

Colin Middleton

Lovely little place a must see

Robert Glaser

This location was awesome. The docents are all volunteers and extremely knowledgeable they were super accommodating to my children and even allowed them to climb up on the old Model T. The amount of History in that room was amazing I know if I go again I will probably see something I missed

Leonel Monjo

I love route 66

Sean Atherton

Great collection with friendly and knowledgeable staff (volunteers). A must visit!

John Kapitan

Bill was very helpful and informative. Awsome place!

April Nieblas

So much fun & great staff. #culture #history #localjewel

Brett Weber

A great museum with lots of memorabilia (even a model T). The docents are very friendly and knowledgeable about local history.

Bennie Rodriguez

Vegas traffic sucks...

Shoneen rivera

Boring for my kids but everyone is vary nice and kind lots of stuff to look at

Josh Butensky

Cool little museum, very friendly volunteers. Worth a stop if you're traveling in the area!

A. J. J.

Awesome place full of history, luved it.

Lary Callander

look good to me have fun

Susan Munson

Enjoyed all the historical memorabilia. Part of history that hopefully won't be forgotten anytime soon

Rhonda Hunt

A small unimposing building pack with so much history. When we went we met two German couples visiting dressed in 1960's apparel, an added plus for our visit. This place had so much history... cars, restaurant settings, books and other memorabilia. Entry is free but donations are accepted. More than one visit is required to really see everything. Lots of Roy Rogers stuff also.

Francisco Cesena

Great little pit stop

anikó sipos

Cool place

Lynnie Bell

Well worth a visit, very friendly and helpful staff and route 66 memorabilia, it's also on the original route 66 road

Fah W

This roadside attraction is fee free and managed by volunteers, and is a little gem of a place that reminds us of the lost era. The artifacts are amazing and well maintained. Overall, an outstanding and well decorated place which deserves much more accolades, especially being the non-profit venture it is. (Note: Previously stated as Family owned. Updated this misinformation after response from the owner).

Cheyenne Fitzpatrick

Such a fun place!! I’ve live in the high desert and just took friends from Florida here. Hippie bus was fun

Damon Erving

History for the mother road

Jeff Necko

Cool FREE museum!

J Smiley

Great memories of oh so many things. Sure miss those years. Volunteers here are so kind. Make sure you have a couple hours lots to look at. Free to the public. Free parking. ADA compliant entry and restroom. No ADA parking spots but large front concrete slab entryway.

Alejandra Levi

the staff are very friendly and attentive, the place is small, however, with a lot of history, I loved it!

Sheri Bray

Great stop on route 66

Josh Roe

Free to public super vintage museum cool stuff

Maga Merla

Awesome

L. Scott

Nostalgia at it’s best. Thanks

Lawrence Swanberg

We have been visiting there for six years and have seen no new exhibits!

StrykR Redcoat

Friendly staff

avinash kapoor

Good collectables. Worth a visit

Liliana Lopez

Beautiful place!!

Edward Medina

Great collection of route 66 Memorabilia.

Brett Wilkins

Volunteers were helpful and friendly, and there was memorabilia galore.

Alfred Daniels

A group of us went over and had a wonderful time looking over everything and seeing tons of items from old cars in the 20s and up. There are many pictures there to see, inexpensive items to purchase. I can't name all the great things you would never expect them to have out for public viewing. I had pictures on my cell phone but they are gone now.

Ruby Ruiz

Loved it! Lou was very helpful and informative ! He presented everything with such passion, it made the experience memorable! He definitely loves what he does!

Sergio Banuelos

Really enjoyed the museum. Came for a car show but was very surprised by the museum. Highly recommend if you're a route 66 fan.

Teresa Williams

Really nice museum. Friendly, helpful volunteers. Be sure to buy a souvenier, that how they stay afloat.

DRMARVIN1000

Not much to see and there is nothing else around it for tourist value

dollars cents

Love this route

Rose Stout

The docents are very courteous and helpful. Great experience!

Diane Lightsey

Loved it took my brother there that was out from TX

Joe Gilchriest

Great historical little piece of American past..

Warren W

Great place and great atmosphere.

Matthew Rees

A group of us went over and had a wonderful time looking over everything and seeing tons of items from old cars in the 20s and up. There are many pictures there to see, inexpensive items to purchase. I can't name all the great things you would never expect them to have out for public viewing. I had pictures on my cell phone but they are gone now

Jaymi McCarthy

Loved it! The staff was fun and friendly and we got a tour that was full of so.e rich and interesting history. Definitely worth the time and plan on going back in the future

Melissa Reyes

Nice small museum with friendly staff.

Karen Husman

This place is an absolute must see. There is so much history there AND the admission is free, although they do take freewill donations. They also have a great store where they sell many cool items about Route 66. It is definitely worth the drive.

Clayton Moore

Free admission. Interesting displays. Open weekends and holidays, until 3 or 4pm. Volunteer staff. Good local information also.

MARLON ARAUJO

The attendants are very sympathetic and the museum very interesting.

David Hardt

We loved this museum filled with so many pieces of memorabilia. The staff were all so helpful and friendly - they really went out of their way to explain and assist. And it’s FREE!! Well worth the trip and a great way to spend an afternoon.

Ro Roberson

Small but interesting

Brianna Sue

A fun experience with friendly local staff with endless stories to tell and many unique photo opportunities

Thomas Chaney

Laid back little museum with a staff so helpful and knowledgeable. Some great pieces of history. Can be seen in an hour or less.

Linda Marek

Brought us back to a happier nation.

Chris Miller

Best museum for the mother road we're lucky to have the volenteers there

Catherine Beers

Lots of history here! You need to visit!

Shell & Woody on the PCT 2019

Worth a visit, everyone was friendly and a good place to buy some Route 66 souvenirs. A real shame that a classic diner can't be incorporated into this, it would work really well, even if it was just shakes and coffees.

Keith Barry

Just had to share my superb experience here. Every volunteer is so engaging, interesting, and enthusiastic at this delightful museum. All lovely people. It has a wonderful collection of Route 66 items, along with those of its Western heritage, local telephone exchange equipment, radios and other a myriad of other things. Thanks to Lou, a US Air Force veteran (who was based in the UK for a while), I learned the origin of the car transistor radio. It's financed by donations and sales in its shop; so do put some money in the pot or buy some R66 related merchandise to let it continue its work.

Kyle Ackerman

This place deserves more than 5 stars! Another excellent Route 66 icon keeping the Mother Road alive. This place is full of great photos, literature, props, ect. The staff is very knowledgeable. We are from Arizona and passionate about our stretch and these folks are the same way with California! Highly recommended by a family of true "Roadies"

Chris Welch

What a FANTASTIC museum, AWESOME displays, great staff , on vacation from Seattle Washington, a must stop on any itinerary

fabien hecquet

Thank you very much for the kind reception ! Thank you for your advices !

Dottie Hagood

Small museum filled with Route 66 memorabilia. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable staff. The museum had so many items that jolted my childhood memories. Most kids today would not have any knowledge of many of the items here. Great museum to visit. Have been to museums across the country, big & small & this is definitely one of my favorites.

Meshweida Carter

So many great antique items to see. Nice t-shirts too

Edwin Guzman

great people

Alima Muhammad

Went to Greyhound bus station; did not visit the museum.

C A

The museum in Victorville is comparable to the Route 66 museums in Oklahoma. They have a large variety of displays and the docents will talk history with you if you choose to do so. Be sure to get a copy of the hand-out that is next to the donation jar, it lists all the landmarks between Victorville and Barstow.

TIMOTHY COLE

Lou is a volunteer here and he made the experience for me! From stories of his own experience to stories from the items in the museum, he really helped to frame my understanding of the pieces of Americana in the museum. I definitely encourage people to check out this free museum.

Chuck sr Daniel

Route 66 is one of the most stunning highways in America.

ODLANIER ESOJ VILLAVICENCIO ARCAY

Recently we visited california and we enjoy to know new places in the neighbor, for that reason we visited route 66 ca where they have good prices, good branches and quality, the staff is very nice and helpfully, the place is clean and organized, and you can make everything by the website. If I help you please push

Jostein Myklebust

Very welkoming place! And we lesrned a lot of new things from one of the staff (supposably owner). I never knew why a pickup truck was called a pickup truck! Do you want to know? Well then visit the museum!

IN YOUR TOWN WITH CHRIS PAUL

Great place to find out the history of Route 66... Nice friendly atmosphere. ..

Isabel Sanjuan

Wonderful museum!! The volunteers make you feel so good and provide a lot of information and personal histories. A nice place to visit

Alyce A

Loved it...Delvin is very knowledgeable and a great guide...he made the Exhibits come to life..

Rutuja Yengul Apelagunta

The store was closed the time I went but it's a good place for pictures

Bálint Kardos

Staff with outstanding knownledge. Souvenir shop and a lot of memories in a small museum!

bruce robles

This one is great. Lots of memorabilia displayed in a relatively small space. The staff are extremely friendly. I talked with 4 volunteers who work there. Three of them were veterans which gave us something in common. Everything from a display booth from a 1950's style restaurant to a VW microbus with all the "Peace" and "Love" slogans on it. And painted flowers as well. Other pieces showing both the history of Route 66 and displays about the local area. Highly recommended. The only downside is the limited hours. 10 AM to 4 PM on Monday thru Saturday and 11 AM to 4 PM on Sundays.

Robyn Adams

So interesting! Great collection of interesting artifacts! Fantastic staff! Reasonable prices on souvenirs!

Cynthia Harris

Was great the people are friendly and the volunteers that run the place was very thorough and respectful and entertaining

Ray Folck

Small museum, friendly staff, very informative, family friendly

Nedra Crouse

A walk down memory lane/Historic

Donna Reid Bignell

Fun time with several photo opportunities.

Annette Morris

We go there every time we come to California cheap trinkets for giveaway to friends. Awesome people.

Robert Moreno

Excellent place to visit

Jerome Simons

I got a lot of learned experiences here ;)!

Bane Allen

Kool

Lambert Moonen

Unfortiatly very early closed.

Eric Barnes

Great little place to step back in time

Chatterboxlove

I know the hours can be a little bothersome, especially when traveling Route 66; however, this place is full of so much history and photo ops. Bob and Lu were the two volunteers we interacted with the most and we SUPERLY enjoyed their company, stories, wealth of information, and smiles. Highly recommended stop both for adults families. Glad we decided to stop here on the way out of town after arriving during closed hours the week prior. Take a photo with the giant Hula girl or in the VW bus. Phenomenal seriously.

Derick Somner

Its well a museum. Its clean and pretty quite.

Diane Miller

A wonderful place full of history! My grandsons and I have visited several times. The staff are very friendly and so knowledgeable.

Nishia Perkins

Pretty cool museum , not very big but it has a lot to look at and the cost is FREE

Becki Wright

Enjoyed seeing memorabilia, maps and stories of Route 66 including historical info on the Victorville area. Great gift shop!

Mike Hagelgantz

Great Museum! There's a lot of unique things to see here.

Selene Romoleroux

Very interesting museum. No fee. Donation only.

Dan Scott

This was such a great find. The staff are the friendliest and show a true love for Route 66. They welcomed us, showed us around, answered questions and told us about other great stops on our trip. Plus, they let you sit on some of the displays for pictures like the old Ford model T. We will definitely be back!

Marlem Palomo

Super cool to see all of the old and obsolete stuff they have at the museum. For older generations it will bring back wonderful sweet memories. I truly enjoyed it. The docents are very knowledgeable and extremely friendly. Go and have fun. Oh, also great Route 66 memorabilia for sale. Don't miss it.

Fillipe Lopes

The people living and working here are so happy, they speak a little portuguese and already visited Brazil

Pretty Girl Passion

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Adventure4Lo

Awesome. Lots to see. Be sure to take picture on the Ford Model T

Eric Tam

A very small museum but if you're in the area you should stop by and check it out (there's no admission fee but please consider donating and buying some souvenir). Staff here was friendly (I think most are volunteers) and they have a Model T you can sit and take a picture. Walking through here, you do see some history (they even have a Motorola phone from the early 90's) including telephone switch board, washing machine and fridge. They have some cool souvenir and reasonably priced. Hours of operations vary so do call ahead.

Teresa Sherman

Very nice people!

Katina Carter

Great museum for the young and the old. History for all to see.

mike angelo

Very interesting part of Americana. Super nice lady works there that provided great tips about places to go on the route and life in Victorville. Look forward to exploring the route further and seeing America as it once was.

Caio Slikta

Very interesting museum. Go with plenty time so you can listen to the volunteers amazing stories. (Lou has pretty funny ones) Lovely staff.

Annie Nelson

I can't believe I've lived here for 20 years and never visited this Museum. It's a cornucopia of so much history in our area. It made me realize how old I am since I recognized so many of the objects including an outhouse. My friends and I couldn't have felt more welcome! The docent there was amazing! It's a completely free museum run by volunteers but donations are appreciated. I'll definitely go back now that I've found this fantastic Museum in the high desert.

Randy Putt

This one is great. Lots of memorabilia displayed in a relatively small space. The staff are extremely friendly. I talked with 4 volunteers who work there. Three of them were veterans which gave us something in common. Everything from a display booth from a 1950's style restaurant to a VW microbus with all the "Peace" and "Love" slogans on it. And painted flowers as well. Other pieces showing both the history of Route 66 and displays about the local area. Highly recommended. The only downside is the limited hours. 10 AM to 4 PM on Monday thru Saturday and 11 AM to 4 PM on Sundays.

joeandsusan vergilio

Nice place

Superlady Raine Garrett

Nice

Faye Sortor

It's a museum on rte 66. Some interesting items. Lots of random old things as well. very talkative staff. Could be good if you don't have to be somewhere soon

Matt Coverley

Super informative staff. Lou is a legend... what he doesn't know about the local area and route 66 is probably not worth knowing. Great opportunities for pics and gifts. I only wish we had put more time aside to spend longer in there. Defo be heading back to catch what we missed out on. So much to see in there. Truly amazing place!

Mike Brown

What a find! Exploring the high Desert and came across this nugget of a place. Had the opportunity to get a private tour from a board members what treat.

Christoph Thaler

Interesting people's and stories about the history

Tony Tanz

A great little museum to visit. The car park isn't the best for motorcycles. They've laid pebbly gravel which makes manovering more fun.

Wesley McClain

This place is awesome. I stopped by here back in October to find a Geocache, and ended up inside for over an hour. There is so much history about the historic Route 66 as well as local history and automotive history. It’s amazing how much stuff they can fit in this place. If you have the time to stop by, I highly recommend it, and make sure to give yourself plenty of time to wander around!

Dcosta F

Very interesting the history of the famous Route 66. When wartime rationing and travel restrictions ended in 1945, Americans took to the road in unprecedented numbers, and Route 66 entered its golden age.

gritz and cheez

It was amazing I loved It! I highly recommend it

Kelly Lehman

It was a walk back thru time, and a fun, upbeat place to visit.

Crocodile Lile

Outstanding museum, do not miss it.

Pam Pinkston

Wonderful memorabilia from the area.

La Toya Jones

Awesome

Wendy Burk

Nice free museum to visit right off I15. The people running it are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the route. Lots of old memorabilia.

Rick Constien

They do a great job with the 66 museum. Nice people to talk to

Anthony Guerrero

Very interesting and a good thing to check out for the history of the high desert

Patrick Ostrom

I love this place,step back in time and remember when! Friendly staff great layout of route 66 time machine! You will take pictures and there's a 50s juke box that plays hits of back then!

Doug Hilo

Shows the era...worth a quick look..

Lisa Lopez

Its very small, but to anyone outside the High Desert it will be very interesting. Coolest part was "the sheriff" from the movie Cars signed a poster there.

Wendy Hunter

Small but jammed with lots of great memorabilia. Volunteer staff, especially Molly, were a delight!

Raphael Santos

Thais is a beautiful place!!!!

Douglas Vasquez

Blast from the past with great and knowledgeable volunteer staff

Rebecca Skinner

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The staff were very welcoming and helpful. We learned things about the past from them. I would highly recommend this as an historical site to see.

Phillip Davis

Small yet quaint very informative

Björn Andersson

Excellent staff, good advices and interesting.

Cheri Suydam

So many neat things to see!!

Carol Ferguson

A small, but delightful museum. Lots of antiques. Fun pictures and things you young folks would not even know what they are. Like a rottery phone.

Annie Kim

Very cool place to stop by on the way to Vegas! Staff there is very friendly and knowledgeable.

Niny Yang

A must stop by on the way. Free entry.

Kat Winsor

Awesome place to spend free time!

chris hawkins

Drove by didn't stop

Arie den Hollander

It was great to see all the memorabilia and history here and the staff is super helpful and friendly. Had a lot of fun chatting with Patty, she's got a lot of knowledge about everything local and route 66 related! Would definitely recommend a visit if you're in the area