Winslow, Arizona is best known for Standin’ on the Corner Park, where visitors step into the Eagles’ lyric beside a bronze guitarist and a two-story mural. Part sculpture, part stage set, and part pilgrimage site, it draws more than 100,000 visitors a year.
Winslow is also known for La Posada Hotel, the last great Harvey House, restored as a blend of Southwestern architecture, art, gardens, and railroad history. With trains passing just outside and Tina Mion’s artwork inside, it feels like a living Route 66 museum.
Winslow also has a strong Route 66 district along the old alignment, with vintage motels, neon, trading posts, cafés, and roadside landmarks. From the Minnetonka Trading Post to old Whiting Bros. stations and the restored Valentine Diner, it offers a compact stretch of historic storefronts and small-town character.
Just east of Winslow, Petrified Forest National Park and nearby Holbrook offer some of Route 66’s best plein-air opportunities. The Painted Desert’s banded mesas shift color through the day, while Blue Mesa’s sculpted hills and petrified logs create striking, abstract compositions. Holbrook adds classic Americana with neon motels, Wigwam Village teepees, trading posts, and weathered railroad scenes. Together, the park and town pair ancient landscape drama with Route 66 character.
Wednesday, July 22:
Arrive and get settled in at Winslow’ Standing on the Corner Park around 12. Paint at and around the Standing on the Corner Park for the afternoon. Tentatively get together for dinner from 5:30 t0 7:00. location TBD. Will include a nocturne paint-out around Winslow.
Possible evening paint out locations:
- Standin' on the Corner Park
- Old Trails Museum
- La Posada Hotel and museum
- Historic Winslow Airport
- 502 Super Chief Pleasure Dome Train Car
- Winslow Park
- Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post
- Homolovi State Park Visitor Center
- Homolovi Ruins State Park
- Painted Desert - 3.3 km / 2 mi
- McHood Park - 9.4 km / 5.9 mi
- Little Painted Desert County Park
Thursday, July 23:
Paint at Petrified Forest National Park (open 8 AM - 5 PM). Start at the Painted Desert Inn and Visitors Center. Then drive through park. Consider painting at the Painted Desert Overlook. Also Jasper Forest and Crystal Forest look fun. Continue onto the park's South entrance and paint around the Rainbow Forest Visitors Center.
Directions from Winslow:
- Eastbound Interstate 40 travelers should take Exit 285 into Holbrook then travel 19 miles on Highway 180 South to the park's south entrance. Drive the 28 miles north through the park to return to Interstate 40.
Helpful websites
Food is limited in the park, consider bringing a lunch.
Stop and paint in Holbrook?
Holbrook, Arizona, is a vibrant time capsule of the Mother Road, famed for its quirky roadside statues and iconic vintage motels. The must-see highlights include the world-famous concrete teepee lodging, massive dinosaur photo ops, and regional petrified wood centers, all tied directly to classic American road-trip history.
Top Route 66 Attractions in Holbrook:
- The Wigwam Motel: Located at 811 W Hopi Drive, this iconic 1950 lodge features standalone, concrete teepees and vintage cars parked out front, making it the most photographed stop in town.
- Rainbow Rock Shop: Located at 101 Navajo Boulevard, this legendary shop is impossible to miss, featuring massive, 30-foot-tall concrete dinosaur statues alongside indigenous and local petrified wood.
- Jim Gray's Petrified Wood Company: Located at 145 N Hwy 180, this spot combines an awesome display of giant dinosaur statues with extensive indoor and outdoor selections of polished petrified wood and local gems.
- Historic Downtown & Navajo Blvd: Stroll the heart of the town to spot classic mid-century architecture, vintage neon remnants (like the old Roxy Theater), and the "Holbrook: Heart of Route 66" mural.
- Pow Wow Trading Post: A classic Route 66 trading post known for its massive, eye-catching sign directly on the historic highway.
Back to Winslow through Holbrook.
Accommodations
- Winslow and Holbrook have multiple hotels.
- Camping at Homilove State Park outside of Winslow is also an option
CONTACT: LISA FAIRBANK lisafairbank@gmail.com
Make sure you register for the 2026 Mother Road Event prior signing up for this fun Paint out.
