On down the road was another coffee shop and steak themed restaurant. This one has been open since 1949 and the great neon sign with the...

This was the second giant cow on a sign we'd seen in two days, and it did get my attention but I wondered why a giant cow was a good...

This is a great colorful neon sign. Garcia's lights up in green, Cafe in yellow backlit in red, both are underlined in bright pink and...

The Dog House Drive In hot dog joint with car side servers is definitely a throwback from Route 66 heydays. It started in the 1960's and...

Right down the road from Blake's was another great hamburger joint sign, with another kind of creepy looking little man on top. I wasn't...

We saw a few of these signs along Route 66 and even though it isn't neon, this somewhat creepy looking guy, who may or may not be wearing...

Formerly the El Comedor de Anayas Restaurant, this antique shop kept this fantastic roadside attraction sign. It doesn't work anymore,...

The Club Cafe was opened in 1935 and a few years later, the famous "Fat Man" logo was created. The smiling portly figure in jacket and...

While driving by, I snapped a photo of the neon sign in front of Joseph's Bar & Grill because I liked the retro look of it. The...

The motel, built in the 1950's, was in pretty bad shape when we saw it, but the neon sign is still standing. The restaurant is still in operation and has a great neon sign that still works as well. You can see these neon signs on Route 66 in Santa Rosa, NM

I was so sad to see this iconic neon sign abandoned and falling apart. Those yellow diamonds, spelling out RESTAURANT are another classic...

I love this neon sign. It sits out front of the Pow Wow Restaurant and Lizard Lounge. This establishment was added to the Congress Inn...

The La Cita restaurant, which opened in 1940, has a great neon sign and neon lettering on the giant sombrero, which was added in 1959. It...

Although we opted for steaks on our stop in Tucumcari, this great old sign for the Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant did get our...

Just what we hungry road worn travelers wanted to see when we rolled into Tucumcari, a huge cow on top of a restaurant sign. Of course,...

Just before you get to the main Route 66 strip in Tucumcari, you'll see this classic neon sign and giant ice cream cone, which used to be...

The State Line Cafe & Gas Station and the Longhorn Motel built in 1953 and 1955 were built right on the state line betweeen Texas and New...

Next door to the Brownlee Texaco Station, sits the diner that was added by the Brownlee's in 1952. It was built to resemble the art deco...

Originally Zella's Cafe which opened in 1928 before Route 66 was even paved. Along the way a newer building was built and several owners...

It isn't often, OK maybe never, you see a 9 foot tall rooster wearing a sombrero and smoking a cigar. This rooster draws you in to an...