Real Reviews from Real Travelers
Grand Canyon South Rim and Tusayan
These are firsthand, unscripted video reviews from people who have experienced Route 66 and the Grand Canyon through local communities and independent businesses.
Every story reflects a real moment — honest reactions, personal perspectives, and lived experiences — shared to help future travelers plan with confidence and respect for the places they visit.
Watch the stories below, then share your own experience to help preserve the living story of the road.
Williams Arizona
Williams, Arizona has long been known as the Gateway to the Grand Canyon — a historic Route 66 town where journeys begin, pause, and often return.
These real reviews capture firsthand experiences from travelers and locals as they move through Williams — arriving by road, by rail, and by tradition. From seasonal events and community moments to everyday encounters along Route 66, these stories reflect what it truly feels like to be here.
Shared without scripts or promotion, these voices help future travelers understand Williams not just as a stop on the map, but as a living part of the Route 66 story.
Why These Stories Matter
Commissioned in Route 66 in 1926, the road once connected America’s heartland to the West Coast, stretching nearly 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. It became known as the Mother Road because it carried people west during some of the country’s most difficult chapters, including the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.
When Route 66 was decommissioned in 1985 after the completion of Interstate 40, travel patterns changed. Traffic moved faster. Stops became fewer. Many towns along the road were left to redefine their role as the journey shifted around them.
Today, designated sections of Historic Route 66 remain not as nostalgia, but as living places where people still travel, work, and build their lives. Here in Northern Arizona, the road leads travelers to the Town of Tusayan, the doorstep to the Grand Canyon National Park.
This is where people arrive before sunrise, return after sunset, and pause between journeys. It is a working community with responsibility, rhythm, and purpose. The stories below are real moments from travelers on Route 66, from employees who work at the doorstep of the Grand Canyon, and from people who choose to live in this region.