From Frederick we prefer to take I-70 West to I-68 West to I-79 South to I-64 West. Usually better road surface and less traffic than I-70. At Saint Louis if you do not stop to see the Arch, take I-265 to I-44 West. Take US-50 West to US-54 West. Take the expressways around Topeka and then US-54/400 West. If you want to see Dodge City it is just North of Minneola on US-283. US-54 will take you to
Tucumcari,, which is an old Route 66 town now on I-40. From there you can take I-40 West to Albuquerque or take I-54 West from Santa Rosa to Carrizozo where there is
Valley of Fires. Roswell is not too far back to the East if it interests you. From Carrizozo take US-380 West to I-25 North to US-60 West. At Globe, AZ AZ-77 South will take you to Tucson.
If you go South to take I-40 West from Oklahoma, There a lot to see along I-40. In Amarillo, there is
Palo Duro Canyon State Park and the
Big Texan on Old Route 66. In New Mexico,
Tucumcari still has dinners along Historic Route 66 and numerous murals painted on buildings plus other attractions. Santa Rosa is another Route 66 town and has the
The Blue Hole and
Santa Rosa Lake State Park which has a nice campground. In Albuquerque, the
Pueblo Cultural Center and
Petroglyph National Monument are worth visiting in my opinion. In Grants, there is the
Mining Museum. Just South of I-40 going West from Grants are
El Malpais National Monument,
El Moro National Monument and the
Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano.
Acoma Sky City is said to be the longest occuppied location in the U.S. They give tours of the pueblo and there is an RV park next to the casino.
On the way to Flagstaff along I-40 are
Petrified Forest National Park,
Meteor Crater and
Homolovi Ruins State Park. You can stand on the corner in
Winslow Arizona.
In the Flagstaff area are
Sunset Crater National Monument,
Wupatki National Monument, and
Walnut Canyon National Monument.
Headed South from Flagstaff, Sedona/Camp Verde/Cottonwood are about an hour South. In that area you will find
Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well National Monuments,
Tuzigoot National Monument,
Palatki and Honaki Ruins,
V-Bar-V Heritage Site,
Verde Canyon Railroad,
Fort Verde State Park,
Cathedral Rock,
Gold King Mine, and
Jerome State Historic Park.
