It’s another edition of Road Trip With Rach and she’s back on the road to Arizona destinations with stops in Winslow and the Meteor Crater! Rachel shares her travel tips on why she recommends these historic places for your Arizona travel planning! For more visit managedmoms.com
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00:00 - When it comes to taking a trip,
00:02 you may be thinking about Europe or a cruise,
00:06 but what you might forget is that Arizona
00:08 has some amazing places to visit
00:10 that are only a road trip away.
00:12 Rachel Harris is here to share one of those places today.
00:15 Welcome, Rach.
00:16 I'm so glad you're here.
00:18 - Thank you.
00:18 I love it when I get to put my Arizona shirt back on.
00:21 - I love it.
00:22 - Me too.
00:22 I am back on the road hitting Arizona destinations,
00:26 which I found that my blog readers love
00:29 because it's affordable.
00:30 So today I'm taking you to Winslow, Arizona.
00:33 Ever been there?
00:34 - I haven't.
00:34 No, I'm so excited to hear all about it.
00:36 - Yeah, it's a big historic town.
00:38 It's a little, I mean a little town that's very historic,
00:41 but we'll start off.
00:42 I brought a couple of reasons
00:44 why folks should check out Winslow.
00:47 I'm calling this Why Visit Winslow?
00:49 First of all, it's only a three hour drive from Phoenix.
00:52 Nice and easy.
00:53 - Super easy.
00:54 - Budget friendly getaway,
00:55 which is why I love the Arizona road trips
00:57 'cause it's gonna cost less
00:58 than if you go out of state.
01:00 And it's also got that famous standing on the corner
01:03 that we'll talk about that in just a bit.
01:05 I brought a video, you know, the Eagle Song.
01:07 - Love it.
01:08 - And then also this gorgeous hotel, very historic.
01:11 The La Posada Hotel is there.
01:13 Charming, historic railroad trackside hotel.
01:16 We're gonna talk about that.
01:17 The town and hotel is rich in Arizona railroad
01:21 and Route 66 history.
01:23 And if you're a train buff, which my family loves trains,
01:27 you gotta know about this town.
01:28 - Okay, this all sounds so cool.
01:30 Not necessarily a train buff,
01:32 but I do know that Eagle Song.
01:33 So let's talk a little bit about it.
01:34 - Yeah, so let's do it.
01:35 So let's dive in with that.
01:36 So if we can roll the first video of my trip to Winslow.
01:40 And one thing I love about when you first get into Winslow
01:44 is check out the billboard.
01:45 Just jump out of your car, take a picture,
01:47 'cause it lists all the places to see while you're there.
01:50 All right, the famous standing on the corner,
01:53 that famous song.
01:54 Can you sing a little line?
01:55 ♪ So the standing on the corner in Winslow ♪
01:58 ♪ Arizona ♪
01:58 You know the song, right? - That's great.
02:00 - So that is a very popular street corner
02:03 because of that song.
02:04 So people will go for the day, get their pictures.
02:07 You know, that was written by the Eagles,
02:10 Glenn Fry and Jackson Brown.
02:11 So there's sculptures of the musicians.
02:14 And also there's another line in the song
02:17 about the flatbed Ford truck.
02:19 There it is.
02:20 You can get your photo op with that as well.
02:23 And Winslow is all about, like the sign says,
02:26 taking it easy.
02:27 - That's great.
02:28 Oh, that's so fun, Rach.
02:30 I love this.
02:30 I would love to go hang out there.
02:32 It's so cool.
02:33 - Okay, well, here's a cool surprise.
02:35 Go ahead and stay the night
02:36 because there's an amazing hotel there
02:38 called the La Posada Hotel.
02:40 And if we can roll that video.
02:42 So this hotel is extra special
02:45 because it was built in 19, opened in 1930.
02:50 It's one of the last great Fred Harvey
02:52 Santa Fe Railway hotels.
02:55 And it was situated, it is situated
02:57 between the Santa Fe Railroad and Route 66.
03:01 And now the railroad is the BNSF,
03:03 but back in the day, it was that railroad.
03:05 This hotel was designed by Mary Jane Coulter.
03:08 She's one of the great Southwestern architects.
03:10 And she designed the hotel, the gardens,
03:13 the furniture, everything back in 1929.
03:16 Quite a feat, especially for a woman.
03:19 And check it out, all through the hotel,
03:20 there's little historic pieces and tidbits.
03:23 That's the Harvey girls.
03:24 And she made sure they had aprons
03:26 that were bright and colorful for the Harvey houses
03:29 where folks would get off the train
03:30 and go in to eat, take a break.
03:32 - Okay, my husband would have us there all day
03:35 just reading those historical little tidbits.
03:38 Like, that is such a beautiful hotel,
03:40 but yeah, I would get stuck there
03:41 with him reading all of that historical stuff.
03:43 And I'd wanna go walk around and explore,
03:45 but it's perfect for both history buffs
03:47 and people who wanna just enjoy the beauty.
03:48 - And I love that 'cause you learn about your state.
03:50 So let's do a little more footage at the La Posada Hotel
03:54 because it's sort of an art gallery as well.
03:57 So check out the art.
03:58 The artist is actually one of the owners,
04:01 Alan Affelt and his wife, Tina Mion.
04:03 She's the artist.
04:05 They actually, oh, check that out,
04:06 Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan's eyes.
04:08 I love that piece.
04:09 Her oil pastels are gorgeous.
04:11 But this couple actually saved the hotel.
04:14 It had closed in 1957 after 27 glory years.
04:18 And then it was taken over by the railway.
04:21 It was gutted.
04:22 Thank goodness for this couple.
04:23 In '87, they restored it, opened it back up to the public.
04:27 They were able to get their hands
04:28 on some of the original furnishings.
04:30 Everything is handcrafted from ceiling to floor.
04:34 It is quite the property to walk through and check it out.
04:37 Lots of celebrities through the years stayed at the hotel
04:41 and they've got the wall of fame there.
04:43 I see Bob Hope and Clark Gable.
04:46 So that is another really interesting tidbit
04:49 about the La Posada.
04:50 - How cool, Rach.
04:51 This sounds like an amazing adventure.
04:54 - It is, you gotta definitely check it out.
04:56 All right, do we have time for another one?
04:57 - I don't know.
04:58 I think can we, no, we'll save it for you guys.
05:01 You gotta come back because Rach has so many more great tips
05:04 about this awesome Arizona destination.
05:07 So we'll check back in with Rachel.
05:09 - Yep, later on in the show,
05:10 we got a little more wind flow in the meteor crater.
05:12 - Okay, I'm going out singing that Eagle song.
05:15 All right, welcome back.
05:17 In the first half of the show,
05:19 Rachel Harris gave us some tips
05:21 for when you're traveling to Winslow, Arizona.
05:23 Well, we didn't get to all of them.
05:25 So Rachel, what else should people know
05:27 before going to Winslow?
05:29 Give us a scoop.
05:30 - All right, let's roll the video
05:31 because if you're a train lover,
05:32 you have got to go to this historic town of Winslow.
05:36 So the La Posada Inn we talked about earlier,
05:39 it backs up to the BNSF railway
05:42 and they've got a beautiful patio out back.
05:44 So for train lovers, they are in heaven
05:47 and you can take a cocktail out there as well
05:49 and watch the trains, over 90 trains a day,
05:52 roll on by and Amtrak also comes twice daily.
05:57 So check that out.
05:59 And you'll see here in just a second
06:02 that folks are getting off the train,
06:04 walking over to the hotel to check in.
06:07 So that's something else you could do.
06:07 - Oh my gosh, that's a door to door service.
06:09 - Yeah, you can do a train trip
06:11 and get off and stay at the La Posada,
06:12 which by the way is on the national and state register
06:15 of historic places when it comes to hotels.
06:17 - Very cool.
06:17 - So check that out for sure.
06:19 And also one more thing about La Posada, the restaurant.
06:23 If we can show that video, it's called the Turquoise Room
06:26 and it is a highly rated restaurant.
06:29 There's the coffee shop right there.
06:31 It's called the Turquoise Room because it's named
06:33 after the fancy private dining car from the past
06:37 that was in the super chief train that ran from 1937 to 74
06:42 from Chicago to LA.
06:44 There I am having a drink in the bar.
06:44 - That looks delicious.
06:45 - It was a Cosmo.
06:46 - Cheers.
06:47 - So good.
06:48 And that train back in the day was called Train of the Stars
06:50 because lots of celebrities, we get off the train
06:53 and go into the La Posada to eat at the restaurant,
06:57 the Harvey House, which is now the Turquoise Room.
06:59 - And there are some stars right there.
07:00 - And that's my in-laws, Eddie and Charles.
07:02 We took them on the trip.
07:03 They're big train lovers.
07:05 That's a beautiful soup, corn and bean.
07:07 All the entrees are fantastic.
07:09 And the placemats are from the original placemats
07:13 back in the train days, the old train days.
07:15 Isn't that cool?
07:16 - It is, I read they have new placemats coming.
07:18 So I'm gonna have to go check that out.
07:19 And are you a bloody merry gal
07:21 or a coffee gal in the morning?
07:23 They have both.
07:24 - Both.
07:25 - And you gotta have the cinnamon roll.
07:26 So definitely eat at the Turquoise Room.
07:28 - You can do breakfast and dinner.
07:30 Delicious.
07:31 - It's so good.
07:32 It's an award-winning restaurant.
07:33 All right, let's go to downtown Winslow.
07:35 There's a few things to do.
07:37 It is a small town, but check it out.
07:39 Population only 8,900.
07:42 So you get that small town quaint feel.
07:45 Used to be right off the Route 66.
07:47 Now the I-40's there,
07:48 but people still come to see the history.
07:50 This store is called the Arizona 66 Trading Company.
07:53 If you're an Eagles fan, they got everything Eagles.
07:56 They got everything Route 66.
07:58 Look at the song, "Witchy Woman" T-shirt.
08:00 There's also shirts that say, "Take it easy."
08:04 And then fun too, it's almost like a mini museum
08:07 for the Eagles, as you can see.
08:09 And they've got tons of gift ideas as well.
08:11 That's the old Trails Museum.
08:13 Definitely visit that.
08:14 Flatbed Ford Cafe is fun.
08:17 Homemade breakfast and lunch right there.
08:20 They also sell T-shirts and aprons.
08:24 Make sure you try Grandma's Tacos on Taco Tuesdays.
08:28 - Rachel, you're making me so hungry.
08:30 - I love cafes like that, just love it.
08:32 And then Westernware, you gotta check out
08:34 Rhinestones and Bling.
08:37 Everything Western, this is the town
08:39 where you go to take it easy.
08:41 - Oh my gosh, what a fun trip.
08:42 And I know we have another amazing spot, right?
08:45 - So here's what's really cool.
08:46 Just a 30 minute drive from Winslow to the Meteor Crater.
08:49 So let's roll video there.
08:51 Now I said goodbye to my in-laws and my husband
08:53 and I went here by myself on the way home.
08:56 This place is family friendly.
08:58 Tickets aren't bad at all, $20 to $29.
09:01 Active duty U.S. military, get in free.
09:03 And look at this, you can see the Apollo 11 test capsule
09:07 because the astronauts back in the '60s
09:10 actually trained for the moon landing here at the crater.
09:13 'Cause it kinda mimics craters on the moon.
09:15 So I think that is so fascinating.
09:17 Love that, that is one of the lookout points.
09:20 And check it out, you can get so much exercise
09:22 walking around, looking at the crater.
09:25 - So you can go all the way down in there.
09:26 - Yes, and you can walk around yourself
09:28 or you can do guided tours.
09:31 And there is a piece of the original crater
09:34 and they've got a new coffee house.
09:36 Beautiful space, great food.
09:38 You can take home souvenirs or coffee.
09:40 And there's a nice museum as well, very interactive.
09:43 Kids love that kind of thing.
09:45 And it truly is the best preserved,
09:48 first proven meteor crater on earth.
09:51 So I recommend the meteor crater
09:53 and I recommend checking out Winslow.
09:56 I just love doing these Arizona road trips.
09:57 - Oh my goodness, well a road trip is definitely
10:00 one of the best ways to stay on a budget
10:02 and you gave us all the best places to stay caffeinated.
10:04 So remind everybody where they can find
10:06 all the information about this.
10:07 - Managedmoms.com, both articles are published.
10:09 The meteor crater, Winslow, with all of the links
10:12 to everywhere I recommend.
10:14 - Well Rachel, I have to go just for the food.
10:15 - Yes, do it. - 'Cause everything you showed
10:16 looks amazing. - I'll go with you.
10:17 - Perfect, all right.
10:18 Stick around guys 'cause we have more of the mix after this.
10:21 Yeah, it was like.
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