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Census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States
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Oatman is a former mining town on Route 66 in Western Arizona. For visitors it offers equal parts touristy kitsch and real, honest-to-goodness Wild West atmosphere, complete with wood slat sidewalks.
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Former two-story, eight-room inn built in the early 1900s and supposedly haunted by several ghosts. Now a restaurant/bar and museum, no longer taking overnight guests. The restaurant has a wall papered with dollar bills. The suite where Carole Lombard and Clark Gable spent their honeymoon may be viewed; there's also fudge and souvenirs for sale.
Large selection of Native American pottery and other Indian items. Prices are very low compared to other Indian Galleries.
Locally made hand-crafted items such as art and candles that you can watch being made.
Rock and gift shop. Large selection of Southwest area rugs.
Postcards mailed from here will have a special postmark featuring a cartoon of a bearded prospector and a donkey.
Follow Route 66 from Kingman or Laughlin. This portion of Route 66 is twisty and narrow and thus not appropriate for larger vehicles.
Read in the guideThose expecting to find transportation available from the Oatman Metropolitan Subway System (OMSS), or even simple bus and monorail transportation, will be disappointed at the lack of options.
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