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If you're old enough to remember Route 66 when it ran, non stop, from
Chicago to L.A., then you probably remember the name Tucumcari. Probably
no other town (or city) along Route 66 could match Tuncumcari's
advertising campaigns. Then it was known as the town that's two blocks
wide and two miles long. Now, exit to exit, it is seven miles long and
much more than two blocks wide; but it is still a small town. Of course,
at night with all the neon you can't help but think 'Las Vegas'.
Visitors' Center - Take the I-40 Business exit. The Tucumcari
Chamber of Commerce is on I-40 Business almost in the middle of town (404
Tucumcari Blvd). I-40 Business is Tucumcari Blvd but the locals frequently
refer to it as Route 66. For more information phone them at (toll-free)
1-888-664-7255.
Mesalands Dinosaur Museum - A project of Mesalands Community
College and many concerned folks in Tucumcari, Mesalands Dinosaur Museum
has on display the world’s largest collection of bronze skeletons, fossils
and replicas of prehistoric creatures. The Mesalands Dinosaur Museum was
the first museum in the world to display a Torvosaurus skeleton. For more
information phone 1-505-461-3466 or visit their web page at: Dinosaur.
From I-40 take the I-40 Business exit (this is signed as Tucumcari
Blvd) and drive to the intersection of US-54 (1st Street). If you were
eastbound on I-40, turn left; if you were westbound, turn right. Go 2
blocks to Laughlin Avenue and turn right. The Mesalands Dinosaur Museum
will be on your right at 222 E Laughlin Avenue.
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