Mesa Verde requires a mile or so of walking
But
If you go to the visitor center you'll see a staircase leading up .
At the top of that staircase used to be and hopefully still, a hidden gem of the equivalent to a Michelin starred restaurant.
And
In Jerome Arizona, if you go to see the travelling jail and such, there's a restaurant named
The asylum(it's in the old mental/ respiratory asylum) that is/was world class with a very sophisticated menu.
(Foodie stuff)
Look them up to find if they still exist.
also:
While the corner of Winslow is indeed immortalized in song, the song is really about
an encounter at the der weinerschnitzel in flagstaff.
However;
The restored Harvey House(look it up, then watch the Judy Garland movie) in Winslow is the real gem.
Beautifully restored hotel worth staying at if you need a break, and (off and on as it changes management) a fantastiic restaurant with an intersting menu. The hotel and grounds are worth a 15 minute stroll.
Also
Uranus Fudge in Missouri is worth a stop for oddly named gifts
And
We stayed at an odd rv park called
South of the Border(they must have 500 billboards along the road)
I think on the southern Tennessee border.
A theme park of sorts, it's hard to describe but we had a great night in the rv park and it was wildly interesting in a 'how in the hell vs why in the hell' way. It was my favorite stop in a 5,000 mile roundabout.
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