Street Names
The former Front Street (Route 66), officially renamed in 1955 to honor the famous actor, a native son whose father ran the Hotel Beale, connecting him to the city's historic core and the famous highway.
What is Andy Devine Avenue?
Kingman is one of the largest suppliers of this gemstone
What is Turquoise?
This large park hosts Kingman Parks & Rec's administrative offices, as well as a pool, horseshoe pits, basketball courts, soccer fields, tennis courts, pickleball courts, racquetball courts, softball fields, playgrounds, a dog park, concession stands, outdoor exercise equipment, and more.
What is Centennial Park and Pool?
Originally known as the Desert Power & Water Company plant (1907-1909), this landmark powered local mines and Kingman until the Hoover Dam made it obsolete in 1938. Today it is home to the Arizona Route 66 Museum.
What is Kingman Powerhouse?
This Route 66 restaraunt is old fashioned, serving traditional diner fare, and is best known for its homemade root beer and pizza. It is decorated with Route 66 memorabilia and has served notable celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, and Angus T. Jones from Two and a Half Men.
What is Mr. D'z Diner?
Named after an army officer and frontiersman who built a wagon road from Arizona to Colorado, this street today is known for its historic downtown scene.
What is Beale Street?
This small town in the Cerbat Mountains no longer exists, but used to be the county seat in 1897 before the county seat was "stolen" by Kingman.
What is Mineral Park?
This park was named after the railroad surveyor who surveyed along the Atlantic and Pacific right of way in 1880. Several events take place here throughout the year including a farmers market, food truck festival, and the Kingman Route 66 Fest.
What is Lewis Kingman Park?
This Route 66 landmark was built in 1907 by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and now houses the Kingman Railroad Museum and serves as an Amtrak stop.
What is the Santa Fe Railway Depot?
This popular restaraunt in downtown Kingman offers wood-fired pizza and real pit BBQ and was launched in 2016.
What is Floyd & Company?
A main thoroughfare running North and South in Kingman, this street hosts many popular businesses.
What is Stockton Hill Road?
This animal was used in an experiment by the US Army in the 1850s to determine its feasibility as a pack animal in desert conditions in present-day Kingman.
What are camels?
This park is located downtown and hosts the Mothers' Day Arts & Crafts Festival each May.
What is Metcalfe Park?
Built in 1927 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, this standard gauge landmark is on display between Andy Devine Avenue and Beale Street. It was presented to the City of Kingman as a historical monument in 1957 by the Santa Fe Railway Company and previously used Kingman as a "water stop."
What is Steam Engine #3759 at Locomotive Park?
You can take your seat, put your table down, and order a true airplane-themed, American-style breakfast or lunch at this restaraunt while surrounded by the Kingman Army Airfield.
What is Kingman Airport Cafe?
A downtown street hosting historic sites like the Kingman Municipal Court.
What is 4th Street?
These baseball teams played in a major league exhibition in Downtown Kingman at the current Locomotive Park in 1924.
Who are the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburg Pirates?
These are used by the Kingman Parks Department in cooperation with the Marine Corps League to honor a loved one. The tributes are laid out on the ground at the Veteran’s Memorial Park (Locomotive Park).
What are Memorial Bricks?
These buildings were built adjacent to each other in 1909 and 1915 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
What is Mohave County Courthouse and Jail?
This newer establishment replaced Kingman's Hot Rod Cafe along Hualapai Mountain Road. They also offer live music on their outdoor patio.
What is Kingman Craft House?
What used to be the runway for Port Kingman (the old airport), this commonly used road runs East to West.
What is Airway Avenue?
In 1926, this gangster conflict hit Kingman in the form of five Chinese whose loyalty was to the Bing Kong Tong. They walked into the Mohave Cafe, killed Tom King (from a rival gang) and left. They were soon apprehended and condemned to hand at a state prison in Florence.
What is the Tong War?
This volunteer program helps Kingman Parks & Rec by allowing a group or individual to sponsor one of Kingman's parks, landscapes, paths, trails, and facilities. Volunteers may pick up litter, remove graffiti, pull weeds, and more.
What is Adopt-A-Park?
Built in 1909 and located at 315 E Andy Devine Ave, this was the first three-story building in the county and surrounding counties in Arizona. Clark Gable is among the celebrities who have stayed there.
What is the Brunswick Hotel?
This restaraunt has been providing hometown hospitality and the best cowboy cuisine with style for more than 35 years. The restaurant & museum stand on the intersection of Andy Devine, Stockton Hill Road, and Hualapai Mountain Road.
What is Dambar & Steakhouse?