The West Central Route 66 Visitor Center is a 21,000 square foot multipurpose center includes Route 66 Museum & Neon Sign Graveyard, a banquet/event hall, outdoor amphitheater, taproom, gift shop! Bernalillo County and City of Albuquerque are developing The Route 66 Visitor Center located at 12200 Central Ave SW ABQ NM 87121, atop of Nine Mile Hill, near Atrisco Vista and I-40. The West Central
Route 66 Visitor Center is a multipurpose center that celebrates the history and culture of America's Mother Road. The center is a project led by the Southwest Alliance of Neighbors and the West Central Community Development Group, who over the last 28 years advocated and secured public financing from state, county and city government to make the center a reality. The 21,000 square foot facility includes a banquet/event hall, outdoor amphitheater, Route 66 museum, taproom, gift shop, and administrative offices. The outdoor areas, including the parking lot, will be utilized for a makeshift drive-in theater, car shows, and other community events. Albuquerque has the longest stretch of the historic mother road in the country, and when operational, the visitor center will have a national presence and locally will further advance economic development on the West Central corridor. It will help stimulate private and public investment, create jobs and bring greater prosperity to the West Side, and all of Albuquerque.
