Fun Facts: Barstow, California
- Barstow started as Waterman Junction, a mining hub in the late 1800s, and officially became Barstow in 1886.
- The historic Casa del Desierto Harvey House opened in 1911 and now houses the Route 66 Mother Road Museum, the Western America Railroad Museum, and the NASA Goldstone Visitor Center (because of NASA’s Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex at Fort Irwin, a nearby military base).
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POINTS OF INTEREST
- El Rancho Sign
- 1st & Main
- Route 66 Motel
- 195 W Main
- Casa Del Desierto
- 681 N First St.
- Barstow Marquee
- Numerous locations through town
- Del Taco Originals
- 401 First Street Barstow
- The Village Hotel
- Main St Barstow
- Train Museum
- 681 N First St
- Mother Road Museum
- 681 N First Street
- McDonalds
- 1611 E. Main Barstow
- Motel Torches
- 193 W Main Barstow
- Stardust Inn
- 901 E Main Barstow
- Cactus Inn
- 916 E Main Barstow
- Murals
- Various locations
- Tom’s Certified
- 28664 US Highway 58
- Giant Fire Helmet
- 861 Barstow Rd
- Goldstone Display
- 681 N. First St.
- Barstow Murals
- Various location
- End of the Trail Statue
- 1041 E Main Street
- Mini Roy’s Café
- 413 E. Main Street