Radiator Springs Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
fictional town from animated Pixar franchise "Cars" based on a section of US Route 66 between Baxter Springs and Peach Springs, as a composite of multiple real places
About Radiator Springs
Radiator Springs is a composite of several real places and landmarks on US Route 66. Its highway map location most closely resemblesPeach Springs,Arizona, a once-busy stop along the 2488 miles (4005 km) of highway leading westward fromChicagoandSaint LouisthroughKansas,Oklahoma,Texas,New Mexicoand Arizona toSanta Monica,California. Peach Springs is the administrative base of the Hualapai native first nation. In Route 66's heyday, it was a starting point for Route 66 travellers to take side trips north toGrand Canyon National ParkorMonument Valley- diversions which would add hundreds of miles to a real Route 66 roadtrip but which look somehow compressed in distance in the film. When Interstate 40 bypassed Route 66 fromOklahoma CitytoBarstow, California it took a shorter, more direct route f
Radiator Springs Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 6 sections including: