Twin Arrows Trading Post
A business named the Trading Post Canyon Padre, named after the Gorge, that cuts nearby.
Business was slow for the store, so they placed in the late 1940s two 25-foot giant arrows in front the building.
Then they renamed it in Twin Arrows Trading Post.
The giant Arrows were easily recognized by travelers and the business began to flow.
As most of Route 66 shops the Twin Arrows Trading Post began to fail with the construction of the Interstate 40. This continued until 1995, when it was finally closed and abandoned. The land where Twin Arrows is located is in the Navajo and Hopi reservations and owned by the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino.
| Name of the Roadside Attraction: | Twin Arrows Trading Post |
| Parking: | yes, a few spots in front of the property |
| Time required: | 30 minutes |
| Descripton: | This location has been a scene in the movie "Forest Gump".
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| Next town: | Flagstaff, AZ |
| Findable: | easy - next to the road |
| Fee area: | no |
| Giftshop: | no |
| Food or drinks: | no |
| Kind of attraction: | Route 66 Landmark / old Trading Post |
| Best time to vistit: | all year |
| Address: | Route 66 - Exit 210 of I-40 |
| Directions: | Follow Route 66 from Flagstaff eastbound, Take exit 219. |
| Opening Hours: | 24/7 |
| Last visited: | September 2014 |
