Angela C.
Yelp
A must stop if you pass through Peach Spring, AZ on your Route 66 adventures. There's a cavern, gift shop, and cafe on site. I appreciate that they have a condensed version of the tour that is wheelchair accessible at half the price. It's obviously not as interesting as the full tour but at least you can go down to the cavern and get a small glimpse of some things. It was fine for my son in his power chair but for those in a manual chair, you may need a bit of assistance as some areas are quite steep.
We started with Chris as our guide. My older kids said he was a good guide. Because my younger son and I took the shorter tour, we split with the rest of the group and went back with a guide named Dino. We didn't like him as much because he spoke so fast and walked so fast that we could not understand anything he was telling us (per my 8 year old son - and I concur). He also talked in a rehearsed monotone voice so he didn't seem very interesting to listen to, even if we could hear him.
I first came here about 18 years ago, and there have been some changes since. They now have a grotto area where you can dine in the cavern. They also made a deck complete with a couple futons, a bathroom, and a TV if you were interested in staying there overnight. Seems cool, but with people saying there are ghost sightings there, I would be too chicken to go myself...
The biggest surprise for me was the restaurant. The food is excellent! I wasn't expecting this in the middle of nowhere. We were heading westbound on Route 66 and in looking at my map, there weren't any other restaurants along the road, so I decided that we would just grab a bite there after our tour. The menu is pretty limited, but what they do have they do really well. My family had the burgers, and I had the chicken sandwich. The food took a while (because there was only one guy cooking during the lunch rush) but in watching the cook, he was taking great care in preparing the meals. The burgers were fresh beef - I sat him getting fresh balls of ground beef and putting it on the grill and smashing them down into patties. They are served on ciabatta rolls with fresh lettuce and tomatoes. My family really enjoyed their meals, and although my chicken breast was on the small side, it tasted really really good!
They also offer free charging for electric vehicles. The hotel up front also has cars with a "Radiator Springs" gas station and cars decked out like the Cars characters for photo ops. Definitely a fun way to spend a couple hours along the route.