Roadkill Cafe, Route 66 restaurant in Seligman, United States.
The Roadkill Cafe is a diner on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona, where the red walls are covered with thousands of signed dollar bills left by passing travelers. The interior is filled with taxidermied animals mounted on the walls and ceiling throughout the dining room.
Jim and Jean Pope opened the cafe in 1997 after taking over several businesses along Route 66 in Seligman. The original concept let guests grill their own steaks, but over time the place shifted into a more standard roadside diner format.
The menu items carry names like "Smear of Deer" or "Fender Tender," playing on the idea of animals found on the road. Travelers from many countries stop here drawn by this type of dark roadside humor, which has become a small tradition along this stretch of Route 66.
The cafe sits right on the old highway in Seligman and offers seating both inside and on an outdoor area. The interior decor is dense and covering every surface, so visitors who are sensitive to visual clutter may prefer a table outside.
A visitor once arrived with an actual dead animal, having taken the restaurant's name literally. In reality, the menu serves only standard American comfort food and the name is purely a joke.
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