Historic Downtown District Travel Guide
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Popular places to visit

Bearizona
Observe many native North American animals, including black bears, bison and Rocky Mountain goats, in this wildlife park in Arizona.

Grand Canyon Deer Farm
Why not visit the animals who call Grand Canyon Deer Farm home during your travels in Williams? Visit the cosy cafes or top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area.

Raptor Ranch
See the exotic and native animals who call Raptor Ranch home during your travels in Valle. While in this quaint area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.

Buckskinner Park
Explore the great outdoors at Buckskinner Park, a lovely green space in Williams. Discover the top-notch restaurants in this family-friendly area or seek out the local tours.
Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum
You can spend an afternoon exploring the galleries in Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum in Williams.
Thunder Eagle Native Art
You can browse the exhibits at Thunder Eagle Native Art, a museum with a storied past, during your travels to Williams. Discover the area's top-notch restaurants or seek out the local tours.
Things to do

Grand Canyon Signature Hummer Tour with Optional Sunset Views

The Grand Entrance Jeep Tour from Grand Canyon South Rim

Grand Canyon Landmarks Tour by Airplane with Optional Hummer Tour

Desert View Jeep Tour from Grand Canyon South Rim

Canyon Classic Helicopter Tour with Optional Hummer Tour

Grand Canyon & Navajo Trading Post Tour from Sedona/Flagstaff
Top hotels in Historic Downtown District

The Historic Grand Canyon Hotel
My wife has limited mobility. They had us on the second floor, no ELEVATOR, no electric chair and 25 steps up and down to the 2nd floor. Staff was only available from 3:30 PM to 11 Am. The morning breakfast was poor at best. You need a SUV to get to there parking via the alley, which was mostly dirt. ...
Reviewed on 3 May 2026

Rodeway Inn & Suites Williams Downtowner - Rte 66
Room and bathroom were spotless, comfortable bed, safe and central location, good breakfast. I would highly recommend this property. It's quaint, charming, comfortable, clean, and very centrally located within the town. The staff is very helpful and friendly. My only (small) issue, mentioning only ...
Reviewed on 30 Apr 2026

Star Hotel Route 66 Grand Canyon
The heater made a lot of noise, had to turn it up to 82 just to get some heat in the room. Even turning it up to 82 it was just barely warm in the room. Other than that, the room was fine, the bed was comfortable, the area was quiet and secure. It is located close to downtown, so we were able to ...
Reviewed on 5 May 2026

Arizona 9 Motor Hotel
Very quaint. Impeccable Clean room comfortable bed. Central location. Excellent value. So glad we found it.
Reviewed on 4 May 2026

Red Garter Inn
good parking, cool place as it is historical. very clean. the ONLY downside to this place is there is a very steep set of stairs you have to go up to get to your room. it is steep and the stairs themselves are not fullsize. makes it hard to get luggage, etc up.
Reviewed on 30 Apr 2026

Celilo Inn
This was not our first time staying here. This trip I noticed that things are starting to need attention. The biggest thing was that there was mold around the tub/shower area on the walls and around the top of the shower/tub.
Reviewed on 5 May 2026
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Downtown Williams
If you're spending some time in Downtown Williams, Pete's Route 66 Gas Station Museum and Canyon Coaster Adventure Park are top sights worth seeing.
