You Can Go from Texas to New Mexico By Walking Through a Doorway in This Route 66 Ghost Town

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The Ghost Town of Glenrio Across Two States

Right on the border of Texas and New Mexico at mile marker 373 sits Glenrio, a town frozen in time. From 1926 to 1973, it was a bustling stop for travelers on Route 66, but everything changed when Interstate 40 was built nearby.

Today, photographers and history lovers visit its empty streets to explore the past. The town’s 17 remaining structures are so special that in 2007, they were added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Peculiar Drinking Laws

In 1955, Glenrio had a strange rule about alcohol: on the Texas side, you couldn’t sell any drinks within 300 feet of the state line. But just a few steps away in New Mexico, the Little Juarez Cafe served all kinds of alcohol, from whiskey to wine…

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