Cruising Through Oklahoma – Exploring Route 66 – Part 2 (Arcadia to Texola)
The second half of our Oklahoma excursion starts in Arcadia. Here we checked off 2 more “must see” items on […]
National Parks
Cruising Through Oklahoma – Exploring Route 66 – Part 1 (Commerce to Chandler)
Since the sun was setting in Missouri, and it was darker in Kansas, then it stands to reason that it […]
Visions of CARS, CARS, CARS on Route 66 – Kansas
Route 66 is a whopping 13 miles long (not a typo) in Kansas! But don’t let the short length of […]
Seeing the Sights on Route 66 – Missouri – Part 2 (Uranus to Joplin)
Okay, technically its in St. Robert, MO, but does anyone really come to St. Robert to see something other than […]
Seeing the Sights on Route 66 – Missouri – Part 1 (St. Louis to Devil’s Elbow)
The last stop in Illinois was the Chain of Rocks Bridge which is where Route 66 used to cross the […]
What to See on Route 66 – Illinois – Part 3 (Springfield to Granite City)
Thanks for joining us on this final installment of the Illinois Route 66 series! Illinois had the most things to […]
What to See on Route 66 – Illinois – Part 2 (Lexington to Williamsville)
Welcome to part 2 of the Illinois Route 66 adventure! The first part covered from Chicago to Pontiac and this […]
What to See on Route 66 – Illinois – Part 1 (Chicago to Pontiac)
As we wound our way downtown Chicago on one way streets, with delivery trucks parked 2 wide in the travel […]
Route 66 Trip Planning Realities
There is already an enormous amount of documentation regarding the history of Route 66 so I’m not going to bore […]
Discover Chicago Portage National Historic Site
Starting at the beginning of Route 66 in Chicago, we made our way thru the craziness of the Windy City […]