After St. Louis, Route 66 runs into the Deep South, where oil wells, cowboys, and the conservative "Bible Belt” await.Above: Devil's Elbow Bridge, Missouri.Devil's Elbow steel bridge was laid down in 1923 over
California ¦ Arizona ¦ New Mexico ¦ Texas ¦ Oklahoma ¦ Kansas ¦ Missouri ¦ Illinois Illinois' Route 66 Historic Sites Soulsby’s Service Station, Mt. Olive Credits Historic Motels Hotels in IL Historic The Eagle Hotel (Wilmington) Historic Lazy A Motel (Springfield) Belvidere ...
Also mythical are the many hotels and motels that hosted some of the greatest personalities of those crazy days. Several motels and hotels on Route 66 claim to have hosted Elvis Presley. Such is the case of theBest Western Route 66 Rail Havenin Springfield, Missouri. Entered in the National ...
many quirky old motels and cafés hang on by a thread of hope, sit vacant, or survive in memory only—all for want of an Interstate exit. In fact, of all the roads covered in this book, Route 66 has perhaps felt the greatest impact from the modern Interstate world; for many stretches...
Kansas Route 66- The short ribbon of the Mother Road through Kansas is the shortest of any state at just 13.2 miles, from the Missouri state line to the Oklahoma border, passing through the southeastern corner of the state. Despite being one of the shortest segments of the historic highway...
Travel planning for a road trip in 2025 on Historic U.S. Route 66, photos, maps, travel information, hotels, and things to see
Travel planning for a road trip in 2025 on Historic U.S. Route 66, photos, maps, travel information, hotels, and things to see
Talk about sparking people's curiosity. Right where Route 66 crosses the Missouri-Kansas state line near Galena, Kansas, just below the “Welcome to Galena” sign reads the message: “Home of the Sea Slug King of Kansas." Whaaa? KSNF-TV in nearby Joplin, Missouri, has the explanation: ...
Route 66 Motels in Illinois Congress Plaza Hotelin Chicago, IL Braidwood Motelin Braidwood, IL Route 66 Hotel & Conference Centerin Springfield, IL Carlin Villa Motelin Carlinville, IL Route 66 Motels in Missouri Wagon Wheel Motelin Cuba, MO ...