The meandering and twisting course of Route 66 in its first alignment has a very simple explanation: it followed the rails of the Southwest Missouri Electric Railway, a streetcar (tramway) that linked Carthage, Carterville, Webb City and Joplin with Galena Kansas and Miami in Oklahoma. The compa...
Plan your Route 66 road trip in Missouri: cities, stops, sights, parks, what to do & see historic places and landmarks and more.
Route 66, also known as “The Mother Road,” was opened November 11, 1926. The road runs through Chicago, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and ends in California. Route 66 is known for its many stops along the way, but it might be most well known for the stop...
but I tried to list the ones on historic Route 66 or within a mile or so. I haven’t stayed in any of these, so I cannot vouch for their quality. If you have suggestions, e-mailroute66newssite(at)gmail(dot)com.
Courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden After leaving St. Clair, you won't spend much time on I-44 before reaching the outer St. Louis suburbs. En route on old Route 66 is the site of Times Beach, founded in the 1920s as a Meramec River resort. A toxic waste contamination in the early...
EagleRider’s Route 66 Self-Guided Motorcycle Tour is a 15-day journey riding along the world famous “Mother Road” highway. You begin your tour in Chicago, IL and ride for 2400 exciting miles to Los Angeles, CA. Along the way you will pass through 8 states: Illinois, Missouri, Oklaho...
I’ve lived near the Mother Road in Oklahoma, Missouri, New Mexico and Illinois, and hold memberships in several state Route 66 organizations. My wife and I have participated in Route 66 preservation projects from northern Illinois to New Mexico. I’ve driven the road’s full 2,400-mile le...
Route 66 is the most famous road in the world, from Chicago to Los Angeles. The normal drive time takes 14 to 20 days, depending on the number of stops along the way. Route 66 has many destinations to enjoy. Today, while Route 66 itself has been largely replaced by modern interstate ...
Route 66 has been called the most famous highway in the world, and it remains the ultimate road trip. The highway runs from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at Santa Monica, California, c
Tod and Buz ride into Harleyville. They meet some old comedians, including Jonah Butler, the town jinx. Filming Location: Harleyville, Missouri Friday, October 5th, 1962 3: Man Out of Time In Chicago, Tod and Buz encounter Harry Wender, a frightened 1930's gangster who has outlived his ...