by Anne-Marie Gagne » Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:28 pm
My ideal vacation would be to travel down Route 66. There is so much to explore across the United States and taking the historic route would be the perfect way to do so!
Unfortunately, it is mostly in bits and pieces now with only a few spots in different states becoming Historic Routes after the U.S. Highway System removed the route after a lot of it was replaced by Interstate Highway System. But, it is not hard to find a route that would take you almost the same way that the famous Route 66 took.
The route started in Chicago, Illinois and goes through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California.
In Illinois, there's Lou Mitchell's Restaurant at the start in Chicago. Then the Chain of Rocks Bridge that is 60-feet above the Mississippi River that has a 30-degree angle turn in the middle of it.
In Missouri, there's the Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, Missouri. For a place to stay, there's the historic Red Cedar Inn in Pacific, Missouri.
Now in Kansas there isn't many Route 66 historic spots since the route barely hit the corner of the state near Missouri and Oklahoma. Visiting the Historic District of East Galena, which is the oldest mining town in Kansas.
In Oklahoma, there's the McLain Rogers Park and the Rock Café.
Texas has plenty of Historic districts on Route 66, including the Glenrio Historic District. It also have the Ranchotel in Amarillo, Texas.
New Mexico has the Cottage Bakery, which went through many, many types of businesses in it's life. For souvenirs from New Mexico, the Maisel’s Indian Trading Post is a good place to go since it has been selling goods there for 65 years.
Arizona has a lot of bridges that one can visit. The Old Trails Bridge which is a 800-foot bridge that crosses the Colorado River in Topock, Arizona.
And finally in California, before you would hit the Santa Monica Pier, there are a few places you can explore that were on the original Route 66. The Broadway Theater and Commercial District is one of the biggest areas to visit. It spans 7 city blocks in Los Angeles, California.
My ideal vacation would be to travel down Route 66. There is so much to explore across the United States and taking the historic route would be the perfect way to do so!
Unfortunately, it is mostly in bits and pieces now with only a few spots in different states becoming Historic Routes after the U.S. Highway System removed the route after a lot of it was replaced by Interstate Highway System. But, it is not hard to find a route that would take you almost the same way that the famous Route 66 took.
The route started in Chicago, Illinois and goes through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before ending at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California.
In Illinois, there's Lou Mitchell's Restaurant at the start in Chicago. Then the Chain of Rocks Bridge that is 60-feet above the Mississippi River that has a 30-degree angle turn in the middle of it.
In Missouri, there's the Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, Missouri. For a place to stay, there's the historic Red Cedar Inn in Pacific, Missouri.
Now in Kansas there isn't many Route 66 historic spots since the route barely hit the corner of the state near Missouri and Oklahoma. Visiting the Historic District of East Galena, which is the oldest mining town in Kansas.
In Oklahoma, there's the McLain Rogers Park and the Rock Café.
Texas has plenty of Historic districts on Route 66, including the Glenrio Historic District. It also have the Ranchotel in Amarillo, Texas.
New Mexico has the Cottage Bakery, which went through many, many types of businesses in it's life. For souvenirs from New Mexico, the Maisel’s Indian Trading Post is a good place to go since it has been selling goods there for 65 years.
Arizona has a lot of bridges that one can visit. The Old Trails Bridge which is a 800-foot bridge that crosses the Colorado River in Topock, Arizona.
And finally in California, before you would hit the Santa Monica Pier, there are a few places you can explore that were on the original Route 66. The Broadway Theater and Commercial District is one of the biggest areas to visit. It spans 7 city blocks in Los Angeles, California.