LODGING
DINING
ATTRACTIONS & SITES
SHOPPING/SOUVENIRS/PHOTOGRAPHS
PUBLICATIONS
TOWN/STATE WEBSITES
(Including visitor centers & Chamber of Commerce sites)
ROUTE 66 ASSOCIATION WEBSITES
OTHER TRAVELERS' WEBSITES
ROUTE 66 LINKS PAGES

PLEASE NOTE: Not all listings are in a particular order at the moment.  Thank you!

ROUTE 66 LODGING

bulletInnkeeper Motel,  I-66 & Route 140, Hamel, IL  62046 - 618-633-2111
bulletRest Haven Court, 2000 East Kearney 744 (Route 66), Springfield, MO  65803 - 417-869-9114
bulletBlue Swallow Motel, 815 Tucumcari Blvd. (Route 66), Tucumcari, NM - 505-461-9849
bulletLeisure Lodge Motel, 1204 E. Santa Fe Avenue (Route 66), Grants, NM   87020 - 505-287-2991
bulletRoute 66 Inn, 128 E. Route 66, Williams, AZ  86046 - 888-786-6956
bulletWagon Wheel Motel, 901 E. Washington, Cuba, MO 65453  573-885-3411
bulletWigwam Motel, 811 Hopi Drive (Route 66), Holbrook, AZ - 520-524-3048
bulletEl Rancho Motel, 112 E. Main Street, Barstow, CA  760-256-2401
bulletMunger Moss Motel, 236 E. Route 66, Lebanon, MO 65536 - (417) 532-3111
Ken Turmel's website devoted to promoting the Munger Moss

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ROUTE 66 DINING

bulletRoute 66 Cafe & Grill, Route 66, Countryside, IL  (Now known as the William Tell Restaurant)
bulletThe Launching Pad Cafe, Route 66, Wilmington, IL - 815-476-6535
bulletThe Hen House, 1250 E. Chain of Rocks Road (Route 66 & SR 111), Mitchell, IL - 618-931-5210
bulletTed Drewes Frozen Custard, 6726 Chippewa St., St Louis, MO - 314-481-2652
bulletMonroe's Route 66 Diner, 409 E. Osage (Route 66), Pacific, MO
bulletRock Cafe, 114 W. Main Street, Stroud, OK 74079     918 968-3990 
bulletSid's Diner, 4 E. Main Street (Route 66), Yukon, OK - 405-354-9702
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Clines Corners, One Yacht Club Drive, Clines Corners, NM - Exit 218, I-40 - 505-472-5488

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Pine Country Restaurant, 107 N. Grand Canyon Blvd., Williams, AZ - 520-635-9718

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Delgadillo's Snow Cap, Route 66, Seligman, AZ- (Remember to bring your sense of fun and humor with you!!) 
520-422-329    E-mail:  RDelgad475@aol.com

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Lou Mitchell's, 565 W. Jackson & Jefferson, Chicago, IL - 312-939-3111

bulletDel Rheas Chicken Basket, 645 Joliet Road (Old U.S. 66), Willowbrook, IL - 708-325-0780
bulletPolk-A-Dot Drive In, 222 North Front Street, Braidwood, IL 60408    815-458-3377
bulletDixie Truckers Home, I55 & US 136, McLean, IL   309-874-2323
bulletThe Ariston Café, Old Route 66, Litchfield, IL 62056   217-324-2023
bulletMetro Diner, 11th & College (Route 66), Tulsa, OK 74104  918-592-2616
bulletHillbillee's Café, 206 East Hwy 66, Arcadia, OK 73007  405-396-8177
bulletThe Big Texan Steak Ranch & Motel, 7701 I - 40 East, Amarillo, TX 79120     806-372-6000   800-657-7177   Fax   806-371-0099
bulletThe Midpoint Cafe & Gift Shop, Adrian, TX  806-538-6379
bulletNick's Place and Fresh Choices, Route 66 & Route 66, Albuquerque, NM 87102    505-242-8369 or 505-242-6447
bullet66 Diner, 1405 Central Ave., Albuquerque, NM 87104   505-247-1421
bulletRoute 66 Malt Shop, 1720 Central Avenue N.W. (Route 66), Albuquerque, NM 87104   505-242-RT66
bulletRoute 66 Drive-In, 1301 West Highway 66, Gallup, NM   505-863-9932
bulletGalaxy Diner, 931 West Highway 66 (Route 66), Flagstaff, AZ   520-774-2466
bulletThe Museum Club, Flagstaff, AZ
bulletMiz Zips Café, 2924 East Route 66, Flagstaff, AZ 86001  520-526-0104
bulletCruisers, Williams, AZ
bulletThe Route 66 Place, 417 E. Route 66, Williams, AZ 86046   520-635-0266
bulletOld Smoky's Restaurant - Williams, AZ

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ROUTE 66 ATTRACTIONS & SITES

We visited the following major attractions & notable sites along Route 66 (or side trips and attractions not specifically related to Route 66).  I did not list all the abandoned tourist courts, filling stations and so on (there are so many!) I mentioned those throughout my narrative, many of which were listed in Bob Moore's "Illustrated Guidebook to the Mother Road."

bulletThe Gateway Arch - St. Louis, MO
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Riverside Reptile Ranch
Located 3/4 mile south of I-44 at the Stanton Exit (230) on Hwy W. Stanton, MO
573-92-SNAKE
Open 10am - 7pm, 7 Days a Week - All year
Adults $4.00   Childen 4 - 12 $3.00

bulletAntique Toy Museum, I-44 at Exit 230, Stanton, MO   573-927-5555
bulletMeramec Caverns
I-44 at Exit 230, Stanton, MO
P.O. Box 948, Stanton, MO  63079
FAX  573-468-2633
Open every day except Thanksgiving & Christmas
bulletTotem Pole Park, 4 miles east of Route 66 on SH 28A, Foyil, OK   918-342-9149
bulletThe Blue Whale - Catoosa, OK
bulletWill Rogers Memorial, 1720 West Will Rogers Boulevard, Claremore, OK   800-828-9643
bulletOklahoma Route 66 Museum, 2229 Gary Boulevard, Clinton, OK  580-323-RT66
bulletNational Route 66 Museum, 2717 W. Highway 66, Elk City, OK   73644 580-225-6266
Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas
bulletLucille Hamons' Filling Station and Store - Hydro, OK   
Click here for a link to a tribute to Lucille (1915 - 2000)
bulletRound Barn - Arcadia, OK
bulletDevil's Rope Museum - McLean, Texas
bulletStanley Marsh's Cadillac Ranch - West of Amarillo, TX
bulletMeteor City  -   Exit 239 off of I-40 on a piece of old Route 66
bulletPetrified Forest & Painted Desert - I-40, Exit 311, Arizona    520-524-6228
Daily 8 AM - 5PM, Closed Christmas
bulletMeteor Crater  -  Located minutes off I-40 in Arizona, 20 miles west of Winslow, 35 miles east of Flagstaff   520-289-2362
Open year round
May 15 - September 15:  6AM - 6PM
September 16 - May 14: 8AM - 5PM
bulletThe Grand Canyon
bulletBarstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum
Located at the Historic Harvey House, 681 N. First Avenue, Barstow, CA  92311
Fri - Sun  11:00 - 4:00 (Often open other times and for groups)
760-255-1890
bulletCalifornia Route 66 Museum - Victorville, CA
bulletUniversal Studios
Universal Center Drive Exit off Hollywood Freeway (101), Universal City, CA
Summer:  8AM - 10PM
Non-summer:  9AM - 7PM
bulletGeorge C. Page Museum of Discovery/LaBrea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA   -   323-934-7243
Viewing the tar pits are free.  Museum, admission
bulletRipley's Believe It or Not! - 6780 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA   323-466-6335
Daily 10 - 10
bulletMann's Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA
bulletGuinness World Records, 6764 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA
7 days a week, 10AM - midnight
bulletHollywood Wax Museum, 6767 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA  323-462-8860
7 days a week, 10AM - midnight

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ROUTE 66 SHOPPING / SOUVENIRS

bulletJohn Claar's Hitching Post - road related merchandise, multimedia, books and AMERICAN ROAD magazine
bulletRoute 66 Motors - 12661 Old Highway 66, Rolla, Missouri 65401 Located between Exits 189 & 195 - A great place to view old cars that you can buy. Here you will also an excellent Route 66 Nostalgia Gift Shop. Check out the Devils Elbow Cut Off T-Shirt. Since 1985.   ~Wayne & Patricia Bales, Proprietors
573-265-5200
bulletFunks Grove Maple Sirup, U.S. Highway 66, Funks Grove, IL  309-874-3360
bulletEisler Bros. Old Riverton Store, Route 66, Riverton, Kansas    316-848-3330
bulletClines Corners, One Yacht Club Drive, Clines Corners, NM, Exit 218, I-40
bulletIndian Village Trading Post - Continental Divide, New Mexico
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Trading Posts (various) - SR 118  - Lupton, Arizona
At the New Mexico/Arizona border are numerous trading posts all vying for your attention

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Jack Rabbit Trading Post,  Joseph City, Arizona    520-288-3230

bulletAngel & Vilma Delgadillo Memorabilia, 217 E. Route 66, Seligman, AZ   86337    520-422-3352
bulletRoy's Motel Cafe, Old Trails Hwy (Route 66), Amboy, CA
bulletRoute 66 Products: Martin Milner Limited Edition Autographed Route 66 75th Anniversary License Plates (ALL 8 STATES AVAILABLE AND US ROUTE 66) 
bulletLandrunner's PostmarkArt - Website for Ken Turmel, creator of the fabulous "Postmark Art." 
bulletHenry's Rabbit Ranch - 1107 Historic Old Route 66, Staunton, IL 62088-4361  (618) 635-5655

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PUBLICATIONS

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American Road Magazine - celebrating ALL historic U.S. Highways and auto trails . . .from sea to shining sea

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Route 66: The Empires of Amusement by Thomas Arthur Repp

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Route 66: The Highway and Its People by Quinta Scott

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Route 66 Magazine

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Route 66: The Mother Road by Michael Wallis

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Route 66 Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion by Tom Snyder

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Route 66 Remembered by Michael Witzel

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A Guide Book to Highway 66 by Jack Rittenhouse (1946) Facsimile copies have been printed of this book; very interesting!

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Illustrated Guidebook to the Mother Road by Bob Moore and Patrick Grauwels

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Journey Down Route 66 Hosted by Michael Wallis

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Route 66 Revisited Hosted by Michael Wallis (a companion video to Journey Down Route 66) 

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Route 66 Turns 75 Hosted by Michael Wallis (an update of the above two videos for Route 66's 75th Anniversary)

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Route 66: An American Odyssey

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The Route 66 Cookbook by Marian Clark

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The Main Street of America Cookbook by Marian Clark 

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Route 66: The Map Series by Jim Ross and artwork by Jerry McClanahan

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Tales From the Coral Court: Photos & Stories from a Lost Route 66 Landmark - by Shellee Graham

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Traveling the New, Historic Route 66 of Illinois by John Weiss

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Oklahoma Route 66 by Jim Ross

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Route 66: Return to the Road with Martin Milner 

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Bones of the Old Road - Jim Ross and Jerry McClanahan 

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Kids on 66 - Emily Priddy (suggestions for traveling Route 66 with kids)


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CITY & TOWN WEBSITES

(Including Visitor Centers & Chamber of Commerce sites)

ILLINOIS

Chicago
Cicero
Countryside
Lyons

Romeoville

Pontiac
Funks Grove
Lincoln

Springfield
Carlinville

Edwardsville

MISSOURI

Eureka
Rolla

OKLAHOMA

Miami
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Clinton
Elk City

NEW MEXICO

Tucumcari
Albuquerque
Grants

ARIZONA

Winslow
Standin' on a Corner in Winslow
Williams
Kingman
Oatman
Lake Havasu

CALIFORNIA

Needles
Barstow

Barstow Chamber of Commerce
Victorville
San Bernardino

 

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ROUTE 66 ASSOCIATION WEBSITES

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National Route 66 Federation

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Illinois

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Missouri

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Kansas

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Oklahoma

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Texas

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New Mexico

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Arizona

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California Route 66 Association

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Old Route 66 Visitor Center & General Store, Hackberry, AZ  ˇ  520-769-2605     e-mail:  rt66sw@route66web.com 

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Friends of the Mother Road


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TRAVELERS' WEBSITES / PHOTOGRAPHY & ROADSIDE IMAGES (ALL HIGHWAYS)

This section features a variety of cool websites about Route 66
and other U.S. Highways, roadside Americana, vintage advertising, neon signs, etc.

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Route 66 Photographs - website of Shellee Graham & Jim Ross featuring a wide variety of roadside photographs

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Route 66: Enjoy The Ride

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Arizona Reporter

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ROUTE 66 U.S.A. LTD

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The Mother Road

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Michael Wallis' Virtual Campfire

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Route 66 Mailing List (Yahoo Groups) 

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Postcards from the Road 

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Shellee Graham - Photographer, Author of Tales From the Coral Court: Photos & Stories from a Lost Route 66 Landmark

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Ghost Town Press  Bones of the Old Road (video), Oklahoma Route 66 (book) and Here it Is: The Route 66 Map Series 

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Route 66 Spring Break

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Route 66/Area 51

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Route 66

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Martin's Route 66 Gallery & Essay

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Hampton Inn Caravan - 66 days on Route 66

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Postcards from the Road

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USA Yesterday and Today

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Roadside Peek

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Roadside Architecture

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Space Age City - Googie Architecture Online

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Tack-o-Rama

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Roadside America

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Kids on 66

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Mother Road Widow

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Western Trails - Guy Randall

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Lime Green Evolution

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Motel Americana

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Roadside Photos

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Road Tripping

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Steph's "Big Things" website

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Early Vegas

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ROUTE 66 LINKS PAGES

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Route 66 News

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Route 66 MetroPark

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Route 66 Publications

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Exit Here

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NodeWorks

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Two Lane Links at PostmarkArt

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The Largest Route 66 Links Page

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This page was last updated on Saturday, November 18, 2006