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This guide to road-tripping along Route 66 presents the highway's very best stops-and it's the only guidebook with a fully integrated app.

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Route 66 Leg One: Chicago to St. Louis
316 Miles Route Highlights

• Route 66 Starts Here Sign
• Gemini Giant
• Standard Oil Station
• Bunyon with a Hot Dog
• Cozy Dog Drive In
• World's Largest Catsup Bottle Featured Campgrounds Indiana Dunes State Park
  1600 N 25 E, Chesterton, IN
  If you plan on starting your Route 66 adventure in Chicago, this is the perfect campground for tenting, RVing, or cabin camping. The South Shore Line offers rail service directly from the state park to downtown Chicago. St. Louis West/Historic Route 66 KOA
  18475 Old U.S. Hwy 66, Eureka, MO
  This campground sits right on historic Route 66 and offers amenities like a heated pool, playground, jump pillow, and gem mining. Plus, it's located less than a mile from Six Flags St. Louis. Featured Accommodations The Pasfield House Inn
  525 S Pasfield St, Springfield, IL
  This 1896 mansion has been converted into a bed-and-breakfast. It's located close to all the major attractions in Springfield. Playlist Songs to get you in the mood, while on the road...

1. Route 66, Chuck Berry
2. Illinois, Brett Eldredge
3. Chicago, Sufjan Stevens
4. My Kind of Town, Frank Sinatra
5. Lake Shore Drive, Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah
6. Illinois, The Everly Brothers
7. Illinois Blues, Skip James
8. Chicago Breakdown, Big Maceo
9. Have a Good Time, Big Walter Horton
10. Little Boy Blue, Big Walter Horton
11. I'm a Man, Bo Diddley
12. Mustang Sally, Buddy Guy
13. Going to Chicago, Fenton Robinson
14. Highway Man Blues, Jimmy Dawkins Illinois Chicago, Illinois, is the eastern terminus of the Mother Roaddepending on which way you travel, you will either start or end your trip across from Grant Park and Lake Michigan. Over the years, various road realignments and improvements have meant that the route was, and still is, ever-evolving; today many of these iterations still exist in some capacity throughout the Land of Lincoln. After leaving the Windy City, the road takes you southwest through rural Midwestern towns full of classic motel neon, vintage filling stations, roadside giants, and historic bridges until you hit the Mississippi River and East St. Louis. The Route The stretch of Route 66 from Chicago to St. Louis is home to aluminum-and-chrome diners, historic, family-owned cafes, bizarre attractions, and other reminders of the route's charming past. You'll also see plenty of cornfields and flat prairie land between the bustling cities and sleepy towns along this first leg. Fun Fact: Illinois is known as the Land of Lincoln because the tall guyand eventual presidentspent most of his adult life in the state. So prepare to see plenty of Honest Abe-inspired roadside wonders on this stretch. There are nearly 300 miles of Route 66 in Illinois. The state is also home to many of the country's most famous Muffler Men, those fiberglass titans of retro roadside kitsch. A lot of the old route has been gobbled up by modern highways, in particular I-55, but there's still plenty of neon, fiberglass, and chrome to keep any Roadtripper happy. Traditionally, travelers begin their journey southwest near the shores of Lake Michigan, not spending too much time in Chicago. After all, the Mother Road is calling. Chicago Start your epic journey at the route's original 1937 terminus at Lake Shore Drive and E Jackson Drive in downtown Chicago. Don't miss the Route 66 Starts Here sign at the corner of S Michigan Avenue and E Adams Street. The sign (along with a handful of replica signs on the same block) is located in a busy section, so you may need to find parking elsewhere and walk to the sign for a photo. Lou Mitchell's Restaurant & Bakery
    565 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL
    Lou Mitchell's is the perfect place to get breakfastand a cup of the world's finest coffeebefore you leave the Windy City. The restaurant has been serving home-cooked comfort food to travelers since 1923, predating the designation of Route 66 by three years. Before sitting down, diners are handed a freshly made donut hole and a miniature box of candy. And because one donut hole is never enough, you can order some to go. Extra Stops Buckingham Fountain
    Photo Op
    301 S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL Willis Tower
    Attraction
    233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL The Berghoff
    Restaurant
    17 W Adams St, Chicago, IL Lulu's Hot Dogs
    Restaurant
    1000 S Leavitt St, Chicago, IL Castle Car Wash
    Photo Op
    3801 W Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL Henry's Drive-In
    Restaurant
    6031 W Ogden Ave, Cicero, IL Hofmann Tower
    Photo Op
    3910 Barrypoint Rd, Lyons, IL Weirdville Date: August 21, 2004
    Location: Chicago, Illinois
    UFO Sighting: Tinley Park Lights
    On a balmy August evening in 2004, Chicago residents reported seeing a series of red or white lights that formed a triangle shape. Several videos captured the light show, and it was even reported by local news outlets. The phenomenon occurred about 45 miles from O'Hare International Airport, but the lights moved too slowly to be a commercial plane. What makes this one of the more significant UFO sightings is that it was investigated by the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a nonprofit with thousands of civilian volunteers. The mysterious occurrence was also featured on the History Channel's UFO Hunters. Outside Chicago Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket
    645 Joliet Rd (Historic Route 66), Willowbrook, IL
    Route 66 is renowned for its classic American cuisine. If you're not still full of donut holes (or even if you are), visit Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket, just outside Chicago, for some of the best fried chicken you'll ever taste. The roadhouse has been serving its home-cooked goodness since 1946, and even if you're not ready to eat just yet, the neon sign is a classic photo op. Extra Stops Montana Charlie's Little America Flea Market
    Shopping
    255 S Joliet Rd, Bolingbrook, IL
    (Open on Sundays from April through October) Rich & Creamy
    Restaurant
    920 N Broadway St, Joliet, IL Route 66 Welcome Center and Gift Shop
    Attraction
    204 N Ottawa St, Joliet, IL Rialto Square Theatre
    Photo Op
    102 N Chicago St, Joliet, IL Route 66 Raceway
    Attraction
    500 Speedway Blvd, Joliet, IL

Contenu
Introduction Leg 1: Chicago to St. Louis Leg 2: St. Louis to Tulsa Leg 3: Tulsa to Amarillo Leg 4: Amarillo to Albuquerque Leg 5: Albuquerque to Flagstaff Leg 6: Flagstaff to Santa Monica