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Route 66: The Ultimate Mother Road
A 21-day itinerary covering 60 stops. Route: Chicago → Gemini Giant → Henry's Rabbit Ranch → Meramec Caverns → Cars on the Route → Blue Whale of Catoosa → Oklahoma State Capitol → National Route 66 Museum → Cadillac Ranch → Midpoint Café → Old Town Albuquerque → Central Avenue → El Malpais National Monument → Petrified Forest National Park → Standin' on the Corner Park → Mather Point → Lowell Observatory → Seligman → Oatman → Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch → Hollywood Boulevard → Santa Monica Pier.
21days
60stops
3115km
DAY01
Chicago → Willis Tower
2.5 km · 11m driving · Overnight in Willis Tower
- 09:00Chicago· start
- 2 km · 8m
- 11:00Lou Mitchell's
- 0.5 km · 3m
- 14:00Willis Tower· overnight
Accommodation
Downtown Chicago
DAY02
Gemini Giant → Cozy Dog Drive-In
165 km · 1h 48m driving · Overnight in Cozy Dog Drive-In
- 10:00Gemini Giant· start
- 95 km · 1h 4m
- 13:00Route 66 Association Hall of Fame
- 70 km · 44m
- 16:00Cozy Dog Drive-In· overnight
Accommodation
Springfield
DAY03
Henry's Rabbit Ranch → Gateway Arch
150 km · 1h 28m driving · Overnight in Gateway Arch
- 10:00Henry's Rabbit Ranch· start
- 89 km · 51m
- 13:00Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
- 60 km · 37m
- 15:30Gateway Arch· overnight
Accommodation
St. Louis
DAY04
Meramec Caverns → Munger Moss Motel
148 km · 1h 36m driving · Overnight in Munger Moss Motel
- 10:00Meramec Caverns· start
- 105 km · 1h 6m
- 13:00Murals of Cuba
- 43 km · 30m
- 16:00Munger Moss Motel· overnight
Accommodation
Lebanon
DAY05
Cars on the Route → Coleman Theatre
229 km · 2h 12m driving · Overnight in Coleman Theatre
- 10:30Cars on the Route· start
- 219 km · 2h 3m
- 13:00Rainbow Bridge
- 10 km · 9m
- 15:30Coleman Theatre· overnight
Accommodation
Miami (Oklahoma)
DAY06
Blue Whale of Catoosa → Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios
146 km · 1h 27m driving · Overnight in Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios
- 10:00Blue Whale of Catoosa· start
- 117 km · 1h 7m
- 13:00Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza
- 29 km · 20m
- 16:00Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios· overnight
Accommodation
Tulsa
DAY07
Oklahoma State Capitol → Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
276 km · 2h 37m driving · Overnight in Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
- 11:00Oklahoma State Capitol· start
- 170 km · 1h 36m
- 14:00Lucille's Service Station
- 107 km · 1h 1m
- 16:30Oklahoma Route 66 Museum· overnight
Accommodation
Clinton
DAY08
National Route 66 Museum → Devil's Rope Museum
128 km · 1h 18m driving · Overnight in Devil's Rope Museum
- 10:30National Route 66 Museum· start
- 45 km · 30m
- 14:00Tower Station and U-Drop Inn
- 83 km · 48m
- 16:30Devil's Rope Museum· overnight
Accommodation
Amarillo
DAY09
Cadillac Ranch → Palo Duro Canyon
155 km · 1h 31m driving · Overnight in Palo Duro Canyon
- 09:00Cadillac Ranch· start
- 131 km · 1h 15m
- 12:00Big Texan Steak Ranch
- 24 km · 16m
- 15:00Palo Duro Canyon· overnight
Accommodation
Amarillo
DAY10
Midpoint Café → Blue Hole
148 km · 1h 28m driving · Overnight in Blue Hole
- 10:30Midpoint Café· start
- 111 km · 1h 7m
- 13:30Glenrio
- 36 km · 21m
- 16:00Blue Hole· overnight
Accommodation
Santa Rosa
DAY11
Old Town Albuquerque → Central Avenue
219 km · 2h 14m driving · Overnight in Central Avenue
- 11:00Old Town Albuquerque· start
- 191 km · 1h 51m
- 14:00Sandia Peak Tramway
- 27 km · 23m
- 17:00Central Avenue· overnight
Accommodation
Albuquerque
DAY12
Central Avenue
Overnight in Central Avenue
- Central Avenue
DAY13
El Malpais National Monument → El Rancho Hotel
219 km · 2h 4m driving · Overnight in El Rancho Hotel
- 11:00El Malpais National Monument· start
- 131 km · 1h 15m
- 14:30Continental Divide
- 88 km · 49m
- 16:30El Rancho Hotel· overnight
Accommodation
Gallup
DAY14
Petrified Forest National Park → Jack Rabbit Trading Post
160 km · 1h 31m driving · Overnight in Jack Rabbit Trading Post
- 10:00Petrified Forest National Park· start
- 115 km · 1h 4m
- 14:00Wigwam Motel
- 45 km · 27m
- 16:30Jack Rabbit Trading Post· overnight
Accommodation
Holbrook
DAY15
Standin' on the Corner Park → Walnut Canyon National Monume…
68 km · 47m driving · Overnight in Walnut Canyon National Monument
- 10:00Standin' on the Corner Park· start
- 26 km · 18m
- 13:00Meteor Crater
- 42 km · 29m
- 16:00Walnut Canyon National Monument· overnight
Accommodation
Flagstaff
DAY16
Mather Point → Desert View Watchtower
156 km · 1h 41m driving · Overnight in Desert View Watchtower
- 10:00Mather Point· start
- 155 km · 1h 36m
- 13:00Grand Canyon Village
- 1.6 km · 5m
- 16:00Desert View Watchtower· overnight
Accommodation
Grand Canyon Village
DAY17
Lowell Observatory → Sunset Crater Volcano
141 km · 1h 42m driving · Overnight in Sunset Crater Volcano
- 10:00Lowell Observatory· start
- 134 km · 1h 31m
- 13:00Museum of Northern Arizona
- 6.4 km · 11m
- 15:30Sunset Crater Volcano· overnight
Accommodation
Flagstaff
DAY18
Seligman → Hackberry
194 km · 1h 58m driving · Overnight in Hackberry General Store
- 10:00Seligman· start
- 153 km · 1h 32m
- 13:00Grand Canyon Caverns
- 41 km · 26m
- 16:00Hackberry General Store· overnight
Accommodation
Kingman
DAY19
Oatman → Roy's Motel & Café
126 km · 1h 45m driving · Overnight in Roy's Motel & Café
- 10:30Oatman· start
- 90 km · 1h 14m
- 14:00Needles
- 36 km · 31m
- 16:30Roy's Motel & Café· overnight
Accommodation
Barstow
DAY20
Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch → Pasadena
251 km · 2h 42m driving · Overnight in Pasadena
- 10:00Elmer's Bottle Tree Ranch· start
- 168 km · 1h 47m
- 13:00Wigwam Motel No. 7
- 83 km · 55m
- 16:00Pasadena· overnight
Accommodation
Pasadena
DAY21
Hollywood Boulevard → Santa Monica
33 km · 46m driving
- 10:00Hollywood Boulevard· start
- 26 km · 27m
- 13:00Beverly Hills
- 7.7 km · 19m
- 16:00Santa Monica Pier
Accommodation
Santa Monica