This is the ultimate guide for finding and exploring the Route whether you’re driving from the WEST or the EAST. Its maps and directions are comprehensive yet easy to follow. The spiral bound guide stays open to the pages you are reading while you are driving or riding.

California:

Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association, Goffs

Roy’s, Amboy

Amboy Crater, Amboy

Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum, Barstow

Bottle Tree Ranch, Oro Grande

California Route 66 Museum, Victorville

Original McDonald’s Museum, San Bernardino

Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena

Colorado Street Bridge, Pasadena

Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway, Los Angeles County

Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia

Aztec Hotel and Banquet Facilities, Monrovia

North Figueroa / Highland Park neighborhood

Southwest Museum, Los Angeles

Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Chinatown, Los Angeles

Heritage Square Museum, Los Angeles

Lummis Home, Los Angeles

Broadway Commercial District, Los Angeles

Los Angeles’ historic theaters

Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica

Illinois:

Grant Park, Chicago.

Art Institute of Chicago.

Chicago Architecture Foundation.

Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Chicago.

Willis Tower, Chicago (formerly the Sears Tower).

Union Station, Chicago.

Old St. Patrick’s Church, Chicago.

Berwyn Route 66 Museum, Berwyn.

Slovenian Union of America, Joliet.

Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet.

Joliet Historical Museum.

Route 66 Raceway, Joliet.

Gemini Giant, Wilmington.

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington.

Illinois Route 66 Mining Museum, Godley.

Ambler’s Texaco Gas Station, Dwight.

Odell Station, Odell.

Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, Pontiac.

Pontiac Oakland Museum, Pontiac.

International Walldog and Sign Art Museum, Pontiac.

Livingston County War Museum, Pontiac.

Museum of the Gilding Arts, Pontiac.

Old Illinois State Police Office, Pontiac.

Sprague’s Super Service station, Normal.

Normal Theatre, Normal.

Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup, Funks Grove.

McLean Depot Train Shop, McLean.

America’s Playable Arcade Museum, McLean.

J.H. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum, Atlanta.

Atlanta Museum, Atlanta, Ill.

Route 66 Arcade Museum, Atlanta, Ill.

Old Route 66 in Towanda, Ill.

Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center. Bloomington.

World’s Largest Covered Wagon, Lincoln, Ill.

The Mill, Lincoln.

Mahan’s Gas Station at Fulgenzi’s Pizza, Springfield.

Old State Capitol, Springfield.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield.

Lincoln’s Tomb, Springfield.

Our Lady of the Highways, near Raymond.

Henry’s Rabbit Ranch, Staunton.

Country Classic Cars, Staunton.

Mother Jones Grave, Mount Olive.

Soulsby Station, Mount Olive.

Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center, Litchfield.

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville.

World’s Largest Catsup Bottle, Collinsville.

Old Chain of Rocks Bridge.

Missouri:

Newly updated! Includes reverse driving directions (west-to-east). This is the 4th Edition of the original, acclaimed Route 66 Map Series by Mother Road historians Jerry McClanahan and Jim Ross,. In print continuously since 1994, the Route 66 Map Series remains the #1 choice for roadies worldwide when it comes to functionality and precise, accurate, turn-by-turn driving directions.

Gateway Arch, St. Louis.

City Museum, St. Louis.

Citygarden, St. Louis.

The Grove district, St. Louis.

Museum of Transportation, St. Louis.

Magic House, St. Louis.

St. Louis Car Museum.

Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka.

Former Red Cedar Inn site, Pacific.

Jensen’s Point, Pacific.

Route 66 Pacific Railfan Center, Pacific.

Purina Farms, Gray Summit.

Meramec Caverns, Stanton.

Jesse James Wax Museum, Stanton.

Mark Twain National Forest.

Rosati Winery Museum, St. James.

Vacuum Cleaner Museum, St. James.

Cuba Murals, Cuba.

The Route 66 Red Rocker, Fanning.

Rolla Stonehenge, Rolla.

Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Museum, Lebanon.

Wild Animal Safari, Strafford.

Gillioz Theatre, Springfield.

History Museum on the Square, Springfield.

Guy Mace’s Route 66 Car Museum, Springfield.

Bass Pro Shops, Springfield.

Old Rock Fountain Court, Springfield.

Halltown.

Gay Parita Station, west of Halltown.

Spencer, Mo., ghost town.

Red Oak II, Carthage.

Precious Moments Park & Chapel, Carthage.

Jasper County Courthouse Route 66 Museum, Carthage.

Powers Museum, Carthage.

66 Drive-In, Carthage.

Route 66 Mural Park, Joplin.

Joplin Museum Complex, Joplin.

Kansas

Galena Mining and Historical Museum.

Cars on the Route, Galena.

Galena’s Haunted Bordello, Galena.

Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge, between Riverton and Baxter Springs.

Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum.

Kansas Route 66 Visitors Center, Baxter Springs.

New Mexico

Dinosaur Museum, Tucumcari

Tucumcari Historical Museum, Tucumcari

Teepee Curios, Tucumcari

Odeon Theatre, Tucumcari

Monument to the Mother Road, Tucumcari

New Mexico Route 66 Museum, Tucumcari

Route 66 Auto Museum, Santa Rosa

Blue Hole, Santa Rosa

Rudolfo Anaya statue, Santa Rosa

La Bajada Hill

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe

San Miguel Chapel, Santa Fe

Santa Fe Children’s Museum, Santa Fe

Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe

Clines Corners

Lewis Antique Auto and Toy Museum, Moriarty

Wildlife West Nature Park, Edgewood

Sandia Peak Tramway, Albuquerque

Nob Hill district, Albuquerque

KiMo Theatre, Albuquerque

National Museum of Nuclear Science and History, Albuquerque

Old Town Albuquerque

American International Rattlesnake Museum, Albuquerque

Albuquerque Botanic Garden, Albuquerque

Pueblo of Laguna

New Mexico Mining Museum, Grants

Red Rock Park, near Gallup

Richardson’s Trading Post, Gallup

In Travel Route 66, Route 66 expert and enthusiast Jim Hinckley provides detailed descriptions and itineraries that allow travelers of all ages and inclinations to explore the myriad wonders to be found along the highway’s 2,500 miles.

Oklahoma

Mickey Mantle’s boyhood home, Commerce
Mickey Mantle statue, Commerce
Allen’s Fillin’ Station, Commerce
Coleman Theatre Beautiful, Miami
Dobson Museum, Miami
Route 66 Vintage Iron Motorcycle Museum, Miami
Sidewalk Route 66 highway, between Miami and Afton
Afton Station, Afton
World’s Largest Totem Pole, Foyil
Andy Payne statue, Foyil
Will Rogers Memorial, Claremore
Will Rogers Hotel site, Claremore
J.M. Davis Arms Museum, Claremore
The Nut House, Claremore
Blue Whale, Catoosa
Catoosa Historical Museum, Catoosa
D.W. Correll Museum, Catoosa
Historic Meadow Gold sign, Tulsa
Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa
Woody Guthrie Center, Tulsa
Blue Dome, Tulsa
Tulsa Art Deco Museum, Tulsa
John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park, Tulsa

Cyrus Avery Memorial Plaza, Tulsa
Route 66 Village, Tulsa
Sapulpa Trolley Car, Sapulpa
Old Ozark Trail alignment, Sapulpa
Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum, Sapulpa
Kellyville oil derrick and pump jack, Kellyville
Bristow Historical Museum, Bristow
Chandler Phillips 66 Station, Chandler
Route 66 Interpretive Center, Chandler
Museum of Pioneer History, Chandler
Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum, Warwick
OK County 66, Arcadia
The Round Barn, Arcadia
POPS, Arcadia
Frontier City, Oklahoma City
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City
Will Rogers Theater events center, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Capitol Dome, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma City
Gold Dome, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma City
Express Clydesdales, Yukon
Fort Reno, El Reno
Cherokee Trading Post, west of El Reno
Pony Bridge, near Bridgeport
Lucille’s, Hydro
Stafford Air and Space Museum, Weatherford
Weatherford Wind Energy Park, Weatherford
Heartland of American Heritage Museum, Weatherford
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum, Clinton
McLain Rogers Park, Clinton
National Route 66 Museum, Elk City
Beckham County Courthouse, Sayre
RS&K Railroad Museum, Sayre
Roger Miller Museum, Erick
100th Meridian Museum, Erick
Sandhills Curiosity Shop, Erick
Texola Old City Jail, Texola

Texas:

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U-Drop Inn, Shamrock

Devil’s Rope Barbed Wire Museum, McLean

Bug Ranch, Conway

Big Cross, Groom

Route 66-themed rest area, on eastbound I-40 east of Amarillo

Palo Duro Canyon State Park, near Amarillo

Sixth Street District, Amarillo

Jack Sizemore Traveland RV Museum, Amarillo

American Quarter Horse Heritage Center & Museum, Amarillo

Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo

Dot’s Mini-Museum, Vega

Oldham County Heritage Farm & Ranch Museum, Vega