Category: Route 66

Discover Hidden Gems on Your Route 66 Road Trip: A Comprehensive Itinerary

There are faster ways to travel from Chicago to Southern California, but speed has never been the point of Route 66. The Mother Road rewards travelers who leave the interstate, follow an old alignment through a nearly forgotten downtown, stop when an unexpected neon sign appears, and give themselves enough time to investigate the giant …

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Wonders, Soda Fountains, Hot Springs, and Kitsch on Route 66

Some of the best places to see on the long Rt. 66 stretch between Tulsa and Los Angeles This summer my daughter, her boyfriend, and I took our longest Route 66 road trip yet: from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Los Angeles, California, tracing the route that many Oklahomans took in the ’30’s, as fictionalized in The …

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Discovering Route 66: From Tulsa to Arcadia

Last weekend my family and I took a day to explore Route 66 along Tulsa to Arcadia. Our first stop was for lunch and a little sightseeing in Stroud, Oklahoma. There were a few places that we found interesting, but finally decided on lunch at the Rock Café, a well known historic Route 66 landmark …

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Discovering Route 66: Tulsa’s Mother Road Market

I always say that there are two things that I like best about living in Tulsa: the friendly people and the architecture, and the former proved to be true once more when my family and I took a walk through the Mother Road Market this weekend and were greeted by the friendliest of vendors! When …

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