Route 66 SEPTEMBER 10-19, 2025 Get Your Kicks on Route 66!
Join us for the ultimate American road trip on U.S. Highway 66, popularly known as Route 66 or the “Mother Road.” Feel like you are traveling back in time as we visit historic places that evoke images of simpler times, mom and pop businesses, and the icons of a mobile nation on the road. From St. Louis to Santa Monica Pier, travel this famous road and see the well-preserved motels, diners, gas stations, and roadside attractions of a bygone era. DAY 1: JOPLIN, MO Kick off this epic Mother Road adventure with our friends from St. Louis, beginning with the 163-foot-wide waterfall at Grand Falls, then arrive in Joplin for a guided tour of the town’s history, Route 66 Mural Park, and the hideout apartment of infamous outlaws Bonnie & Clyde. Overnight in Joplin. D DAY 2: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Continue into Oklahoma for a day filled with more classic Route 66 roadside attractions. Stop in Chelsea to marvel at the World’s Largest Concrete Totem Pole. Stop in Chandler to visit the Rt 66 Interpretive Center featuring artwork and memorabilia that showcase the beauty of Rt 66. Learn about the life of humorist Will Rogers as you visit his memorial museum in Claremore. Take photos of the famed roadside wonder The Blue Whale of Cartoosa and the Old Round Barn in Arcadia before arriving in Oklahoma City for dinner and an overnight stay. B, D DAY 3: AMARILLO, TX Capture the spirit of Route 66 at the National Route 66 Museum, the ultimate way to experience our nation’s most revered highway. Stop in Shamrock, TX, to visit the U-Drop-Inn Café before learning about the history of barb wire at the Devil’s Rope Museum in McLean. Join a local guide for a tour of Amarillo, including the must-stop at Cadillac Ranch to see 10 Cadillacs buried nose down and covered in spray paint graffiti. B, D
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DAY 4: GALLUP, NM You’ve reached the halfway point of Route 66! Stop in Adrian, TX, for a photo at the iconic mid-point sign before continuing along the Mother Road to Albuquerque, NM. Enjoy a classic 50s-style blue plate special lunch at the 66 Diner, complete with their famous milkshake. Unpack for
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Cuba Murals
CO
KS
2 UT NV Hoover Dam
Worlds Largest Concrete Totem Pole
CA
Joplin
National Rt 66 Museum
OK
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Golden Nugget
Petrified Forest National Park Winslow Arizona
1 Big Texan Hotel
Oklahoma City
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Kingman
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Los Angeles
The Blue Whale of Catoosa
AR
El Rancho Hotel
Rt 66 Museum
Cadillac Ranch
Santa Monica Pier
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NM
AZ
TX
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