Attractions & Sights Along Route 66 (PHOTOS)

We have a mildly sick fascination with driving across the country. We've seen so little of America in comparison to how big this country is.

It's understandably kitschy, but driving across Route 66 would be such a fun trip. All the memorabilia (both real and fake), the copious amounts of fried food, the vast open road.

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[TomCinIllinois]

02:17 PM on 10/02/2010

35 years ago, I was driving west on 40-44, old Route 66, and stopped to fill my tank at one of those last-chance-for-gas places just before going through the desert and driving though one of those great towns like Needles.

The attendant apparently squirted oil on my differential and told me it was leaking, and that I would never make it through the desert.

Well, I made it through the desert and another 80,000 or so miles before I sold the vehicle without any differential repairs.

That was a genuine and typical Route 66 experience.

[PunKinPai]

12:19 PM on 10/02/2010

I was raised in Holbrook, AZ (where the famous Wigwam Motel is), and Route 66 was the town's lifeline. Like many small towns on 66, it relied on motels, restaurants and curio stores for employment and revenue. After Interstate 40 bypassed the town it started to shrivel and fade. Now, the only successful motels and eating establishments, mostly fast-food, exist close to the on/off ramps outside of the town proper. The Pixar film "Cars" could be the story of Holbrook.

[ydrittmann]

10:52 AM on 10/02/2010

The movie "Cars" is a great film about the mother road.

[jessilikewhoa]

12:25 AM on 10/02/2010

You missed my neighbor the Gemini Giant

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-illinois/GeminiGiant-600.jpg

[Thomas Nagano]

05:17 PM on 10/01/2010

You're missing "The Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" Chicken Boy

http://www.chickenboy.com/

5558 Figueroa, Highland Park, California on Old Route 66 into Los Angeles

TK

[Max Shaw]

04:23 PM on 10/01/2010

Blue Whale of Catoosa looks like he took a Whale of a dump in that lake..disgusting.

[th am]

11:58 AM on 10/01/2010

Cadillac Ranch is NOT on Route 66. The authors need to do their research a bit better than this!!!

[Joe Williams]

07:32 PM on 10/01/2010

I've been there, and it is indeed on Route 66, as noted in almost all books and Web resources about the Mother Road. The Cadillac Ranch is on the frontage road of I-40 (between exits 60 and 62 in Amarillo), which is an old alignment of Route 66.

[JScott]

11:55 AM on 10/01/2010

Don't forget the shoe tree a couple of miles east of Roy's.

[JScott]

11:40 AM on 10/02/2010

http://s9.photobucket.com/albums/a85/alexeichler/grand%20canyon%20skybridge/?action=view¤t=02shoetreeamboycaalongoldushwy66.jpg

[Tresco]

09:47 AM on 10/01/2010

I grew up in Southern California east of Los Angeles. The Madonna of the Trail was nearby. Route 66 was about 2 1/2 miles from my house. Route 66 was how my family came to California and how we went back east to visit. I've seen most of the stuff on the list at one time or another. As a small boy it was wonderful almost magical. As I grew up I came to see the sights as dreadfuly corny and painful to look at. I now have a rediscovered appriciation and respect for the "mother road". This is real America. Much is gone but much of what's left is being preserved. You owe it to yourself to reread the literature. Rewatch the old movies. Then go get your kicks on route 66. It's a truly iconic journey.

[JScott]

11:53 AM on 10/01/2010

Madonna of the trail is at Euclid and Foohill in Upland.

[GWHayduke]

01:50 PM on 10/01/2010

That's where one of them is. There are 12 of them around the country - wiki it!

[Tresco]

04:36 PM on 10/01/2010

That's the place.

[JScott]

11:53 AM on 10/01/2010

er FooThill

[otchster]

09:42 AM on 10/01/2010

Drove the Mother Road in 2006 from Chicago to Santa Monica (by way of Cleveland, Ohio). It's a fascinating endeavor and gives you a chance to see off-the-beaten path Americana at its finest. Ghost towns, hitchhikers, and tourist traps are just some of the things you'll see during the 4,200+ mile round trip. To think of how many people made that great journey over the years is super interesting and you can certainly feel it when you make the trip. One of the best trips of my life! Plenty of stories and memories. My pictures are here: http://picasaweb.google.com/shawnmariani/Route66RoadTrip#

[Decorina]

09:50 AM on 10/01/2010

You have some nice photos. Looks like a great trip.

[otchster]

10:04 AM on 10/01/2010

Thanks!

[goodgravy]

01:44 PM on 10/01/2010

wonderful pics, shawn. looks like a really fun trip that i'd love to make some day.

[Decorina]

09:41 AM on 10/01/2010

I love Route 66. I've traveled on it since 1951 when I was born. If you are looking for Rt 66 on maps, though, it will be hidden for the most part. Several interstates cover the origin in the Chicago area, but the rest of the route is close to I-40.

One exception is the leg that takes off from Kingman, AZ and goes over Sitgreaves Pass into Oatman, AZ. It is a huge reminder of the Rt 66 that originally got you from AZ to CA. Oatman, where burros roam freely because they are protected is an incredible reminder of the old west. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in this historic highway.

[otchster]

10:08 AM on 10/01/2010

Oatman is incredible! We drove through around 4am - a quite old west ghost town made more desolate by nightfall, we had the winding roads to ourselves! Saw the burros and picked up a hitch hiker whose motorcycle (actually a trike) was out of gas. We brought him BACK to Oatman, against our will for fear of our safety and our desire to make it to CA for sleep. He hustled us. It was scary, but makes for a great memory.

[Decorina]

10:12 AM on 10/01/2010

You really had a Rt 66 experience. I grew up near Rt 66 and hustlers were commonplace - you really had an experience! Happy that everything turned out OK for both of you. Were you able to see Ed's Camp on the way up to Sitgreaves Pass? It is pretty amazing too.

[Dbos]

03:41 PM on 10/01/2010

agree oatmans burros unique the pass forgotten but great