Route 66: Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
What better place to begin a road trip down historic Route 66, than at the bridge where the Mother Road crossed the Mississippi? Okay, Chicago ...
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Our Lady of Sorrows Shrine, Missouri River Scenic Drive
After I explored the capitol building in Jefferson City, I laid out a plan for the drive back to St. ... -
Jefferson City, Missouri: State Capitol Building
The constant rain finally slowed to a drizzle when I arrived in Jefferson City, Missouri, for a quick look at ... -
8-Ball Water Tower, Drive across Missouri
Is there anything worse than awakening in a motel room, in the middle of a trip, looking outside, and seeing ... -
State Line: Route 66 Crosses From Missouri Into Kansas
Kansas never received its fair share of the Mother Road. Out of the original route’s 2,448 miles, only 13 of ... -
Joplin, Missouri
As you leave Webb City (westbound), you can take a bypass alignment of Route 66 around the north side of ... -
Webb City, Missouri: Giant Praying Hands
Webb City was one of the most pleasing small towns I visited on my trip down Route 66. The town ... -
Carterville, Missouri
For Westbound Travelers: follow Route 66 Blvd. out of Carthage, until you reach Pine Street. Turn left, heading south, until ... -
Carthage, Missouri: Route 66 Drive-In
As I reached the outskirts of Carthage, I was thinking that the day was nearly done, and all that was ... -
Halltown, Route 66 between Carthage and Springfield
Old US 66 parallels I-44 between Springfield and Carthage, but runs far enough north that you won’t see the highway. ... -
Springfield, Missouri
You can choose from two alignments of Old US Route 66 through Springfield, Missouri. The bypass route takes Kearney to ... -
Marshfield, Missouri: Hometown of Hubble Telescope Namesake
Between Philipsburg and Marshfield, Route 66 escapes the presence of the Interstate, and travels through some beautiful rural scenes via ... -
Lebanon, Missouri: Munger Moss Motel and Wrinks Market
Lebanon, Missouri serves up two necessary stops for the nostalgic Route 66 traveler. The first is the lovingly maintained Munger ... -
Route 66 Crosses the Gasconade River
West of Waynesville, Old Route 66 wanders away from the frontage of Interstate 44 for a while, over a couple ... -
Waynesville, Missouri: Big Frog
As you drop down into Waynesville, be sure to watch the right side of the road (westbound) for a Frog ... -
Old 4-Lane Stretch Of Old Route 66 Through Hooker Cut
This is one of the strangest sections of Old Route 66 — one that left me feeling like the last ... -
Stonehenge Replica At The University of Missouri, Rolla
Thanks to the University of Missouri’s campus, and also due in part to an entire morning spent on frontage roads ... -
Route 66 Through Cuba, Missouri: Wagon Wheel Motel
Old Route 66 departs from the Interstate as it enters Cuba, Missouri. As you roll into town westbound, you see ... -
Route 66 Through Bourbon, Missouri
Bourbon, Missouri provides the Route 66 traveler with what is perhaps the third most interesting water tower you’ll see along ... -
Gray Summit: The Gardenway Motel
If you started your Route 66 journey in St. Louis, as I did, then Gray Summit will likely be the ... -
Route 66 State Park: Toxic Town of Times Beach
Despite its name, Route 66 State Park is not a memorial to the Mother Road. It has much more to ... -
Downtown St. Louis: The Gateway Arch
You’ve seen it in a thousand pictures, and on the horizon as you drove anywhere within miles of downtown St. ... -
Route 66: Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
What better place to begin a road trip down historic Route 66, than at the bridge where the Mother Road ...