Route 66 | Missouri



State Park Visitors Center



Steinbeck called it "The Mother Road" in The Grapes of Wrath






Ozarks are beautiful but not talkative.

Cuba (not the island)

Missed lunch. They closed early for a dentist appointment.

Closed Restaurant

Springfield (not the one in Illinois)


Home of Throwed Rolls (and over eating)

Actually located in Ozark

Lambert's is a lot like the other Country Store Restaurant


old guy with cane taking a foto



Avila (not the place in Spain)



Not as many stamps as Illinois.



Route 66 | Illinois



The City of Willowbrook | Dell Rhea Chicken Basket

First Stop on 66 | Just south of Chicago | Great Chicken Dinner with Amazing Gravy

The City of Joliet | Route 66 Museum

Lots of fun trivia. Great way to begin my 66 trek.

The brothers are taller than I thought.

Sadly needed. Crazy people have damaged the brothers.

Joliet's Favorite Son!

A quasi-famous image.

The City of Braidwood | Polk-a-Dot Drive In



A snapshot of the 50s and 60s era.



Chili Dog and a Shake for Lunch.

A lot of roadside statues at The Dot.

The Man of Steel in Braidwood.

The Brothers dancing in Braidwood. 

My navigation system was pretty helpful but it liked the interstates a bit too much.

The City of Normal

Taken from my Jag.

A quasi-famous 66 old gas station.

The City of Springfield | Downtown

Enjoyed staying at this nice downtown hotel in a pretty sad area.

The Abraham Lincoln Hotel at dusk.









City of Chatham



City of Litchfield




The Horseshoe, a greasy Litchfield Delicacy. 

Yours Truly at the Litchfield 66 Museum.


On the road again. Heading towards Missouri.

EZ66 Guidebook attraction stamps from my trek thru Lincoln's home state.

Highly Recommended. For advice and stamps!