The "Dining & Lodging Route 66 Guide" has selected approximately 500 addresses acclaimed by members of the National Historic Route 66 Federation. It contains over 300 photos.

Series of 8 shots mapping Route 66's path in each of the eight states through which it passes. Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California.

Without a map or travel guide, it will be a nearly impossible endeavor to intuitively follow the original Route 66, because its path has suffered major changes over the decades.

It might seem some sort of practical joke and yet Route 66 barely scratches the extreme south-eastern Kansas, running for 13 miles and touching 3 small towns: Galena, Riverton, and Baxter Springs.

Route 66 follows it across the city from east to west, in a grim succession of abandoned motels and announcing billboards. In the 1950s, over a hundred motels crowded along the edges of Route 66.

In this guide, Jerry McClanahan meticulously describes the route, directions on crossroads, Interstates to follow where 66 no longer exists, the different alignments since 1926, etc. Accurate maps detail …

The small museum of the state park department provides an overview of Route 66's layout in Missouri and its major attractions (photos, objects, clippings, etc.)

Illinois held the first completely paved section of Route 66. Likewise, it will also be the first state to decommission Route 66 to be replaced by the Interstate highway. Chicago, Illinois, is both the …

Arizona was home to the last segment of Route 66 service, passing through Williams as late as 1985. Arizona is known worldwide for the unrivalled geological fault running across its northwest, the one …

Motel, a word standing for motor and hotel combined, appears along Route 66 in Miami, Oklahoma, as the Riviera Courts, the first motorist hotel, opened its doors. It will be quickly emulated along the …