There’s nothing quite like hitting the open road during the beautiful summer months. Denverites looking to gain a new perspective can head out in any direction and be in a new state within a day.
Route 66 is a historic highway in the United States that was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. U.S. Highway 66 — popularly known as Route 66 — embodies a complex, rich history that goes well beyond any chronicle of the road itself. An artery of transportation, an agent of social transformation, and a remnant of America’s past, it stretches 2,400 miles across two-thirds of the continent. It runs from Santa Monica on the Pacific Ocean through Los Angeles and San Bernardino to Needles at the Arizona state line.
Tourist attractions / route 66
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Blue Whale of Catoosa
Catoosa
Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica
Petrified Forest National Park
Conoco Tower Station & U-Drop Inn Cafe
Shamrock
The Gateway Arch
St. Louis
The Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery
Amarillo
Arcadia Round Barn
Arcadia
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park
Meteor Crater Natural Landmark
Standin’ on The Corner Foundation
Winslow
Delgadillo’s Snow Cap
Seligman
San Miguel Chapel
Santa Fe
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Oklahoma City
Big Chief Roadhouse
Wildwood
Devil’s Rope Museum
McLean
McDonald’s #1 Store Museum
Rialto Square Theatre
Joliet
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Springfield
Gold Dome Bank Building
Oklahoma City
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Gillioz Theatre
Springfield
J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum
Claremore
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Uranus Missouri Towne Center
Route 66 Mother Road Museum
Barstow
Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Claremore
Pioneer West Museum
Shamrock
Route 66 Historical Village
Tulsa
Stafford Air & Space Museum
Weatherford
Philbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa
Route 66 Mural Park
Joplin
