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The Mother Road. Chicago to Santa Monica, 2,400 miles of American mythology - neon motels, ghost towns, roadside oddities, and diner pie. The classic cross-cou…

2,400
miles
22
stops
East toward Chicago ↔ West toward Santa Monica
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The Mother Road. Chicago to Santa Monica, 2,400 miles of American mythology - neon motels, ghost towns, roadside oddities, and diner pie. The classic cross-country drive.

The route

Waypoints (22)

1,150
🏙️ Quapaw
Last town in Oklahoma heading east. Quirky murals throughout downtown.
city
1,155
🎡 Commerce - Mickey Mantle Boyhood Home
Small white house where Mickey Mantle grew up. Ballfield across the street.
attraction
1,160
🎡 Miami - Coleman Theatre
Ornate 1929 Spanish Revival vaudeville palace. Original Wurlitzer organ still in place.
attraction
1,175
🎡 Afton Station
Small Route 66 hub with vintage Packards and packed memorabilia. Volunteer-run.
attraction
1,185
🍔 Vinita - Clanton's Cafe
Family-owned since 1927. Famous for calf fries and chicken-fried steak.
restaurant
1,200
🏙️ Chelsea
Small town with the oldest surviving Route 66 alignment still in use.
city
1,210
🎡 Foyil - Totem Pole Park
The world's largest concrete totem pole (90 ft) built by Ed Galloway starting in 1937.
attraction
1,215
🎡 Claremore - Will Rogers Memorial Museum
Comprehensive museum on the Cherokee humorist and film star. Rogers' tomb on the grounds.
attraction
1,240
🎡 Catoosa - Blue Whale
80-foot smiling concrete whale built in 1972 as an anniversary gift. Icon of roadside America.
attraction
1,255
🎡 Tulsa - Golden Driller
76-foot statue of an oil worker. Second-largest free-standing statue in the US.
attraction
1,275
🏙️ Sapulpa
Historic downtown with brick streets and original storefronts.
city
1,315
🍔 Stroud - Rock Cafe
Built in 1939 with sandstone excavated during Route 66 construction. Inspired characters in Pixar's Cars.
restaurant
1,330
🎡 Chandler - Route 66 Interpretive Center
Small but thoughtful museum in a 1937 National Guard armory.
attraction
1,355
🎡 Arcadia - Round Barn
Perfectly round red barn built in 1898. Fully restored inside; the upper floor has amazing acoustics.
attraction
1,355
🍔 Arcadia - POPS 66
Modern soda fountain and diner with a giant 66-foot soda bottle sculpture. 700+ soda varieties.
restaurant
1,360
🏙️ Edmond
Northern suburb of OKC. Historic downtown along the old alignment.
city
1,375
🏙️ Oklahoma City
Major midpoint city on the Mother Road. Bricktown Memorial and museums.
city
1,395
📸 Yukon - Yukon's Best Flour sign
Iconic red-and-white flour mill sign visible from Route 66 for decades.
viewpoint
1,405
🍔 El Reno - Sid's Diner
Famous onion burger joint since 1990. The onions are pressed into the patty on the griddle.
restaurant
1,445
🎡 Weatherford - Stafford Air and Space Museum
Named for astronaut Tom Stafford who grew up here. Real capsules and Apollo-era artifacts.
attraction
1,470
🎡 Clinton - Oklahoma Route 66 Museum
Widely considered the best Route 66 museum. Decade-by-decade walkthrough of the road's history.
attraction
1,495
🎡 Elk City - National Route 66 Museum
Big museum complex covering all eight states the road passes through. Old town village on the grounds.
attraction
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