route 66 road trip

ROAD TRIPGet your kicks on Route 66! (Main Street of America/The Mother Road)leolee33@gmail.com

Chicago X3

Kansas City X1

Oklahoma City X1Amarillo

X1

Santa Fe X2Sedona

X2Los Angeles X2

St. Louis X1

Phoenix X1

ROAD TRIP

2016.06.27-2016.07.12CHICAGO to LOS. ANGELS

16 DAYs3740KM / 2340MI

476KM / 297MI

397KM / 248MI

565KM / 353MI

416KM / 260MI447KM / 280MI

660KM / 412MI186KM / 116MI

596KM / 372MI

CHICAGOExplore the architecture of Chicago's skyline.Enjoy the visual impact of buildings.Chicago is America's best architectural city.

CHICAGO

CHICAGO

CHICAGOArchitecture River CruiseSee beautiful Chicago by water with an exciting cruise along the banks of the Chicago River. @Navy pier

CHICAGOFlamingo sculpture in front of the Kluczynski Federal building

CHICAGO80 percent of Cloud Gate surface reflects the sky.Made of 100 tons of polished stainless steel.@Cloud Gate / Millennium park

CHICAGO360 CHICAGO @John Hancock Building

CHICAGOChicago Cubs VS Pittsburgh Pirates@Wrigley Field

CHICAGOUSDA Prime Bone-In Rib Eye 24 oz@Smith & Wollensky

CHICAGOMichael Jordan statue@United Center

CHICAGORoute 66 started right on the corner of Michigan and Adams

Saint Louis is the largest city on Route 66 between Los Angeles and Chicago

St. Louis

St. LouisEads Bridge is a combined road and railway bridge over the Mississippi River.@Eads Bridge

St. Louis

St. LouisSaint Louis is the ultimate Baseball Town.When you go to St. Louis and walk into Busch stadium and you can feel how much the people care about baseball.

St. LouisSt. Louis Cardinals VS Kansas City Royals@Busch Stadium

The hottest tourist destination in the Midwest. The largest city in Missouri and the city of fountains.

Kansas City

Kansas City2015 Royals are World Series champions @Kauffman Stadium

Kansas CityLegends Outlets Kansas City, a 1.2 million-square-foot destination retail center in Wyandotte County's Village West district@Legends Outlets

Kansas CityPizza StudioCreate their own custom, individual-sized pizza@Legends Outlets

Oklahoma CityThe capital and largest city of the state of Oklahoma. The city ranks as the eighth-largest city in the United States by land area.

Oklahoma CityThe Oklahoma City National Memorial is a memorial in the United States that honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were affected by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995.

Oklahoma CityThe Outdoor Symbolic Memorial is a place of quiet reflection.@The Oklahoma City National Memorial

Oklahoma CityAnd Jesus Wept statueacross from the OKC National Memorial

Elk CityThe museum focuses on the people who lived, worked and traveled the Mother Road@The National Route 66 Museum

Elk CityA Big Route 66 mark on the road.@The National Route 66 Museum

ErickA Route 66 must-see.An unbelievably surreal experience!@Sandhill Curiosity Shop

ErickHarley show you around their shop.You just sit and then enjoy a personal concert.@Sandhill Curiosity Shop

AmarilloAmarillo is the 14th most populous city in the state of Texas. It was rated nationally as having some of the cleanest air in the country.

AmarilloA classic landmark beside Route 66. It’s a public art installation consisting of ten Cadillac cars which are half buried nose-down in the ground@Cadillac Ranch

AmarilloYou can take your chances and usually find a discarded can that has a blast or two left at the site.@Cadillac Ranch

AdrianAdrian MidPoint Cafe is the halfway point between Chicago and Santa Monica on Route 66. It is the place to stop and celebrate, you've made it halfway.@MidPoint Cafe

Adrian

Adrian

AdrianLots of Harley riders stop heredrinking cafe and buying route66 gift.@MidPoint Cafe

Santa RosaThe Route 66 Auto Museum has an extensive collection of signs, toys and memorabilia celebrating Route 66.@Route 66 Auto Museum

Santa RosaFeaturing cars, signage, and all types of classic and hot-rod memorabilia@Route 66 Auto Museum

Santa FeIt is the oldest and highest state capital city in the United States. An it is a magical town with a rich Native American culture and breathtaking natural beauty.

Santa FeIt preserves evidence of the life of a prehistoric Southwest people, and also tells part of the story of the Spanish exploration of America.@Pecos National Historical Park

Santa FeIt demonstrates to modern visitors the cultural exchange and geographic facets central to the rich history of the Pecos Valley@Pecos National Historical Park

Santa FeIn the early 20th century, the area attracted a number of artists. The region remains important on America's art scene. It is the 3rd largest art market in America, behind New York City and Los Angeles.

Santa FeSanta Fe has a distinctive architectural style all its own. No other city in the country has so many low-slung, earth-colored buildings made of adobe bricks, which consist of a mixture of sun-dried earth and straw.

Santa FeThere are more than 250 art galleries in Santa Fe, including traditional and contemporary painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, textiles and more.

Santa Fethe Saint Francis Cathedral was built between 1869 and 1886 and designed in the French Romanesque Revival style. Although its design contrasts the surrounding adobe buildings, the cathedral remains one of Santa Fe's most celebrated landmarks.@Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Santa FeSummer is the standout season to catch live music at a favorite venue, concert series, or dining spot, or to expand your musical horizons

Santa FeThe oldest house in the U.S. is an adobe structure in downtown Santa Fe, circa 1646. The doors and windows are so small to both combat the desert heat and because people were smaller back then.

Joseph CityThe Jack Rabbit Trading Post is a convenience store and curio shop located on former Route 66. First opened in the 1940s, It is still in operation today, surviving the rise and fall of Route 66.@Jack Rabbit Trading Post

Joseph City

WinslowWinslow is a relatively large town in Navajo county in central-eastern Arizona: It is located on the alignment of Route 66.@Standin' on the Corner Park

WinslowStandin' on the Corner Park is a public park, commemorating the song "Take It Easy", written by Jackson Browne and the late Glenn Frey, and most famously recorded by the Eagles.@Standin' on the Corner Park

WinslowMeteor Crater is the world’s best preserved meteorite impact site on Earth.It is the breath-taking result of a collision between an asteroid traveling 26,000 miles per hour and planet Earth approximately 50,000 years ago.@Meteor Crater

WinslowIt is nearly one mile across, 2.4 miles in circumference and more than 550 feet deep.@Meteor Crater

SedonaSedona is residency of 11,000 people on about 50 square kilometers. 51% is privately owned and the rest belongs to the Coconino National Forest!Sedona known as Red Rock Country.

SedonaSedona's main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun.

SedonaGod created the Grand Canyon, but he lives in Sedona!

SedonaChapel of the Holy Cross is a Catholic chapel with amazing views, especially around sunset, making this a special attraction for those seeking divine inspiration.@Chapel of the Holy Cross

SedonaThe Chapel of the Holy Cross was completed in April 1956. It's most prominent feature is a cross that seems to have been wedged into the rock by some devout pilgrim. Looking at it directly, it seems the rocks parted to embrace the structure.@Chapel of the Holy Cross

SedonaSlide Rock State Park is a state park of Arizona, taking its name from a natural water slide formed by the slippery bed of Oak Creek. @Slide Rock State Park

SedonaThis waterslide was created by Mother Nature without all the chemicals and chlorine – just the spectacular red rock views within the venerable Oak Creek Canyon.@Slide Rock State Park

SedonaThe red rock landscape is gorgeous. It is a best place to have a picnic with. Visitors may slide down a slick natural water chute or wade and sun along the creek. @Slide Rock State Park

PhoenixPhoenix is the capital and largest city of the Arizona. It is the 6th most populous city nationwide, the most populous state capital in the United States, and the only state capital with a population of more than 1 million residents. It ranks as one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation.

PhoenixPhoenix Arizona excels at extreme hot weather. It rises over 100~106 °F (38~41 °C) in the summer.

PhoenixArizona Science Center provides exploration, education and entertainment for all ages. A new interactive art piece called "Curiouser and Curiouser" , when you look into the telescope, your eye is projected onto a giant telescope hanging from the ceiling.@Arizona Science Center

Los AngelsInterstate 10, a major east–west Interstate Highway, runs in the U.S. state of California east from Santa Monica.

Los AngelsIn-N-Out Burger is a regional chain of fast food restaurants with locations primarily in the American Southwest and Pacific coast.It’s secret menu is perhaps one of the most well known in the fast-food industry.

Los AngelsThe country’s 50 worst traffic bottlenecks -- as measured by hours of delay -- found that six of the “top 10” are in the Los Angeles area.

Los AngelsThe Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California. With an iconic entrance, the pier is popular with residents and visitors as a landmark that is over 100 years old.@Santa Monica Pier

Los AngelsSanta Monica State Beach is an iconic destination that draws visitors from around the globe. It is 3 miles long, covering 245 acres of sand along Santa Monica Bay. @Santa Monica Beach

Los AngelsRoute 66: End of the TrailA sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the end of the legendary American highway, symbolizing that this road only ended when the sea stood in its way.@Santa Monica Pier

Godfrey Hotel ChicagoChicago, IL

Pear Tree Inn St. LouisSt. Louis, MO

Courtyard Kansas City AirportKansas City, MO

Hampton Inn & Suites Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OK

Sleep Inn & Suites West Medical CenterAmarillo, TX

13 Nights / 9 Hotels / Rating>8

Guadalupe InnSanta Fe, NM

Guadalupe InnSanta Fe, NM

Hampton Inn PhoenixPhoenix, AZ

Hampton Inn Los Angeles Int'l AirportLos Angeles, CA

Dodge Journey 2016Pick-Up : Chicago O’Hare AirportDrop-Off : Los Angels Airport

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