Route 66 Road Trip: Everything To Do & See

We did it! — Route 66 from Chicago to LA.
28 Days. 4 Adults, 1 dog, 1 cat, all in a Winnebago.

This video documents our trip along the Mother Road in the Fall of 2021 and shares some info & history that I hope you'll find entertaining and helpful if you're planning a Route 66 trip yourself.

-Tours of Iconic Route 66 stops and attractions,
-Interviews with folks who are quintessential Route 66,
-A Free Google Map with 100's of things to Do & See on Route 66! (This map was easily the most useful resource for our Route 66 road trip!)

— Chapters —
00:00 Intro
00:43 Illinois
15:07 Missouri
23:16 Kansas
25:36 Oklahoma
37:02 Texas
43:11 New Mexico
52:24 Arizona
01:00:08 California
01:06:34 Outro

My Top Route 66 Resources: These 3 books were absolutely critical for our trip and I highly recommended them! (affiliate links)

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[scotty]

I'm sitting in my living room in dull miserable England watching this as I'm eating my tea, I hope 1 day I get to do a road trip around some parts of the USA, that is my dream

[myleswelnetz]

The final boss of American road trips.

[grazianodicapua]

One of the best videos about the Route66! It should be watched by everyone who is planning this trip.

[janSlon-nwkr]

the comments are very lively and interesting! 👍

[vernongrant]

Hello from Australia. My sister and brother-in-law have just got back from a 3-week car trip along Route 66. So it has been front of mind for me. Your documentary of your travels was amazing. Simple, well put together and informative. Most made for television documentaries are over produced and boring. Thank you very much for all your good work.

[americacrosscountrycruiser]

The best video I've seen of the Mother Road. Driven it myself many, many times since 1972 and you really did hit most of the best parts.

[Myrnateatro]

Gosh! Now I'm hungry 😂😂😂😂😂. Great trip!

[LordFlashheart]

brilliant video, I'd return home twice the size by the looks of that food though😅

[omids]

Good job! You may have just persuaded me to do this (in a Mini Van) this summer!

[myleswelnetz]

0:55
It’s the third largest city in the United States, behind Los Angeles and New York City.

[erichhitchcock]

I was living in Boston in 1990. So one day I ventured over to E.U. Wurlitzer Music Store (sadly, long gone), which was right next door to Berklee College of Music. I had with me my main guitar, a homemade hybrid; I had put it together in high school; it's appearance is very eye-catching, being a lilac/sea-foam green fingerprint-like pattern. I'm with salesman Dave Waters, trying out a rack mount effects device, when a large man comes up to me and asks, "What in the hell do you call that thing?" Standing before me was Matt "Guitar" Murphy, from the Blues Brother's Band, wearing a leather jacket bearing the word "Guitar" over the left breast. He tried out the guitar, and the three of us traded off on our chops with it. What a great day! RIP Matt.

[williamhild]

I have always wanted to travel Route 66, but I'm too old to do so, so thank you for letting me "tag along" on your trip. A very fun travelogue.

[erichbeck]

Well, that was really enjoyable. A trip down America's memory lane. Very well done. It took me way over double the time to go through the video, as I had to stop often, and go back and then freeze frame.... just so much to look at and enjoy. It's all kind of kitschy and often a bit sad and dilapidated but that's half of the joy too. It really is still part of the old times when mom-&-pop businesses were the heart of America, which is very sadly something that's going too. Simpler times, with simpler pleasures, and clearly very family and community oriented. Thanks so much for making it and sharing it.

[robertarnobit]

Loved ❤the tour and your narration. Great video 👍 thank you 😊

[asdlkj]

We did a road trip of the USA in 2012, drove a small part of Rt66. This video is the best I have seen so far really showing the effect of I40 on the small towns that got by-passed. 10/10. Sad to see so many abandoned motels and gas stations. From Australia.

[Steve-luoj]

what a fantastic tour about route 66 unreal could watch it a thousand times.

[Bethieaw]

Thank you for putting this together. You were one of the first videos I encountered when going down the rabbit hole of Route 66 research. I took a lot of notes, thanks for pointing out some things others didn't mention! You are helping us so much for Fall 2023 on The Mother Road. Your parents are very good participants. One thing I learned about this road trip, bring your own fun, and you did!

[patrickninocn]

Great job! It’s crazy that Route 66 has takin on a whole new identity. Seemed kinda sad how places just blew away in the dust but now there seems to be a whole lot of restoration of sites!

[uncleconconz]

This was really well put together . Congrats man, great video

[MotorBoaterJake-klwl]

Excellent! Thanks for the entertainment