On November 11, 2026, Route 66 is celebrating one hundred years. This road was the first highway to be paved in our country and it spans eight states and 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica, California. I'm not going to go this year, but what would be interesting to see on this road in the Spring of 2027? There are several states I've never been in: New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Let's take a look:
AMBLER'S TEXACO STATION
It opened in 1933 in Illinois and did not stop selling gas until 1999. Gas attendants used to wear bow ties here. You can take pictures of this station which is now a visitor center with nostalgic things inside.
ARISTON CAFE
In Illinois, the restaurant is the oldest restaurant to operate under the same family on route 66., beginning in 1935. It is know for it's desserts, but it's old style serving.
THE PINK ELEPHANT ANTIQUE MALL
Also in Illinois it's a large antique mall that specializes in the unusual. How often do you see a pink elephant?
THE URANUS FUDGE FACTORY
You can guess what they specialize in at this general store in Missouri. They also have a museum inside and it's a great place for kids and fudge too.
66 DRIVE-IN THEATRE IN MISSOURI
It opened in 1949 and there aren't many of them around anymore. It has its original screen tower and playground.
THE BLUE WHALE OF CATOOSA, OKLAHOMA
If you're thinking what to get your wife for a gift, why not a whale? A zoologist did that in 1972. It's 89 feet long and 20 feet high and it would fit perfectly on anyone's front yard.
CADILLAC RANCH, TEXAS
There are 10 kaleidoscopic Cadillacs lined up in the ground which are hard to miss.
There's a lot of history on this road and unusual things like the largest soda bottle(66 feet high), the Leaning Tower of Texas, The Big Texan Steak House with it's 72 ounce steak challenge, a Petrified Forest in Arizona, and a unique McDonalds that you can eat in a railway car.
I think I can find plenty of things to do on this road, but I don't think I can travel the whole road-we'll see.
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