ROUTE 66 ROAD TRIP
"It winds from Chicago to LA!"
$3600*
*Deposit of $250pp holds your spot!
12
days
4/26/26-5/2/26
TRIP OVERVIEW
Drive Time (Nonstop): ~40–45 Hours
Target Per Day: ~250–300 Miles / ~6 Hours of Driving
States: Illinois → Missouri → Kansas → Oklahoma → Texas →
New Mexico → Arizona → California
Total Miles: ~2,450
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
Contracts are still being received
Hotel information will be added as they are signed
ATTRACTION STOPS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Day 1: Chicago, IL → Springfield, IL (~200 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Route 66 Start Sign, Lou Mitchell's Diner (Chicago)
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Gemini Giant (Wilmington)
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Pontiac Route 66 Museum
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• 🏨 Hotel: TBD
Day 2: Springfield, IL → St. Louis, MO (~100 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Cozy Dog Drive-In (Springfield)
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Chain of Rocks Bridge
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Gateway Arch (St. Louis)
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🏨 Hotel: Grand Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
Day 3: St. Louis, MO → Joplin, MO (~285 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Meramec Caverns (Stanton)
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Route 66 State Park
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🏨 Hotel: Residence Inn Joplin
Day 4: Joplin, MO → Oklahoma City, OK (~280 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Blue Whale of Catoosa (Tulsa)
- Route 66 Museum in Clinton
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• 🏨 Hotel: Home2Suites Oklahoma City
Day 5: Oklahoma City, OK → Amarillo, TX (~260 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Cadillac Ranch
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Big Texan Steak Ranch
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🏨 Hotel: TBD
Day 6: Amarillo, TX - Albuquerque, NM (~290 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Route 66 Midpoint
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Tucumcari murals
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🏨 Hotel: TBD
Day 7: Albuquerque, NM - Gallup NM (~140 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Old Town Albuquerque
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Sandia Peak Tramway (Albuquerque)
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🏨 Hotel: The Haunted Hotel, El Ranchero
Day 8: Gallup, NM - Flagstaff, AZ (~185 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Petrified Forest & Painted Desert (off I-40)
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Meteor Crater
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🏨 Hotel: Home2Suites
Day 9: Flagstaff → Williams, AZ (~35 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions
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Grand Canyon Side Trip
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🏨 Hotel: Hampton Inn Williams, AZ
Day 10: Williams, AZ → Kingman, AZ (~180 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Route 66 stops in Seligman and Kingman
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🏨 Hotel: Embassy Suites
Day 11: Kingman, AZ → Barstow, CA (~210 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Route 66 shops in Seligman
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Oatman and its Wild Burros donkeys
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🏨 Hotel: TBD
Day 12: Barstow → Santa Monica, CA (~130 miles)
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🛑 Side Trips & Attractions:
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Route 66 "End of the Trail" Sign at Santa Monica Pier
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Hollywood/Griffith Park, if you want to extend
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🏨 Hotel: Hilton LAX
FLIGHTS HOME CAN BE ARRANGED