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The landmarks on U.S. Route 66 include roadside attractions, notable establishments, and buildings of historical significance along U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66).. The increase of tourist traffic to California in the 1950s prompted the creation of motels and roadside attractions [1] as an attempt of businesses along the route to get the attention of motorists passing by. [2]
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. [ 3 ]
Pages in category "Tourist attractions along U.S. Route 66" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
“Historic Route 66 is the quintessential American experience,” explains Ken Busby, executive director and CEO of Route 66 Alliance, a nonprofit organization in Tulsa, Oklahoma dedicated to the ...
One of Route 66's most famous nicknames comes from author John Steinbeck: In his 1939 novel "The Grapes of Wrath," he dubbed it "the mother road." The book dramatizes the mass migration of poor ...
The famous American highway Route 66, which ran all the way from Chicago to Santa Monica, was established in 1926 as car culture was taking over the nation. As more people started using the route ...
A Route 66 museum is a museum devoted primarily to the history of U.S. Route 66, a U.S. Highway which served the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, in the United States from 1926 until it was bypassed by the Interstate highway system and ultimately decommissioned in June 1985.
Currently the cavern system is a tourist attraction, with more than fifty billboards along Interstate 44 [2] and is considered one of the primary attractions along former U.S. Highway 66. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Meramec Caverns is the most-visited cave in Missouri with some 150,000 visitors annually.