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Historic Route 66

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States
Arizona · Illinois · New Mexico · Oklahoma
Designation
All-American Road
Source
USDOT · FHWA record
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Lookouts along this byway

27 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.

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Road trips · Along this byway

Itineraries along this byway

Classic drives whose route runs along this byway. Each one is a real, turn-by-turn itinerary you can open and drive.

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Public land · Along this byway

Parks and public land along this byway

Protected land this corridor runs through, or comes within thirty miles of. Distance is measured to each unit’s official boundary, not its center point, so a road at the entrance reads as the entrance.

National parks

Gateway Arch National Park8 mi awayPetrified Forest National Park20 mi awayIndiana Dunes National Park24 mi awayGrand Canyon National Park30 mi away

Public land

Midewin National Tallgrass PrairieRuns throughSanta Fe National Forest1 mi awayCibola National Forest5 mi awayKaibab National Forest6 mi awayEl Malpais National Conservation Area7 mi awayMojave Trails National Monument7 mi awayPrescott National Forest10 mi awayKasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument18 mi awayBlack Kettle National Grassland24 mi awayAvi Kwa Ame26 mi awayApache-Sitgreaves National Forests29 mi away

Day-trip bases along the way

The Atlas · Along this byway

Named places along this byway

Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.

Museums

Lincoln Herndon Law Office On the bywayIllinois State Museum On the bywayUniversity Art Museum On the bywayMcLean County Museum of History On the byway

Attractions

Gemini Giant On the bywayRosenwald Building Historic Site On the bywayBaca-Goodman House Historic Site On the bywayRock Island-Southern Pacific Passenger Depot Historic Site On the byway

Parks

Standin' on the Corner Park On the bywayContinental Divide Historical Marker On the bywayScottsdale Park On the bywayBushmaster Park On the byway

Artworks

Richard Yates Statue On the bywayBlue Train On the bywayFido With Flower On the bywayPierre Menard Statue On the byway

Historic sites

The Franciscan Hotel On the bywayTijeras Canyon Historical Marker On the bywayThe Old Fort Historical Monument On the bywayAlbuquerque on the Camino Real Historical Marker On the byway

Nature reserves

Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve On the bywayE Dora Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve On the bywayPing Tom Natural Area On the bywayMari-Osa Access On the byway

Gardens

Castetter Greenhouse On the bywayCommunity Roots Demonstration Garden On the byway

Cliffs

Kaysinger Bluff On the byway

Peaks

Kaiser Hill On the byway
Plan this drive · Today

Should you drive this today?

The stops worth making

  • Lincoln Herndon Law OfficeHours uncertain right now
  • Standin' on the Corner ParkUnavailable right now
  • Gemini GiantHours uncertain right now
  • Kimo Theater Historic SiteHours uncertain right now
  • Begin Route 66Hours uncertain right now
  • Lion “in an attitude of defiance”Hours uncertain right now
  • Glenn FreyUnavailable right now

Light timing

Sunset around 7:37 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 6:58 PM.

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