Route 66
Monday 22nd April – Saturday 11th May 2019

Day 1: Monday 22nd April 2019
We fly from London to Chicago and after collecting our luggage and hire vehicle we travel to our nearby hotel.
Overnight in Chicago

Day 2: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
After a leisurely breakfast we spend the day visiting the Chicago waterfront and Millennium Park. We then drive south to the town of Joliet.
Overnight in Joliet

Day 3: Wednesday 24th April 2019
We drive south with detours to Dwight, Pontiac, Bloomington and Lincoln. We finish in Springfield at the birthplace of Abe Lincoln.
Overnight in Springfield, Illinois

Day 4: Thursday 25th April 2019
Our first visit is ‘Sheah’s Garage’, followed by the ‘Cozy Dog Café’ and then onto Mitchell, the location to the ‘Mustang Corral’ is a 3-acre scrap yard devoted to the Ford Mustang. We then cross the Mississippi River at St Louis.
Overnight in St Louis

Day 5: Friday 26th April 2019
Our journey takes us to Stanton and past the Meramec Caves and across the Ozark Plains through Cuba, St James and Rolla.
Overnight in Lebanon

Day 6: Saturday 27th April 2019
We visit Phelps, ‘Red Oaks’ and Carthage where in the Town Square ‘Back to the Future’ was filmed. The town also has the ‘Route 66 Drive in Theatre’
Overnight in Joplin

Day 7: Sunday 28th April 2019
We head west through Galena, Miami and Vinita. At Foyil we see the ‘Pink Concrete’ and the ‘Blue Whale Water Park’ before we reach Tulsa.
Overnight in Tulsa

Day 8: Monday 29th April 2019
Our route passes through Sapulpa, Depew, Stroud and Chandler before we reach the ‘Large Round Barn’ at Arcadia.
Overnight in Oklahoma City

Day 9: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Our route passes through El Reno, Calumet and Hydro where we stop at the ‘Graffiti Grille’. Our journey then continues onto Clinton and Elk City.
Overnight in Elk City

Day 10: Wednesday 1st May 2019
We travel onto Sayre, famous for the film ‘Grapes of Wrath’, then onto Erick, Texola, Shamrock, (where we find the ‘U Drop In’). Next is Mclean (Home of the famous ‘Phillips Gas Station’) and Alanreed before we reach Amarillo.
Overnight in Amarillo

Day 11: Thursday 2nd May 2019
At Amarillo we have a morning visit to the famous ‘Cadillac Ranch’ before we pass the Midpoint of ‘The Road’ and Glenrio and finish the day in Tucumcari.
Overnight in Tucumcari

Day 12: Friday 3rd May 2019
We make an early start for the drive to Albuquerque where we spend the remainder of the day exploring the city, including a visit to the ‘66 Diner’ and the ‘Old Town’, famous for the adobe buildings.
Overnight in Albuquerque

Day 13: Saturday 4th May 2019
We spend the early morning exploring Albuquerque and then continue our westward journey to Gallup visiting Laguna and its adobe church en route.
Overnight in Gallup

Day 14: Sunday 5th May 2019
We continue west to the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert National Parks. We will arrive in Holbrook in the early evening where we book into our motel. This will allow us time to photograph the Wigwams.
Overnight in Holbrook

Day 15: Monday 6th May 2019
We spend some of the morning in Holbrook before heading west to ‘The Big Rabbit’, Winslow and Flagstaff before we arrive at Williams.
Overnight in Williams

Day 16: Tuesday 7th May 2019
We head west to Seligman then on past the Grand Canyon Caves and Hackberry before ending the day in Kingman.
Overnight in Kingman

Day 17: Wednesday 8th May 2019
We leave Kingman and drive through Oatman. We then cross the Colorado River to the Needles and Goffs before we continue onto Barstow crossing the Mojave Desert stretch of Route 66.
Overnight in Barstow, California

Day 18: Thursday 9th May 2019
We follow the remaining section of the ‘Mother Road’ to Los Angeles. We visit the ‘Bottle Tree Ranch’ and ‘Wigwam Motel’ at Rialto. We make an evening drive to Santa Monica Boulevard and the Pacific Ocean.
Overnight in Santa Monica, California

Day 19: Friday 10th May 2019
We make an early start to visit the famous Hollywood sign before our journey to Los Angeles Airport to join our return flight to London.

Day 20: Saturday 11th May 2019
Our overnight flight from Los Angeles sees us arrive in London round midday.