Exploring the Highways and the Byways.
Tag: Historic Route 66
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What is a National Scenic Byway?
Anyone who has spent any time driving on a road trip knows that not all roads are created equal. While every road has something to offer, in the grand scheme, only a few are named National Scenic Byways, and even fewer are still given the title of All American Road.
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EZ66 Guide for Travelers – The best Route 66 guidebook
If you ask people what the best guidebook to Route 66 is, the answer you’ll probably get most often is Jerry McClanahan’s EZ66 Guide for Travelers (sometimes called the Route 66 EZ Guide). Currently, on its fourth edition (with a fifth edition in the works), the EZ66 Guide has been the gold standard for guidebooks to Route…
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Is Radiator Springs a Real Place?
Radiator Springs. Who can forget that memorable first glimpse of the sleepy little town as Lightning McQueen hurtled in and tore up the main road? Throughout the first Cars movie, we learn much more about Radiator Springs and how the town’s cars work so hard to keep it going and restore it to its former…
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Visiting the Cucamonga Service Station on Route 66
When driving down Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, it’s impossible not to notice the bright yellow Spanish Colonial-style service station on the north side of the road. The building is the Cucamonga Service Station, and it dates back to a time before Route 66 even existed. There were once thousands of similar service stations…
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How much of Route 66 can you still drive?
It’s not just Americans who dream about driving out west on Route 66 in a vintage convertible with the top down and the wind in their hair, soaking up some of the United State’s most incredible scenery. Travelers from all over the world have thought about what it would be like to make the famous…
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7 Things to do in Mojave Trails National Monument
What, you’ve never heard of Mojave Trails National Monument? Despite being 1.6 million acres in size, I don’t think a lot of people have yet. In February 2016, President Barack Obama created three new national monuments in California, Sand to Snow National Monument, Castle Mountains National Monument, and the massive Mojave Trails National Monument. The…
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What is the Best Time of the Year to Go On a Road Trip?
Those who prioritize comfort will most likely agree that there is no better and more fun way of traveling than road trips. After all – you have the chance to stop wherever you want, whenever you want. The US is full of exciting and scenic rides you can take, but if you pick the wrong…
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Where does Route 66 really end?
Where does Route 66 end? That really depends on what direction you are traveling, but for this article, I’ll be using the traditional western terminus as the ending point. The short answer to where Route 66 ends is the intersection of Lincoln and Olympic Boulevards in Santa Monica, CA. But depending who you ask it…