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Any Route 66 fans here?
Posted on 1/11/26 at 11:57 am
Posted on 1/11/26 at 11:57 am
I find the 66 culture fascinating. In the right spots, it’s like traveling back in time. The old gas stations, motels, neon signs. I love the cheesy roadside attractions. The preservationist nature of the folks along that road is great.
I’ve driven portions of it, but certainly not all in one trip. Definitely reminiscent of some great times.
I’ve driven portions of it, but certainly not all in one trip. Definitely reminiscent of some great times.
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 11:58 am to TexasTiger08
We took it as far as the Arizona border and it was pretty entertaining for the most part
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:49 pm to CAD703X
Very entertaining. I don’t mind wandering around motel property for 5 minutes so a nice person can get to the building and check me in. I don’t mind using an actual key. Customer service is usually top notch at most of the businesses I have gone to.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 12:58 pm to TexasTiger08
We have traveled the Arizona portion and the Oklahoma/Missouri portion. I enjoy it.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:01 pm to TexasTiger08
Hell of a lot better than being on an interstate.
I’ve started taking a lot of the slower old highways that were built as the main routes back in the day. A lot less stress and a lot of interesting sights.
I’ve started taking a lot of the slower old highways that were built as the main routes back in the day. A lot less stress and a lot of interesting sights.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:08 pm to TexasTiger08
I was in Chicago recently and as I left the Art Institute,I noticed that Route 66 starts there.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:28 pm to TigerBR1111
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Hell of a lot better than being on an interstate. I’ve started taking a lot of the slower old highways that were built as the main routes back in the day. A lot less stress and a lot of interesting sights.
Agreed 100%. This is the only way I do roadtrips now.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:32 pm to TexasTiger08
Always wanted to do that.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:49 pm to TexasTiger08
I've read about the culture but never driven it
Billy Connolly rode it on a Harley and wrote a book about the trip. He may have even filmed a doc on it.
Billy Connolly rode it on a Harley and wrote a book about the trip. He may have even filmed a doc on it.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:50 pm to TexasTiger08
Plan to travel it for my retirement
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:52 pm to TexasTiger08
Drove it for a while in AZ Stopped in Flagstaff to eat.
More memorable was Jerome, AZ and eating at the Haunted Hamburger.
More memorable was Jerome, AZ and eating at the Haunted Hamburger.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:53 pm to TexasTiger08
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I find the 66 culture fascinating.
I find the idea of Route 66 fascinating. The idea that one could drive from one metropolis to another and the freedom of the American Plains and West.
Seeing the old infrastructure is also fascinating to me.
The time period “culture” surrounding the towns is not my bag.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:55 pm to TexasTiger08
I have been to Williams, Arizona which has to be the most Route 66 town
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:55 pm to TexasTiger08
Most of its dead and dilapidated now. The interstate put a lot of those places out of business.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:55 pm to TexasTiger08
Is that the appeal of Route 66? I grew up in Oklahoma City and have been around parts of it in my Studebaker and honestly it just seems ok.
With Route 66 being so popular in places like Europe and Japan, I wonder if they often come here and are disappointed by it. It’s not exactly the Swiss Alps.
With Route 66 being so popular in places like Europe and Japan, I wonder if they often come here and are disappointed by it. It’s not exactly the Swiss Alps.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:58 pm to genro
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I have been to Williams, Arizona which has to be the most Route 66 town
Seligman, Az is still one of the cool stops as well.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 1:58 pm to rltiger
I loved Flagstaff. I had my kids so went to parks, museums and the Arizona Snowbowl. Very clean and beautiful. Very nice people. Very granola without the wokism. I want to live there
Posted on 1/11/26 at 2:00 pm to Seibu
quote:it's the wiiiiiiiiide open spaces where a man has elbow room
With Route 66 being so popular in places like Europe and Japan, I wonder if they often come here and are disappointed by it. It’s not exactly the Swiss Alps
live your life in japan and get back to us
Posted on 1/11/26 at 2:02 pm to genro
It's Sedona before Sedona got overrun.
Gets cold up there, though.
Gets cold up there, though.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 2:02 pm to genro
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I loved Flagstaff.
Very underrated town.
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