Route 66 road trip from Chicago to Los Angels. 16 DAYs, 3740KM / 2340MI (Route 66 : Main Street of America/The Mother Road)

1. ROADTRIPGet your kicks on Route 66! (Main Street of America/The Mother Road)
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2. Chicago
X3
Kansas City
X1
Oklahoma
City X1Amarillo
X1
Santa Fe
X2Sedona
X2Los Angeles
X2
St. Louis X1
Phoenix X1
ROADTRIP
2016.06.27-2016.07.12
CHICAGO to LOS. ANGELS
16 DAYs
3740KM / 2340MI
476KM / 297MI
397KM / 248MI
565KM / 353MI
416KM / 260MI
447KM / 280MI
660KM / 412MI186KM / 116MI
596KM / 372MI

3. CHICAGOExplore the architecture of Chicago's skyline.
Enjoy the visual impact of buildings.
Chicago is America's best architectural city.

4. CHICAGO

5. CHICAGO

6. CHICAGOArchitecture River Cruise
See beautiful Chicago by water
with an exciting cruise along the
banks of the Chicago River.
@Navy pier

7. CHICAGOFlamingo sculpture in front of the
Kluczynski Federal building

8. CHICAGO80 percent of Cloud Gate surface reflects the sky.
Made of 100 tons of polished stainless steel.
@Cloud Gate / Millennium park

9. CHICAGO360 CHICAGO
@John Hancock Building

10. CHICAGOChicago Cubs VS Pittsburgh Pirates
@Wrigley Field

11. CHICAGOUSDA Prime Bone-In Rib Eye 24 oz
@Smith & Wollensky

12. CHICAGOMichael Jordan statue
@United Center

13. CHICAGORoute 66 started right on the
corner of Michigan and Adams

14. Saint Louis is the largest city on Route
66 between Los Angeles and Chicago
St.Louis

15. St.LouisEads Bridge is a combined road and
railway bridge over the Mississippi River.
@Eads Bridge

16. St.Louis

17. St.LouisSaint Louis is the ultimate Baseball Town.
When you go to St. Louis and walk into
Busch stadium and you can feel how
much the people care about baseball.

18. St.LouisSt. Louis Cardinals VS Kansas City Royals
@Busch Stadium

19. The hottest tourist destination in
the Midwest. The largest city in
Missouri and the city of fountains.
KansasCity

20. KansasCity2015 Royals are World Series champions
@Kauffman Stadium

21. KansasCity
Legends Outlets Kansas City, a 1.2 million-
square-foot destination retail center in
Wyandotte County's Village West district
@Legends Outlets

22. KansasCityPizza Studio
Create their own custom, individual-sized pizza
@Legends Outlets

23. OklahomaCityThe capital and largest city of the state of Oklahoma.
The city ranks as the eighth-largest city in the United
States by land area.

24. OklahomaCityThe Oklahoma City National Memorial is a
memorial in the United States that honors the
victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were
affected by the Oklahoma City bombing on April
19, 1995.

25. OklahomaCityThe Outdoor Symbolic Memorial is a
place of quiet reflection.
@The Oklahoma City National Memorial

26. OklahomaCityAnd Jesus Wept statue
across from the OKC National
Memorial

27. ElkCityThe museum focuses on the people
who lived, worked and traveled the
Mother Road
@The National Route 66 Museum

28. ElkCityA Big Route 66 mark on the road.
@The National Route 66 Museum

29. ErickA Route 66 must-see.
An unbelievably surreal experience!
@Sandhill Curiosity Shop

30. ErickHarley show you around their shop.
You just sit and then enjoy a
personal concert.
@Sandhill Curiosity Shop

31. AmarilloAmarillo is the 14th most populous
city in the state of Texas. It was rated
nationally as having some of the
cleanest air in the country.

32. AmarilloA classic landmark beside Route 66.
It’s a public art installation consisting
of ten Cadillac cars which are half
buried nose-down in the ground
@Cadillac Ranch

33. AmarilloYou can take your chances and usually
find a discarded can that has a blast or
two left at the site.
@Cadillac Ranch

34. AdrianAdrian MidPoint Cafe is the halfway point
between Chicago and Santa Monica on
Route 66. It is the place to stop and
celebrate, you've made it halfway.
@MidPoint Cafe

35. Adrian

36. Adrian

37. AdrianLots of Harley riders stop here
drinking cafe and buying
route66 gift.
@MidPoint Cafe

38. SantaRosa
The Route 66 Auto Museum
has an extensive collection of
signs, toys and memorabilia
celebrating Route 66.
@Route 66 Auto Museum

39. SantaRosaFeaturing cars, signage, and
all types of classic and hot-
rod memorabilia
@Route 66 Auto Museum

40. SantaFeIt is the oldest and highest state capital city in
the United States. An it is a magical town with
a rich Native American culture and
breathtaking natural beauty.

41. SantaFeIt preserves evidence of the life of a prehistoric
Southwest people, and also tells part of the story
of the Spanish exploration of America.
@Pecos National Historical Park

42. SantaFeIt demonstrates to modern visitors the
cultural exchange and geographic facets
central to the rich history of the Pecos Valley
@Pecos National Historical Park

43. SantaFeIn the early 20th century, the area
attracted a number of artists. The
region remains important on America's
art scene. It is the 3rd largest art
market in America, behind New York
City and Los Angeles.

44. SantaFeSanta Fe has a distinctive architectural style
all its own. No other city in the country has
so many low-slung, earth-colored buildings
made of adobe bricks, which consist of a
mixture of sun-dried earth and straw.

45. SantaFeThere are more than 250 art galleries in
Santa Fe, including traditional and
contemporary painting, photography,
pottery, sculpture, textiles and more.

46. SantaFethe Saint Francis Cathedral
was built between 1869 and
1886 and designed in the
French Romanesque
Revival style. Although its
design contrasts the
surrounding adobe
buildings, the cathedral
remains one of Santa Fe's
most celebrated landmarks.
@Cathedral Basilica of St.
Francis of Assisi

47. SantaFeSummer is the standout season to
catch live music at a favorite venue,
concert series, or dining spot, or to
expand your musical horizons

48. SantaFeThe oldest house in the U.S. is
an adobe structure in
downtown Santa Fe, circa
1646. The doors and windows
are so small to both combat
the desert heat and because
people were smaller back then.

49. JosephCityThe Jack Rabbit Trading Post is a
convenience store and curio shop located on
former Route 66. First opened in the 1940s, It
is still in operation today, surviving the rise
and fall of Route 66.
@Jack Rabbit Trading Post

50. JosephCity

51. WinslowWinslow is a relatively large town in Navajo
county in central-eastern Arizona: It is located on
the alignment of Route 66.
@Standin' on the Corner Park

52. WinslowStandin' on the Corner Park is a public
park, commemorating the song "Take It
Easy", written by Jackson Browne and
the late Glenn Frey, and most famously
recorded by the Eagles.
@Standin' on the Corner Park

53. WinslowMeteor Crater is the world’s best
preserved meteorite impact site on Earth.
It is the breath-taking result of a collision
between an asteroid traveling 26,000 miles
per hour and planet Earth approximately
50,000 years ago.
@Meteor Crater

54. WinslowIt is nearly one mile across, 2.4 miles in
circumference and more than 550 feet deep.
@Meteor Crater

55. SedonaSedona is residency of 11,000
people on about 50 square
kilometers. 51% is privately
owned and the rest belongs to
the Coconino National Forest!
Sedona known as Red Rock
Country.

56. SedonaSedona's main attraction is
its array of red sandstone
formations. The formations
appear to glow in brilliant
orange and red when
illuminated by the rising or
setting sun.

57. SedonaGod created the Grand Canyon,
but he lives in Sedona!

58. SedonaChapel of the Holy Cross is a Catholic chapel
with amazing views, especially around
sunset, making this a special attraction for
those seeking divine inspiration.
@Chapel of the Holy Cross

59. Sedona
The Chapel of the Holy Cross
was completed in April 1956. It's
most prominent feature is a
cross that seems to have been
wedged into the rock by some
devout pilgrim. Looking at it
directly, it seems the rocks
parted to embrace the structure.
@Chapel of the Holy Cross

60. SedonaSlide Rock State Park is a state
park of Arizona, taking its name
from a natural water slide formed
by the slippery bed of Oak Creek.
@Slide Rock State Park

61. SedonaThis waterslide was created by
Mother Nature without all the
chemicals and chlorine – just the
spectacular red rock views within
the venerable Oak Creek Canyon.
@Slide Rock State Park

62. SedonaThe red rock landscape is gorgeous. It
is a best place to have a picnic with.
Visitors may slide down a slick natural
water chute or wade and sun along the
creek.
@Slide Rock State Park

63. Phoenix
Phoenix is the capital and largest city of the
Arizona. It is the 6th most populous city
nationwide, the most populous state capital
in the United States, and the only state
capital with a population of more than 1
million residents. It ranks as one of the
fastest-growing cities in the nation.

64. Phoenix
Phoenix Arizona excels at extreme
hot weather. It rises over 100~106 °F
(38~41 °C) in the summer.

65. PhoenixArizona Science Center
provides exploration, education
and entertainment for all ages. A
new interactive art piece called
"Curiouser and Curiouser" ,
when you look into the
telescope, your eye is projected
onto a giant telescope hanging
from the ceiling.
@Arizona Science Center

66. LosAngelsInterstate 10, a major east–west Interstate
Highway, runs in the U.S. state of
California east from Santa Monica.

67. LosAngelsIn-N-Out Burger is a regional chain of fast food
restaurants with locations primarily in the
American Southwest and Pacific coast.
It’s secret menu is perhaps one of the most well
known in the fast-food industry.

68. LosAngels
The country’s 50 worst traffic bottlenecks -- as
measured by hours of delay -- found that six of
the “top 10” are in the Los Angeles area.

69. LosAngelsThe Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed
pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in
Santa Monica, California. With an iconic entrance,
the pier is popular with residents and visitors as
a landmark that is over 100 years old.
@Santa Monica Pier

70. LosAngelsSanta Monica State Beach is an iconic
destination that draws visitors from around
the globe. It is 3 miles long, covering 245
acres of sand along Santa Monica Bay.
@Santa Monica Beach

71. LosAngels
Route 66: End of the Trail
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica
Pier marks the end of the legendary
American highway, symbolizing that
this road only ended when the sea
stood in its way.
@Santa Monica Pier

72. Godfrey Hotel Chicago
Chicago, IL
Pear Tree Inn St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Courtyard Kansas City Airport
Kansas City, MO
Hampton Inn & Suites Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK
Sleep Inn & Suites West Medical Center
Amarillo, TX
13 Nights / 9 Hotels / Rating>8
Guadalupe Inn
Santa Fe, NM
Guadalupe Inn
Santa Fe, NM
Hampton Inn Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Hampton Inn Los Angeles Int'l Airport
Los Angeles, CA

73. Dodge Journey 2016
Pick-Up : Chicago O’Hare Airport
Drop-Off : Los Angels Airport

74. Photos
With Lens Cover

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