Ket your kicks on Route 66! Are you planning a Route 66 road trip and looking for all the best things to do and things to see along the route Browse below to find a selection of the best Route 66 roadside attractions for sightseeing, famous tourist sites, tasty roadside restaurants, road trip stops, top attractions, destinations, and other must-see Route 66 tourist attractions at Silly America. Plan your next vacation or Route 66 road trip and find all the most iconic, weird, cool, and silliest sites along the way!
Welcome to Shamrock, Texas! A small town on Route 66 with big ties to Ireland! While you’re in town visiting the Conoco Tower Station and U-Drop Inn Café and staying at the Shamrock Country Inn, do an Irish jig on over to Blarney Stone Plaza to take some photos with this Welcome to Shamrock sign, …
Lucille’s Roadhouse Diner in Weatherford, Oklahoma is a Route 66 themed restaurant that pays homage to one of the most beloved stops on the Mother Road. Opened on Route 66 in 2006, it’s been serving up delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with a side of history for over a decade. The exterior of Lucille’s Roadhouse …
Historic Route 66 goes by many names, from the Mother Road to the Main Street of America. Another nickname for the two-lane highway is the Will Rogers Highway. Will Rogers traveled from 1892 to 1895 on a a 40-mile cattle trail that eventually became part of Route 66 in 1926. Do to a big role …
Officially known as the Provine Service Station, this vintage service station in Hydro, Oklahoma on Route 66 is more commonly known as Lucille’s Historic Highway Gas Station or, simply, Lucille’s Place. In 1927 Carl Ditmore built this two-story gas station just south of Hydro, Oklahoma along Route 66. The bungalow-style craftsman building features a hinged …
Find this roadside attraction on your Route 66 road trip: the Chief Standing Brave statue is a giant Indian chief statue in Big Cabin, Oklahoma. The Giant Chief Standing Brave Statue has been standing since 2001 and is located outside of the Woodshed, a family-owned truck stop and travel plaza that has gas pumps, a …
They say that good fences make good neighbors. And if that is the case the Devil’s Rope Museum in McLean, Texas must have some pretty fantastic neighbors. This Route 66 attraction is dedicated to an unlikely and pretty sharp subject: barbed wire fencing. Opened in 1991, the Devil’s Rope Museum celebrates all things barbed wire. …
Traveling on Route 66 and not sure if you’re in the mood for a slice of pepperoni pizza, a Nashville hot chicken sandwich, a double hamburger topped with cheese, a double scoop of ooey gooey butter cake ice cream, or an All-American breakfast? Don’t worry, I know the place for you. The Mother Road Market …
Greetings from Litchfield, Illinois! Visit the Greetings from Litchfield, Illinois postcard-style mural on your Route 66 road trip. Greetings Tour is a national art project that seeks to add postcard-style murals across the country. Made up of muralist Victor Ving and photographer Lisa Beggs, Greetings Tour travels around the US in an RV to create …
I have a confession to make: I have licked a public watermelon. Yes, it’s true. I went to take a picture with the Abraham Lincoln Watermelon Monument in Lincoln, Illinois, stuck out my tongue to “pretend” to be eating it, and accidentally licked it. It tasted metallic. Lesson learned: I would highly recommend against licking …
Rich & Creamy in Joliet, Illinois is a small ice cream shop with big ties to Route 66. This little ice cream shop in Joliet, Illinois originally opened as Creamy Delight in the 1970s. The building itself was built in 1965 and served as an office before it became a place to get soft serve. …
Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.
The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.
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