Disney and Pixar’s Cars might be an animated movie about talking cars, but many of the places and people that inspired it were very real. Before creating Radiator Springs and its colorful cast of characters, the Pixar team took multiple research trips along Route 66, meeting business owners, exploring small…
If you’re looking for things to do in Lebanon, Missouri, the Route 66 Museum is a great place to start. Located inside the local library, this free museum explores the history of transportation through the Ozarks, the development of Route 66, and Lebanon’s role along the Mother Road. During our…
One of our favorite ways to remember a place is by bringing home something that was actually made there. Oklahoma has no shortage of local businesses creating everything from small-batch foods and handcrafted pottery to cookbooks, board games, and barbecue products. Many of them have great stories behind them too,…
During our three-month Route 66 road trip, we visited quite a few car museums along the Mother Road. That probably isn’t surprising considering Route 66 and classic car culture go hand in hand. From vintage cruisers and restored classics to flashy muscle cars and movie vehicles, there are car museums…
Route 66 State Park ended up being one of the most unexpectedly interesting stops during our time exploring Missouri’s stretch of Route 66. At first glance, it seems like a quiet state park near St. Louis with hiking trails and river access, but there’s a lot more history here than…
If you’re looking for affordable camping near Tulsa with full hookups, quiet campground vibes, and easy access to both outdoor recreation and city attractions, Brush Creek Park ended up being one of our favorite campgrounds near Tulsa during our time on Route 66. We stayed here for most of a…
Kingman, Arizona ended up being one of the most unexpectedly memorable stops of our nearly three months traveling Route 66 as full-time RVers. What originally started as a planned stop along historic Route 66 quickly turned into multiple visits thanks to truck repairs, which honestly gave us the chance to…
There are a lot of small city history museums across America that mostly feel like collections of old artifacts and faded signs. The History Museum on the Square in Springfield is definitely not one of them. This museum takes the history of Springfield and the Ozarks and turns it into…
If you’re looking for an affordable and surprisingly convenient place for camping on Route 66, Baxter Springs Campground ended up being one of the most memorable stops of our trip. We stayed here for 6 nights during our Route 66 travels and used it as a spoke-and-wheel style basecamp to…
If you’re driving Route 66 through Missouri, the Red Cedar Inn Museum in Pacific is one of those stops that’s easy to miss, but absolutely worth pulling over for. It’s a small, free museum right off the Mother Road, but it does a great job of telling a much bigger…