Moon Route 66 Road Trip

by Jessica Dunham

Overview

Moon Route 66 Road Trip reveals the ins and outs of this iconic highway, from sweeping prairies and retro roadside pit'stops to the stunning vistas of the Southwest. Inside you'll find:

• Maps and Driving Tools: 38 easy-to-use maps detail the existing roads that comprise the original Route 66, along with site-to-site mileage, driving times, detailed directions for the entire route, and full-color photos throughout
• Eat, Sleep, Stop and Explore: With lists of the best hikes, bites, roadside curiosities, and more, you can admire extraordinary landscapes like Acoma Pueblo or Joshua Tree National Park, explore big cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, or wander abandoned ghost towns. Immerse yourself in classic Americana with outsider art and kitsch masterpieces, find the most Instagram-worthy retro motels, and sample the breadth of regional cuisine, from deep dish pizza to carne asada
• Flexible Itineraries: Moon Route 66 Road Trip covers Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Drive the entire original Mother Road in two weeks, or follow strategic routes for shorter trips to Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Santa Fe, and the Grand Canyon, plus side trips to Taos, Las Vegas, Joshua Tree, and Santa Monica
• Expert Perspective: Jessica Dunham has driven thousands of miles along the famed highway and provides cultural insight, insider tips, and critical history of the route
• Planning Your Trip: Know when and where to get gas and how to avoid traffic, plus tips for driving in different road and weather conditions and suggestions for international visitors, LGBTQ travelers, seniors, road-trippers with kids, and accessibility

With Moon Route 66 Road Trip's practical tips, detailed itineraries, and tried-and-true expertise, you're ready to fill up the tank and hit the road.
 

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640494978
Publisher:	Avalon Publishing
Publication date:	10/19/2021
Series:	Travel Guide
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	376
Sales rank:	143,992
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jessica Dunham lives in Phoenix with her husband and two spunky dogs, but inherited a family summer home on Lake Champlain in Vermont. This seemed heavenly to her, until she tried to imagine getting there from halfway across the country. Then it required some effort and a little imagination. The only way to transport the herd from one place to another was to pile into a Jeep and drive. That's is how she came to know and love the Mother Road, and became an expert on the ins and outs of Route 66. 

She's since driven from Phoenix to Vermont and back again six times, traversed the Southwest portion of Route 66 hundreds of times, napped in leafy parks, slept in a wigwam and at a Best Western, camped in tents, dined at mom-and-pop eateries, met strangers, and made friends in almost every town dotting the famed highway. She's seen the sun rise over Illinois cornfields and watched it set over the Pacific Ocean. After all this, she considers the beating heart of blacktop from Chicago to Santa Monica home.

Formerly a travel guide editor at Madden Media, Jessica is now a freelance travel writer. Her writing has been featured in PHOENIX magazine, Valley Guide, Phoenix Travel Guide, Arizona Visitor's Guide, Midwest Living, Phoenix New Times, Modern Luxury, Annapolis Visitors Guide, Connecticut Visitors Guide, Runner's World, Jane, Discover South Carolina, and more. Jessica is also the author of The Open Road: 50 Best Road Trips in the USA.

Table of Contents

Discover Routs 66 6

Planning Your Trip 8

Where to Go 8

When to Go 11

Driving Tips 11

Hit the Road 12

14 Days on Route 66 12

Illinois 21

Planning Your Time 22

Getting There 24

Chicago 27

Springfield 62

Mitchell 73

Missouri and Kansas 75

Planning Your Time 78

Getting There 79

St. Louis 80

Springfield 109

Joplin 121

Kansas 122

Oklahoma 127

Planning Your Time 130

Getting There 131

Quapaw 132

Tulsa 144

Oklahoma City 159

Texola 175

Texas 177

Planning Your Time 178

Getting There 180

Shamrock 181

Amarillo 188

Glenrio 193

New Mexico 195

Planning Your Time 198

Getting There 198

Tucumcari 200

Santa Fe 208

Side Trip: Taos 216

Albuquerque 224

Gallup 235

Arizona 241

Planning Your Time 242

Getting There 244

Lupton and Houck 245

Flagstaff 259

Side Trip: Grand Canyon National Park 266

Oatman Highway 293

California 297

Planning Your Time 300

Getting There 301

Needles 303

Side Trip: Las Vegas, Nevada 306

Side Trip: Joshua Tree National Park 313

Barstow 320

Pasadena 328

Los Angeles 329

Santa Monica 340

Essentials 345

Getting There 346

Road Rules 347

Visas and Officialdom 350

Travel Tips 350

Resources 355

Index 357

List of Maps 366