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Category Archives: History
Route 66: Into Texas We Go!
The Sandhills Curiosity Shop is one of those places where you’re not sure if you go in if you will end up having a great time or end up a statistic. Continue reading
Posted in History, Route 66, Travel
Tagged 2nd Amendment Cowboy, Alanreed, Cadillac Ranch, Conoco, Erick, Jericho, McLean, Oklahoma, Phillips, Route 66, Sandhills Curiosity Shop, Shamrock, Super Service, Texas, Texola, U-Drop Inn
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Route 66 – Springfield, MO to Tulsa, OK
Our fifth day on Route 66 and it was the busiest yet! We got an early start and left our comfortable bed and “best hotel wifi ever” at the Rail Haven Motel in Springfield, Missouri and set out with a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Afton, Avon Motel, Blue Whale, Carterville, Catoosa, Commerce, Desert Hills Motel, Foyil, Galena, Gary's Gay Parita, Gay Parita, Halltown, Kansas, Lowell Davis, Miami, Missouri, Narcissa, Oklahoma, Plano, Rail Haven Motel, Rainbow Bridge, Red Oak II, Riverton, Route 66, Sidewalk Highway, Spencer, Springfield, Totem Pole Park, Tulsa
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Route 66: St. Louis
Our third day on Route 66 sees us backtracking a little and heading into St. Louis where we check out the National Transportation Museum and we see if Dan can get over his claustrophobia long enough to get to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gateway Arch, Kirkwood, Mainstreet of America, Missouri, Mother Road, National Transportation Museum, Route 66, St. Louis, Ted Drewes, USA
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Route 66: From Springfield to Cuba
Day two of Route 66 takes us from Springfield, Illinois to Cuba, Missouri with stops at some off-the-wall places as well as the tomb of Abraham Lincoln.
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