Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica
This nostalgic travel destination has attracted spirited travelers west since the days of the Dust Bowl. The original highway stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica ran across eight states to the ocean.
It revolutionized how people traveled across the country, spawning an entire culture of roadside attractions and on-the-road aesthetics that grew alongside America’s motorcar infatuation.
Did you know that the first all-weather highway reduced the cross-country trip from Chicago to LA by 200 miles? People who could afford a car would want to make this trip because it signified freedom. And so did the realization of the “American dream.”
You won’t be able to travel the complete highway because parts of it were decommissioned in 1985. But enough of it still exists that you can get a nibble of what makes it so unique. The route is perfect for easy riders looking to take a genuinely vintage road trip.
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Are there bus tours?
Marilyn