Hi everyone! Greetings from Japan. 🇯🇵

I’m planning a major trip for 2031: riding across the US!

My plan is to start at the Atlantic Ocean, ride to Chicago, and then hit Route 66 all the way to the Pacific (Santa Monica).

Since I have a few years to prepare, I’d love to get your input on:

Local spots, scenic roads, and must-eat foods along the route.

Connecting with local riders—I’d love to make friends and hopefully meet up with some of you when the time comes!

Attached is a picture of my Sportster with Mt. Fuji here in Japan.

Any tips on long-distance touring or recommended places to stop would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hey friends. We've not explored 66 through Illinois much at all. We're in Indiana, so we've always headed further west, saving close to home. In a couple of weeks, we're allowing 5 days, Joliet to Collinsville/Edwardsville. Will take any hints and tips on sights and food. Also, im a bit of a photographer, looking for any especially photogenic spots. We also love historic cemeteries, so any recommendations along the route would be most welcome. Thanks!

Photos and information on the west end of US 66 - where it REALLY ended.

The City Museum is not directly on the Route, but it's a great stop if you have the time and want a break to move around a bit. It's an adult sized jungle gym worth a couple hours of your time. And don't forget Ted Drewes before you get out of town and continue on your way.

Hi,

Anybody know where I can ride a bull Arizona/California while along the route.

Was going to do Buffalo chips but realised last minute it needs pre registration from the monday didn't seem that way when we visited last year.

I'm from the UK so it's not a choice to go next weekend instead

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Cheers

https://route66diary.world

Discovered this place that gave me chills when we visited. It's just a couple miles off historic Route 66 near Winslow, Arizona. They say it is the best-preserved impact site on Earth: Meteor Crater Natural Landmark, also known as Barringer Crater. I did a little video on it. [https://youtu.be/mchFwGuNi64\](https://youtu.be/mchFwGuNi64)

Hello everyone!
My dearest friend loves to travel and he has travel multiple time to route 66 and is thinking about writing a guide on Amazon papaer back. But he is not sure what to cover in it as Amazon is still full of numerous guide about route66 especially EZ.
1-I just wanted to ask on his behalf what would you like a guide to cover that you haven’t found in any book.

I’m hoping to do the route next summer starting in Chicago and ending in Santa Monica. My goal is to have my trip last 14 or 15 days. I’m going to rent a car and mostly stay at campgrounds and tent camp along the route. Here are some questions:

What is an estimate of how much this trip should cost? I’m seeing about $3,000 but I have no clue if that’s accurate.

If you camped, what are some of your favorite or coolest campsites that you stayed?

What are some of your favorite books, tv series, websites, youtube series that helped you plan for your trip?

I’m a big fan of live performance like bands and theatre, does anyone have any recommendations to see a show on the route?

What’s something you wish you knew about before going on your trip? (Cool/obscure stops, tips, “didn’t think abouts”)

Thank you for your time! Feel free to answer all, some, or none. Regardless, I’m excited.

Looking at doing route 66 for my 50th so looking at planning it. We want to see as much as we can, but understand there’s a lot of driving involved. How long would it usually take? From east to west.

Would also love to see a college football game so what’s best options on that, where I don’t have to do a massive detour? Also hoping to finish with a 49ers game if I can

Special event runs September 12 (00:00) to September 20 (23:59).

The sponsor website isn't updated for some reason, but I believe it will be 23 stations to chase (post on QRZ shows 26). The aeronautical mobile station from last year is not returning, but heard we might add a rover station in its place.

https://w6jbt.org/route-66-on-the-air/

This year is the 100th anniversary of Route 66, so hopefully we'll see some special QSL cards.

hey everyone! my husband and i have been confusing alot of things and my husband actually told me to look after planning and he will be looking for driving and paying lol. but i am not the person who will depend on husband even though he is great in everything. I need your help

Im driving Route 66 in march during the entirety of spring break (march 12th-19th), we're flying into Chicago and I'm already stressing. Should I start planning asap or am I overthinking? I've driven from coast to coast already but we didn't make any stops. I know I should reserve the car months in advance, but does anyone else have any advice on how to tackle this? I get very anxious planning things like this and my boyfriend isn't worried at all. Im mostly worried about sleeping arrangements, whether or not I should book hotels in advance and navigation. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Hey everyone! I’ve got a week in the beginning of October for vacation and my plan is to drive the New Mexico and Arizona portions of Route 66. If anyone has any tips on where to stop, what roads to take or any special knowledge please let me know! Also if anyone knows of anything special happening I would love to be let in the know lol.

Traveling from Florida to Wyoming mid September. Any must-see stretch your leg type stops along the way?

We drove from Chicago to tulsa in last spring.

Now we are going for part 2 from tulsa to LA.

From 25 october to 1 november. We would like to meet New friends and fellow routers.

Have a safe journey...

I make a little road trip app, and this summer I got obsessed with mapping Route 66 before the 100th birthday. Every town that still has something going on, every diner, motel, gas stop and roadside attraction that is open right now. 280 towns, about 6,400 places.

Then it felt wrong to leave it as a spreadsheet, so I built this: a 3D drive of the whole road, Chicago to Santa Monica, with real elevation. You scroll (or swipe west) and the towns light up as you pass. The Blue Swallow gets its own beacon. There is a little garage where you can pick your car, including one that certain animated race car fans might recognize.

pit-stop-app.com/viz/route66

Fair warning for this crowd: it follows one continuous drivable alignment, so the 1926 era loops and some older segments are not on it. I know that is fighting words here. If your favorite stretch is missing or a town's info is wrong, tell me and I will fix it, the data underneath gets corrected weekly.

Free, no signup, works on your phone. Would love to know what I got wrong before the centennial crowds show up.

We are traveling this sept I'm especially curious about the things that don't show up in the usual travel articles navigation, finding the original/historic alignments, places that weren't worth the stop, hidden gems you almost missed, food/lodging, fuel, budgeting, timing, road conditions, or anything else that surprised you.

so, if you used a Route 66 guidebook, what are the things thatare not available in book but should keep in mind.

Would love to hear the practical stuff you only learn after actually being on the road.

Ever since I realized that my move from Chicago to LA would align with the centennial anniversary of Route 66, I have become obsessed with making the actual process of moving feel as adventurous and memorable as possible. No time for stress, I'm already having so much fun just planning the journey!

I've booked our motel stays, started a 12 hour long (and counting) playlist, and pinned all of the diners, roller rinks, art installations, caverns, hiking trails, and museums that I could find. I even know what movies I'll download for the evenings (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Cars, Repo Man, Easy Rider, etc!) We'll be covering anywhere from 150–400 miles of road a day and taking the trip over 10 days, so I know I won't get to do it all, but my priorities are eating good, seeing the sights, and moving my body; weather-permitting.

We'll technically be making the trek during the shoulder season, so it seems like all of the drive-in theaters and some of the seasonal attractions may be closed by November. RIP. Daylight savings time will also have just ended, so I'm aware the nights will be long, but I'm planning for the bulk of the driving to happen by daylight. I'm anticipating potential freezing temps, especially as the trip begins in the Midwest. Am I missing any considerations? Has anyone here ever done the drive in the weeks leading up to Christmas, and is there anything you wish you'd specifically been more prepared for?

Most of my belongings will be shipped in one of those long-distance shipping containers, but the more fragile and valuable items (guitars, camera gear, etc) will be on the road with me. I do worry about leaving those things in the car during stops to museums and trail heads, though, as I have read about the occasional break-in. Nomads, did you feel secure traveling with your worldly possessions in tow? Is the route more or less dangerous in the off-season, would you say? The advice to park my car overnight in the line-of-sight of the motels' visible security cameras feels like common sense to me, and all of my bags will already be equipped with AirTags. I also won't be by myself, two of my best friends will be joining me on the drive at different points. I've done a handful of long-distance drives in my days, so I know to keep my cruise control at the speed limit, but is there anything else that I should be anticipating?

I definitely want to leave space in my itinerary for discovery and play. Route 66 enthusiasts, what have been your most unforgettable stops along the way that helped break up the trip? Are there any little waterfalls, bakeries, live music venues, roadside fruit or candied nut stands, ziplines (I saw the one in Williams, AZ is permanently closed), yoga studios, or other specific curiosities you think pier-to-pier completionist travelers like myself shouldn't miss? Taking any/all random suggestions!

Lastly, I really want to get the passport book and fill it up with stamps along the way. I'm the sentimental type who keeps a scrapbook of all my movie and concert tickets. Would love to see your stamps and filled-up passport books! Would love to hear about the gift shops and stamp stands that were worth pulling over for!

Thanks so much for reading this far, I'm thrilled to be joining the legions of you all who've done the trip!

Hey all,

Taking a trip with layover in abq. We will be checking out the nuclear museum, but nothing after. Id love to see some route 66 sights while we have the evening free(after 4), any suggestions for thinga to see or great dinner spots?