Start your morning with iconic Route 66 photo stops at filling stations in Dwight and O’Dell before arriving in Pontiac, Illinois, where you’ll explore the Route 66 Hall of Fame and the Pontiac Car Museum. Enjoy a quick dessert stop in Atlanta, IL before heading down to Springfield for Lincoln’s Tomb, and then it’s off to Litchfield, IL for the night.

Featured Stops: Ambler Texaco Station, Pontiac Route 66 Museum, Pontiac Oakland Car Museum, Standard Oil Station of O'Dell, Lincoln's Tomb

Included Meals: Breakfast, dessert

Hotel: Holiday Inn Express Litchfield, IL

We'll hit one more iconic filling station, Soulsby Station, before heading across the Mississippi for STL!  Enjoy a trip to the top of the Gateway Arch, taste some frozen custard at Ted Drewes, a Route 66 icon, tour of one of America’s grandest cathedrals, the Cathedral Basilica, and finally learn about beer and horses on a tour of the Budweiser brewery.

Featured stops: Gateway Arch National Park, Ted Drewes Custard, Cathedral Basilica, Budweiser

Included meals: Breakfast

Hotel: Hampton Inn Downtown

Start with a guided tour of Meramec Caverns, a Jesse James hideout, before continuing on to Cuba in Missouri where you’ll enjoy a stop at the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel for photos and shopping. From Cuba, we’ll head to Springfield with photo stops at Fanning’s Outpost, formerly the “World’s Largest Rocking Chair,” Munger Moss Motel, and the Lebanon Route 66 Museum before arriving in Springfield, MO, the birthplace of Route 66.

Featured Stops: Meramec Caverns, Wagon Wheel Motel, MO-Hicks BBQ, Fanning Outpost, Uranus Fudge Factory, Lebanon Route 66 Museum

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Hotel: Fairfield Inn

Our first strop is at Gary’s Filling Station, a favorite for all Route 66 travelers. After, we take a quick jaunt to Galena, Kansas for some fun photo stops and cross into Oklahoma. We’ll make a quick stop at Mickey Mantel’s boyhood home then drive through Oklahoma's tribal lands with roadside attractions like the Blue Whale of Catoosa and POPs Soda Ranch.

Featured Stops: Gary's Filling Station, Cars on the Route, Mickey Mantle's Boyhood Home, Coleman Theatre, Blue Whale of Catoosa, Route 66 Bowl, Pops Soda Ranch

Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Hotel: Courtyard OKC Downtown/Bricktown

Start the morning with a moving tour of the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum before having the afternoon free to check out the National Cowboy Museum or the Botanical Gardens. Spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing in Oklahoma City’s hip Bricktown neighborhood.

Featured Stops: Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial & Museum

Included Meals: Breakfast

Hotel: Courtyard OKC Downtown/Bricktown

Your morning begins with a stop at the Stafford Air and Space Museum before heading to the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum. After, we'll head to Erick, Oklahoma for a quick stop at the town’s charming museum. From Erick, you’ll cross into Texas and spend some time exploring Shamrock and the iconic Tower Conoco Station and U-Drop Inn, as seen in the movie Cars. After Shamrock, we’ll stop at the Devil’s Rope Barbed Wire Museum and World’s Largest Cross before arriving in Amarillo. Dinner is on your own tonight, but we'll arrange for you to check out the Big Texan Steak Ranch!

Featured Stops: Stafford Air & Space Museum, OK RT66 Museum, 100th Meridian Museum, U-Drop Inn, Devil's Rope Barbed Wire Museum, Giant Cross, Big Texan Steak Ranch

Included Meals: Breakfast

Hotel: Cactus Cove

After spray painting your name on the Cadillacs at Cadillac Ranch, we’re heading to New Mexico with stops at the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Russell’s Travel Center, Tucumcari to visit the Blue Swallow Motel, Roadrunner Lodge, and TeePee Curios, and the Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa before arriving in Albuquerque. Enjoy dinner at the iconic 66 Diner in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Featured Stops: Cadillac Ranch, Midpoint Cafe, Russell's Travel Center, Tucumcari motels/shops, Route 66 Auto Museum, 66 Diner

Included Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Hotel: TownePlace Suites Old Town or similar

Take a quick hop up the highway to Santa Fe in New Mexico, one of the most beautiful towns of the southwest. Enjoy a guided city tour and plenty of free time before returning to Albuquerque via the Turquoise Trail.

Featured Stops: Santa Fe

Included Meals: Breakfast

Hotel: TownePlace Suites Old Town