Route 66-Help needed

Hi All,

I am trying to paln a road trip for myself, my husband and my sis for October and need some help.

We have 8 to 10 days to do the route 66, starting in Chicago and ending in LA. I want to make the most of the trip as it will our last holiday for awhile, so I was wondering, where should we stop,what should we see? and where should we stay??

I know there have been loads of posts on Route 66 an dI have been reading through them but I am hoping someone may have done this route in the 8-10 days we have.

Also, is it possible to by-pass the Grand caynon and Las Vegas as we have visited them before? or this there more we should see around the Grand Caynon??

Any help would be so gratefully appreciated.

Thanks

Route 66-Help needed

Whether you want to stop, and how much time you want to spend depends on what you like to do, but here are a few Route 66 quick stops in Oklahoma. You can research them and decide for yourself whether any are of any interest, and how much time you should allow. The Canadian River bridge is just a bridge, but it is long and narrow, and gives an idea of what drivers dealt with ';back in the day.';

Clanton%26#39;s Cafe in Vinita, Oklahoma - Best chicken-fried steak in the country - a true taste of Oklahoma

Will Rogers Museum in Claremore, OK

Canadian River bridge between El Reno and Hydro

Red Rock Canyon State Park near Hinton, OK

National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

Philbrook and Gilcrease Art Museums in Tulsa

As for Grand Canyon and Vegas, if you%26#39;ve already seen the Grand Canyon itself, then I would say that your next trip there should be to spend some time hiking, exploring and visiting the North Rim, which means that you probably won%26#39;t have time for that on this trip. Vegas - Well, Vegas is Vegas - depends on how much you like bright lights and gambling.

In Arizona, Route 66 takes you to Flagstaff, which is nice, but a good side-trip would be to drop down south out of Flagstaff and visit both Sedona and Jerome. Sedona is well-known, but Jerome is just an interesting small town built on the side of a mountain. Sort of spooky to drive through it, but interesting that people chose that spot to build a town. I think it was once an old mining (silver?) town.

Route 66-Help needed

There are two places on Rte 66 in Arcadia, OK (just north of OKC) that are close together you might want to see.

One is Pops - a (new) gas station/soda fountain/restaurant with an interesting pop-culture/kitschy design.

http://www.pops66.com/

The other is very close by (just east of Pops) - the Historic Round Barn:

http://www.arcadiaroundbarn.org

Neither will take much time, but are on some lists of things to do on 66 in OK.

Remember - Oklahoma also has the most original miles of Route 66 left!

Here is a link to the OK Rte 66 association:

http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/

Along with links to other state%26#39;s info:

http://www.oklahomaroute66.com/links.html

Also the following (if you haven%26#39;t found them yet...):

http://www.historic66.com/oklahoma/

www.route66university.com/maps/oklahoma.php

Have fun!