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[@michaelschemlab]

Route 66 spans from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California. It goes through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California

[@terriehumphries6028]

I would love to travel Route 66 one day. I am 53 and I have not yet done that, tough it runs through TX.

[@homedepotjoe5688]

I didn't know it ran through kansas

[@michaelschemlab]

@@homedepotjoe5688 according to the official Wikipedia article it runs through the southeast corner of the state

[@gotham61]

@@homedepotjoe5688 It just clips the south east corner for about 10 miles.

[@skyjust828]

There's a father son chanel they travel from the beginning in California (spend a lot of time in Cali) but they go all the way to Chicago show great foods walking trails spend 1 night in each state except Texas (because it's just the panhandle) get a lot of pics & stickers for their 66 passport 🎉😅

[@busterandloulou]

From 1960-1964 there was a tv show called Route 66 about 2 guys exploring the route in an inherited Corvette. The would stop along the route to do odd jobs and have adventures. The show consisted of 116 episodes. I watched every week.

[@robinmills8675]

🎶 Get your kicks on Route 66 🎶

[@FUBAR1986]

I born in 62, but I do remember as a small child dad having us watch the show to see what these different states look like….. my whole life today I’ve never met a more patriotic person than my father…. Love and miss you dad🇺🇸🇺🇸✌🏽☮️🤲🙏❤

[@jimwilcox2964]

​and that was written by Bobby Troup. One of the doctors , Jim Early, on the old series "Emergency" and he was married to the actress Julie London, who played nurse Dixie McCall

[@nickyl9040]

The funny thing is that the show wasn't shot on Rt 66

[@michaelairheart6921]

The sad part is that new highways and interstates bypassed a lot of the towns and businesses on the original Route 66. This caused a lot of them to fail. Route 66 is 2448 miles (3939.674 kilometers). You can drive Route 66 in as little as 8 days if you drive every day and do not see any of the sights. If you do some exploring, it takes about two weeks.

[@dynamodan8216]

I'm younger, but here in Texas we've had the same with US 59 from Houston to Texarkana. It used to hit through so many small towns and now most are avoided. Which you lose some culture. But also you don't have to slow down to 25 mph every town to avoid leech tickets so

[@Gutslinger]

8 days? I'm assuming that's if you stop and sleep every night?

[@donaldduck-bw9bq]

Its just over 2 days if you just do it. 8 days seems ridiculous.

[@johnhelwig8745]

Route 66 originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona before terminating in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). I believe Laurence travelled the Illinois section of the highway. I think it was in Springfield on this trip he purchased the t-shirt of Abraham Lincoln wearing red glasses. Road trips are the best way to see Americana as long as you stay off the interstate highways. I recommend it to you two when you come to the USA to visit, even if it is just a day trip.

[@garygemmell3488]

Route 66, "The Mother Road", stretched for 2,400 miles from "Chicago to L.A.", as Nat King Cole would tell you. It is now de-certified as an official U.S. highway. Many parts of it still exist and have become tourist attractions. It's route has been taken over, starting in Los Angeles, by Interstates 10, 15, 40, 44, and 55, ending in Chicago. In many places along I-40 the road that used to be Route 66 can be seen running along side it. Back in it's day it was the major east-west highway in America. During the Great Depression thousands upon thousands of migrants traveled to California to escape the Dust Bowl of the Midwest.

[@RevPeterTrabaris]

One of my favorite drives! You have to be prepared for a leisurely drive though. It is not an interstate, or in many places more than what you would consider a street. You go through a lot of country, but also a lot of small towns, so there are places where you drive highway speeds, and places where you are driving 25 miles per hour through towns. I like traveling that way. After you get out of Illinois, there is much more open country and in many places, there are signs for Historic Rt 66, and Rt 66 so that if you are going all the way across country, you have some options to shorten the trip. It takes days. If you, like me, like to stop and see things along the way, it would take a week or more to go from Illinois at the start of the road, to Santa Monica, CA. It is easy to get lost. Sometimes, there are poorly placed road signs that are ease to miss, so give Laurence and his wife some slack in getting a bit lost. Good memories! Peace

[@boba9253]

At 4:47 you mentioned Lawrence getting lost on the route...well yes, because it is actually no longer an actual road! It remains as segments of the historic route, sometimes on the actual pavement, sometimes along the original alignment. But US 66 was replaced by Interstate back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and officially ceased to exist in 1985. So yes, Lawrence could easily lose the route driving it.

[@marsmott1]

and sometimes, though technically still part of the route, baaaaarely drivable with a car :-( . Stil a great experience in many places :-) .

[@lindacarroll6896]

We have a funeral museum here in Houston that has a fantastic display about Lincoln's train trip back to his home in Illinois.

[@victorramsey5575]

Rachel worked for Bloomingdale's, who is the rival to Tiffany & Co. Its a high end fashion and jewelry store. However, Tiffany's is the oldest high end store in America. They started in 1835. Everyone with a one dollar bill in their wallet has a Tiffany design in their possession. The Presidential Seal was designed by Tiffany & Co in the early 1920's (I think). Also, the trophy for the NFL was designed by Tiffany's. We love Tiffany's more than we do Bloomindale's here in America.

[@heywoodjablowme8120]

But I said what about breakfast at Tiffany's...

[@byronicman]

My mom calls it "Bloomies"...

[@sjsz06]

I grew up in Tulsa Okla. Not far from Route 66. Strange that it runs thru Tulsa and Chicago. Look at a map... not exactly in line east to west.

[@JD-py4jj]

I live along a section of Route 66 in Missouri. When Interstate I-44 was constructed, the section of Route 66 near me became the South Service Road that runs alongside I-44. Historic Route 66 cuts through each of the towns, while I-44 bypassed them. Some of the old business that were active back in the day are still eking out a living with tourist, but many are closed now. As you drive along today, you see a bunch of dinners, motels and attractions that date back to the 60s or earlier, while the more modern stuff is built closer to the Interstate.

[@Steven-Etchart]

I live next to Route 66. I live in Kingman Arizona and it is apparently known to have one of the longest stretches of preserved Route 66 road.

[@mortensen1961]

Ash Fork to Topock, 158 miles, it's the longest uninterrupted stretch. . .

[@debbieelholm7921]

A great show that came out in the 60s and as a show called Route 66. It was about 2 guys in a Corvette driving across the mother road meeting and helping people they met along the way. There was even a great song called Get Your Kicks on Route 66.

[@gl15col]

I can still hear that song in my head, shows how great it was.

[@QuantumG432]

U.S. Highway 66 - popularly known as Route 66 - embodies a complex, rich history that goes well beyond any chronicle of the road itself. An artery of transportation, an agent of social transformation, and a remnant of America's past, it stretches 2,400 miles across two-thirds of the continent.

[@MaxAmiga]

Springfield Illinois is the location of the only home that Abraham Lincoln owned and where he was living when he was elected president. Lincoln is originally from Kentucky but he called Springfield Illinois his home town. He met and courted his wife in Springfield and he is buried, with his wife and three of their four sons, at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

[@btnhstillfire]

He lived in Missouri before Illinois…

[@yugioht42]

Route 66 is full of landmarks that define it like carhenge (a bunch of old Cadillacs put nose first into the ground that people just spray paint to create their marks), the teepee hotel (a motel with buildings made of concrete teepees), random towns that time forgot, and unfortunately a lot abandoned places. Route 66 used to be very popular on a road trip going from Chicago to Santa Monica pier in LA. Unfortunately the interstate highway system has made Route 66 completely obsolete and pretty much every town that wasn’t close to the interstate died over the span of like 5 years. Abandoned buildings just dot the American west anywhere close to Route 66 and the few towns still survive that are on that route. It’s a challenge for those people that stayed and often people move out as soon as they can to find a decent job and get away from how life is.

[@garyarnett1220]

US 66 and US 40 were the main routes across America from the 30's until the 60's when the Interstates began nearing completion. They ran from town to town connecting the towns instead of bypassing them, so many small businesses thrived. Hello Interstates, Goodbye roadside attractions. I've been lucky enough to traverse long sections of both Routes. Eye opening what was once.

[@jamesstrickland517]

I live just a couple blocks from U.S. 30 in Cheyenne, WY but remember driving much of route 66 on vacations as a child. U.S. 30 better known as the Lincoln Highway was the first trans-continental highway built in the U.S. I have also been on U.S. 34 from Chicago, IL to Grandby, CO, and beyond, it is the highest continuous highway in the U.S. meaning that at the summit of Trail Ridge road in Rocky Mountian National Park the highway reaches an elevation of close to 13,000 feet above sea level.

[@rebelpearl]

It takes 2-3 weeks to travel the entire Route 66. It depends on how much you stop to look at things. The Lincoln attractions (home, museum, and tomb) in Springfield are very much worth taking time to visit. And a fun bit of trivia: the town of Lincoln, IL (founded in 1853) is the only place in the US named for Lincoln before he became President. He was a lawyer at the time and handled the legalities of founding the town. He had full knowledge of it being named after him and cooperated with the founders. He also christened the town with the juice if a watermelon.

[@kevindunn5650]

The store you were thinking about is Bloomingdale's I believe.

[@shawnyoung139]

Riding I75 South is a underrated Interstate Riding From Michigan To Georgia Or If your a Road Warrior it stretches all the way to Miami but it’s so much scenery Riding through Ohio Kentucky and just Watching how all the trees start to Change and you start to see the Mountains in Tennessee and how skinny the trees look in Georgia it’s almost like you know what state your in just by how different each one looks

[@Templar451]

I made that trip from Michigan to Boca Raton, Fl. so many times. To see the landscape and the trees change as you drove. But one thing that never changed: road construction. Even these locations never seemed to changed.

[@TheCJTok]

You could go state to state, at least here in Oklahoma and Texas. We never stopped traveling.

[@brandyrobbins2830]

I live in Lincoln! I drive past the covered wagon with President Lincoln in it everyday.

[@spaceshiplewis]

Basically, if you watch PIXAR's Cars, that's what happened to Route 66

[@garyarnett1220]

Absolutely, and so many don't catch the historical connection.

[@TheSYPHERIA]

You could move within state to state during Covid -- it's just a very long road trip. From Michigan to Calfiornia it took me and my mom 5 days at 6-8 hours a day

[@gotham61]

Route 66 doesn't cross the Missouri River. The southern end of the Illinois alignment is at the old Chain Of Rocks Bridge over the Mississippi River. You are no longer permitted to drive over it, but you can walk.

[@richardmiller7018]

Third used to be a TV show called Route 66 in the late 50's early 60:s . A famous saying at that time was from that show was Cooky Cooky give me your comb.

[@billhorton2564]

I lived in a converted cottage of a roadside motel on Route 66 in the early 80's. It was located NW of Marshfield, MO. My 1st wife and I got married with Route 66 in the background while living in this tiny cottage.

[@lisal6121]

I’ve driven from Los Angeles to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. We drove all day, everyday, and only stopped to find a bed to sleep. It took us 5 days. So if you only drive 5-6 hours it will take you a week and a half.

[@larrywilliams8630]

I have been on Route 66 several times and I really enjoyed traveling the historic highway. There is just something about it that makes you relax and enjoy life.

[@jamessouthworth1699]

I've done most of route 66 but not in one trip. I've done sections over several different trips and I believe I should be able to finish it with just one more go. There's so much to stop and see on route 66 that you don't want to just drive straight through Non-Stop. You want to experience it and take it all in.

[@RedHeart1]

There’s are some really cool attractions and sights to see on Route 66! Y’all should check out more videos about it.

[@libertarianguy5567]

Route 66 can be traveled in one week, but if you plan on making a trip of it, plan on 2 to 4 weeks depending on how many stops you'd like to make along the way.

[@marsmott1]

Born and bred in Bloomington went to school in Normal :-) I believe you were thinking Bloomingdales 😂 The fresh maple syrup at Funks Grove is fantastic!

[@matthill5426]

Bloomingdale's is the name of the store you're thinking of. It's a department store that sells clothes & perfume.

[@kathrynjenkins2373]

route 66 was one of the most iconic roads in America, in the 50’s and 60’s, it was a huge following of vacationers and staying at hotels and visiting many interesting places of interest, such at largest ball of yarn, and many other places to vacation on, it was replaced later by highway 40, and most of the hotels, and vacation resorts have gone away. I also am now currently a huge fan of the tv series route 66, which starred Martin Milner and George Maharis, two very great looking young men, traveling in a chevrolete Corvette, going on many adventures along the way.

[@ronalddobis6782]

My brother and sister in law are going to Arizona next month and they're following old route 66. They live about 40 miles southwest of Chicago so they'll have that much of a headstart on Laurence. They plan on driving eight hours a day and expect to arrive in Phoenix in three days.

[@darleneblakely7726]

2,448 mi U.S. Highway 66 - popularly known as Route 66 - embodies a complex, rich history that goes well beyond any chronicle of the road itself. An artery of transportation, an agent of social transformation, and a remnant of America's past, it stretches 2,400 miles across two-thirds of the continent.

[@RunningTogether]

The reason The Simpsons is set in Springfield is that there is a Springfield in every state (or maybe almost every state). While it was based partly on Springfield, Oregon, the show deliberately obscures what state it’s in and it’s geography is not consistent across episodes. So it’s not specifically Illinois or any other state.

[@btnhstillfire]

Yes but how many have a Shelbyville as well? The rival town in Simpsons? Illinois does…

[@waltshields5483]

I'm from Bloomington. As a kid, myself and some friends use to walk on the shoulder of Route 66 all the time. It's now called Veteran's Parkway. Lincoln gave his famous "lost speech" there.

[@Phantom_Fireside]

Hey! Im from Mattoon area!

[@Navyuncle]

As a teenager in the 1970's I used to drive from Hamel, Illinois to Springfield, Illinois on route 66. Now I 55 is the main route. I believe that route 66 roadbed is I44. I know through St Louis it is Watson Road.

[@Navyuncle]

Jimmy, route 66 in in Illinois used to be about 300 miles long. It's just bits and pieces now. Most of it has been replaced by I 55.

[@btnhstillfire]

Taylorville resident here

[@TheCJTok]

I live in central Oklahoma and Route 66 goes right through my town. There’s a few places on the original Route 66 near here like the Round Barn in Arcadia and the Milk Bottle in Midtown OKC.

[@dustinwilliams251]

I've drove Route 66 twice. I'm from Minnesota. 1st time Chicago to Amarillo. 2nd time Amarillo to Santa Monica. 19 days total.

[@kalzyoung]

The historic part of the route in Illinois starts in Indian head park just off of La Grange and Joliet road(66)

[@outaview]

I remember back when I was a kid our family traveled a lot in the car. We did go on Route 66 at some point. This was back in the middle 1970's.

[@kevinhayes1656]

I’ve been to his tomb, several times, as I was born and raised in Illinois about four hours north of Springfield

[@leonhart2452]

There's not much of it left. Most has been bypassed or just left ignored. It used to be called America's Main Street. It was built in a time before the interstate highway system was built. It was all two lane road that ran through every small town along the road. There are still small highways that run coast to coast. Route 20 starts in Maine and runs across the northern part of the country to Washington state. None of it is part of the interstate highway system. There are others but rt 30 runs just a few miles north of where I live.

[@mostlyevilmisha]

Rachel worked for Bloomingdales, a top-end apparel store. Bloomington, IN, is probably MOST famous for being the home of John Cougar Mellencamp, a famous singer/songwriter

[@heywoodjablowme8120]

He lives in little pink houses with a scarecrow and blood on the plow in the front yard. Has a baby in a small town and that's good enough for me.

[@debraknapp2660]

route 66 starts in Illinois and travels thru missouri, the tip of kansas ,oklahoma ,texas,new mexico ,arizona ans california . yup its a long drive but ya see alot along the way.

[@erindizmo]

I was born and raised in Springfield, and since Lincoln lived there for most of his adulthood, man, were the various Lincoln sites a staple of my school field trips. Sadly the library/museum wasn’t built until after I moved almost 2k miles away but I’d love to go back and see it sometime.

[@btnhstillfire]

Im in Taylorville.

[@btnhstillfire]

I got VIP access to the old state capital when it was under renovations. As a photographer.

[@blinky705]

From Wiki: Bloomingdale's Inc. is an American luxury department store chain; it was founded in New York City by Joseph B. and Lyman G. Bloomingdale in 1861.

[@Kenneth_James]

You could go to any state during Covid James. Its 1 country, 50 states.

[@leifcatt]

Route 66 is the main street in the city I went to high school in. It was the main drag for cruising for the teenagers. There's even a drive inn fast food place on the Route 66/ Main Street. Yukon, Ok.

[@manontherails4937]

Yeah, Milly's right, if you were to fully explore and take-in each state's city, town and featured attractions along Route 66, it would take a couple of weeks, if not more

[@claregale9011]

I can get to Scotland in 5 hours from southern England 😅, we are so tiny compared to the u.s. , from town to town in my area is a 10 minute drive sometimes 5 mins .

[@tammyparsons5656]

On friends it was Bloomingdale's and during covid you could still travel from state to state, but hotels were not open so people just stayed home or just visited family.

[@robertmauck4975]

A relative of my mom's did the voice of Lincoln in parts of the Lincoln museum. Her family is from a bit south of Springfield.

[@btnhstillfire]

How far south? Im 30 miles south of Soringfield. Taylorville…

[@btnhstillfire]

Springfield*

[@robertmauck4975]

My mom's family is from Sullivan, but my dad's family comes from around Fairfield

[@fredbright2096]

The wife and I divided the trip down 66 into two trips. First we went halfway seeing all that was to see and we took as much of the old route as we could, going thru the old route and most of it was bypassed by 4 laners and Interstates but most of it was intact. The next year we did the other half we flew to Vegas, rented a car, went south to Oakman and drove the rest of the way. We live in Virginia, and when we got home, our neighbor took the car back to Vegas as a vacation trip for his family. We had all this planned out and it worked well. If you stop for all the sights, it will take a good week for each half at least, back then. There is a lot to see and our kids (3 boys, 17, 13, and 9) enjoyed the trips. That was years ago and the 9 year old is now in his 50's so I guess a lot of what we saw is now gone. The wife and I are now in our 80's and plan to make the trip again next year. It is a trip well worth taking although it can be a drag if you just try to drive straight through and don't rest. Whatever you do, if you take the trip, be sure to see Oatman, Arizona, it is near the end and it is a blast.

[@andrewsimpson4645]

I live in springfield illinois, right off the original route 66, there are a few original brick sections of the original road in the area. they are marked on the national historic register.

[@andrewsimpson4645]

yes that is Lincolns real home and tomb, Springfiled is where he lived when he was elected president.Illinois is a long state, its 6 hours from chicago to the southern tip of illinois. It takes 5 hours to get from chicago to st. louis where you leave illinois and enter missouri. I grew up about 3 blocks from Lincolns tomb

[@btnhstillfire]

Im in Taylorville. 👍

[@andrewsimpson4645]

@@btnhstillfire it's a small world

[@kimlersue]

Many years ago I took 66... all the way. It is fun...with lots of fun places to stop. Not so many gift shops in early 70's. The worst part was the long stretch though the desert..but you are warned to get gas..extra water.etc. The most memorable..teepee motels. Best 2 days..Los Vegas!. a necessary side trip.

[@Gutslinger]

I think the longest stretch of Route 66 goes through my state.. I think I've been on part of it, that goes through a nearby town. I say "I think" because I think the town called the highway by some other name within the town, but occasionally I think I saw some old Route 66 signs.

[@lauralebel3195]

i live in Springfield, IL and yes there is a lot of historic sites here for Lincoln and through out the state

[@btnhstillfire]

Im in Taylorville.

[@miltonpasley3398]

.. In the Western States CA, AZ, NM, TX a lot of Route 66 is under Interstate 40 or is just to its side and is not keep up except in Towns. But I remember back in the early 60's taking Route 66 from the LA area of California to Chicago Illinois for a reunion of my dad's WWII Parachute Infantry Regiment. Plus we drove it often on our way from the LA are to Amarillo TX on our wat to my grandparents in Texarkana Tx until I 40 open, in some states (CA & NM this happen in the 60's) but did not open in Arizona until 1984

[@beverly608]

Bloomingdale's is the store you're thinking of from Friends. Bloomington is Illinois

[@DaInfamous0ne]

The online store you were thinking about is Bloomindales.

[@MidnightSmoke]

Route 66 is 2448 miles (3940 KM) long. With an average speed of 65 mph (104.6 kph) it will take you 37.7 hours of driving. Here is a like and comment to help your channel grow and get you the recognition you deserve.

[@stevekenilworth]

UK, if you choose to take normal two lane roads tip to tip of UK it be 19 hr 23 min (934 miles), but lets not forget you drive on to the euro tunnel on to the train or boat 40 mins and end up in France and could continue to drive turkey or a lot longer away. so from a drive you can get very rugged northern colder climate to the salt flats in turkey or if brave or mad enough drive to Singapore from uk or the other side Russia / china. At Eurotunnel we can only allow you to travel in a vehicle - be that your own or as part of a coach trip. so in theory you do not leave your car to get across water so uk road trip can be extended in to Europe or a lot more miles away so uk we are not restricted if we wanted a very long road trip we can. example a 35 min train ride you do not leave your car you could do this from Wild Orchid Guest House, Durine, Durness very north of uk to Soran, Iraq 67 hr (3,781 miles) well thats as far google will allow a route to be made, could add 1000's more miles to that

[@annreed7199]

On Route 66 near Tijeras NM when drive on it, America the Beautiful plays.

[@lisal6121]

BLOOMINGDALES! Rachel worked at Bloomingdale’s in New York City.

[@JustMe-gn6yf]

Route 66 going through Oklahoma city can get a little squirrelly as it's been broken up and re routed in places because of the 3 major interstates that intersect the city

[@adriannecote5319]

We were in the state of WA and saw the beginning of rte 4 which goes all the way to Boston. Also route 6 starts on the east side of the Sierra Mountains in CA and goes through my home town in CT.

[@subitman12]

I was in the US Navy, I've driven across USA twice as I live in Virginia and was transferring to my first duty station after training. I had bought a used Rav4. I was on leave at home to see my folks. This was before I had GPS so I planned my route online, printed the route and drove with the help of an atlas road map. Each road would have signs with the logos for gas stations, motel, and hotels and how many miles to them. It took me five days to get to LA before taking a flight to Hawaii. These signs are paid by state and federal governments. The signs would also have signs for rest stops. The rest stops are free and have public rest rooms so you can spend the night. They were built to prevent accidents for tired drivers. After three and half years, I came back to land in LA instead of VA. It was more convenient to have the car carried to a port in Los Angeles rather than all the way to Virginia as I live in the western part of Virginia far from the ocean. This time it was during the winter with an approaching snow storm that could close down roads so I drove almost non-stop to get ahead of a coming snow storm. It took me almost two days.

[@teressareeves5856]

Over the years I've traveled over lots of Route 66 from Missouri to California. There are a lot of things to see along the route, but also a lot of stops that made Route 66 memorable are gone. But it's totally worth the effort to search out the parts of the old routes (there are actually more than one old route in several places) as many of these places are very touristy. And there are a lot of books that are well worth reading about on people traveling Route 66 over the decades.

[@fire58372001]

I used to drive across the USA 6 times a year. Coast to coast, & border to border. I was an avid 66'er. I used to pick it up in St. Louis area & go out to the west coast. If you drive 8hrs. a day, it'll take you a week to go from east coast to west coast, & that's by INTERSTATE/ FREEWAY. HIGHWAY, which Rt.66 is will take you longer. Thanks for sharing a great video.

[@michaelmarrone8753]

Historic Route US-66 starts in downtown Chicago, IL and ends at the Santa Monica pier in California. You need around two or three weeks to complete Route 66 (If you want to spend time at attractions and not feel rushed (Two weeks is driving 175 miles per day or 282 kilometers per day, 3 weeks is 116 miles per day or 186 kilometers per day)). There is no perfect time to travel along Route 66. Due to its sheer size (It stretches 2,448 miles (3939.7 Kilometers) across two-thirds of the USA.), you will likely to experience some adverse weather conditions, whatever the month. Speed limits vary across Route 66 from 35mph (56kp) to 65mph (104kph), But is mostly limited to 55mph (88kph). Unfortunately, you can't drive the "entire" original Route 66, but you can still drive the sections that have been preserved, to which there are quite a few! Route 66 was decertified on June 27, 1985 and no longer exists as a funded U.S. Highway.

[@jbf16falcon]

It’s only 4,000 kilometers long but there are so many small towns and cities you go through your speed is severely reduced much of the trip.

[@williambranch4283]

In my travels my favorite is the tilting water tower outside Amarillo TX.

[@TheCJTok]

It’s near Groom, TX.

[@joshuarespecki1883]

21 hours from Tucson to Beatrice Nebraska every spring only stop to fuel up

[@ChillDude123]

I was at the Lincoln museum and the house years ago. Weird to think I stood in the exact same spot where the clip was taken.

[@btnhstillfire]

Ive taken photos for the Illinois Historical Society and took pics at all these spots in Springfield shown in the video lol. I got vip access to the OSC when it was closed for renovations and I got to go behind the taped off area in Lincolns tomb to get a shot.

[@SirFoodie1904]

Driving distance from Chicago to Los Angeles California is 1965 miles, as a long haul truck driver, for us it takes about 3 days to get from Chicago to LA. That’s average speed of 57.8 miles per hour. Of course if you’re driving a small car with an average speed of 65 miles per hour then it’s faster.

[@ROBERTT9741]

-Bloomingdales, is the store you were wondering about.

[@f4ephantom]

I think the store you guys were thinking of is Bloomingdales.

[@Jliske2]

"driving for 4,5,6,7 hours a day" i laughed. on my road trips we've typically driven around 14 hours of the day

[@davidheiser2225]

I had to laugh at "solidly 5,6 hours a day, maybe 7 hours". We call that "time to stop for lunch".

[@jackdickenson5313]

Route 66 runs from Chicago all the way to San Bernardino California. It's over 2000 miles long. And is for the most part very scenic. I hope that answers your question.

[@jackdickenson5313]

Santa Monica California. Not San Bernardino. Sorry

[@IDontBeKaren]

The store you’re trying to remember is Bloomingdale’s.

[@Jordashian93]

My grandpa has drove down Route 66 twice in his life and thought it was an amazing experience.

[@kevinrylance7861]

Hi, y'all I go up and down 66 here in east mountains NM I have meet people from all over the World at the local gas station and my favorite stop for 🍻🤠 Cheers to you both God Bless 🙏

[@Alan-lv9rw]

It covers about 2/3 of America, Chicago to L.A. It was THE road until the interstate system was developed.

[@TheMtVernonKid]

The thing about living in the state may have the same name as a town. Example Im from Mount Vernon,NY, and there are 32 other states that have a city or town named Mount Vernon

[@chadm6981]

Your thinking of Bloomingdale’s which is a store. Bloomington is a town in IL.

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

They have Lincoln everything, that is Almost everything, there's one thing Illinois can't come up with, that's Abraham Lincolns Kentucky cabin he was born in & spent part of his youth, itself situated near Springfield, Kentucky.

[@sailormoondigimo]

As someone who has lived in central Illinois and knows Illinois history. I would definitely suggest the presidential museum of Lincoln, New Salem, and Dickson mound museum. In Lincoln, IL there is also a house you can visit that hosted president Lincoln when he came to Lincoln,IL. New Salem was a village in ye olden days. The site has many houses built with the same techniques and many ruins of old houses. Often it plays a venue for many people who recreate the old ways of living. Blacksmiths and candle makers are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Also, has great a great gift shop. Dickson mound is a museum and archeological dig site. It shows the life Native Americans would have lived in the Illinois river valley. The presidential museum is a museum dedicated to the life of president Lincoln and the legacy he left behind. It's called Abraham Lincoln's presidential library and museum. There are often many events happening that are interesting if you are into history. There are plenty of gems outside the big cities if you look and ask around. If you're looking for a national park in Illinois look no further than the Shawnee national park. Absolutely gorgeous! Sorry for the long comment. I heard Laurence say New Salem and I immediately went back to my visits there and of the other places I had to go to learn the states history. Since, Laurence did not get to visit new Salem I thought I should give it a good description. Love the vids!❤

[@ronfuqua2117]

I have driven all 2248 miles of the mother road on a Harley Davidson it was a bucket list item of mine the wife went along with me we spent 2 weeks doing it do to weather and sightseeing etc

[@kylesummers1565]

I think that was about 2,400 miles (almost 3,900 Km). Peace, Love!!

[@54nomore]

When I drove to Las Vegas from the state of Florida. It took me 25hrs straight without sleeping. It was when I got to the state of Arizona and onto route 666...The Devils Highway. It's now Route 66. Is when the fear of driving came upon me. The sign on the road said as I was entering the Arizona mountains read..."Now entering the Devils Loop." For about one and a half hours on the (Devils loop). All I kept doing was driving higher and higher into the Arizona mountains. There were no railings, and the ravines were 200ft deep and deeper. I was in a cold sweat and driving very slowly. The highways were slick, and the West just gone through a deep freeze and the conditions were slippery. It was the worst driving experience of my life. One I will never do again unless it's during the summer months.

[@tomswindler64]

Friends of mine took Route 66 trip with a small motor home,taking their time it took them 3 weeks,from Chicago to California.

[@1bigmac3]

There is a wonderful 4-part series hosted by Scottish comic Billy Connolly while riding his Harley tricycle from Chicago to Santa Monica on the old US 66. Very interesting.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

Route 66 in it's entirety is a little over 2000 miles. And it can be slow driving not being an interstate. You might go just outside a small city or you might go through the center & catch every traffic light. I think you mean Bloomingdale's.

[@jamesheath9514]

I travel RT.66 all the time. I live around Joliet Illinois. Dream vacation is to drive entire Rt 66. Maybe someday

[@loganh6736]

You’re thinking of Bloomingdale’s kind of like Selfirdges in the U.K. There is some others just don’t remember there names

[@FEARNoMore]

Old historic Route 66 stretches from Chicago Illinois to Santa Monica in LA. It's not necessarily a direct route anymore. Due to modernization of new roads, highways, towns, etc. you may have to divert in some part to find it. Just look to the signs that mark it, Historic Route 66. It would take 28 hrs driving nonstop if you were a robot. lol

[@Dazza13Bravo]

My hometown, Springfield, Ill is at the end of route 66.

[@SGlitz]

Been on Rte 66 in Northern Arizona. Where some of the longest stretches survive.