Route 66 guides: states, towns and things to see

Four pages for the questions most people start with: what to see, where to eat, how to split the days and what the road is.

• Best attractionsThe stops that stand out most in each state, on one map.
• Diners & places to eatClassic diners, drive-ins and cafés along the road, east to west.
• 14-day itineraryA ready day-by-day plan from Chicago to Santa Monica.
• Route 66 factsWhere it starts and ends, how long it is and how many days to allow.

Route 66 crosses 8 states. Each state guide has a map of its stops, its towns from east to west, what to see and the best time to go.

36 towns have their own guide: a map, the stops in and around town and the next towns along the road. The 11 smaller ones open on the map, filtered to that town. Towns are listed in driving order, east to west.

After one kind of place? Each page lists every stop of that kind from Chicago to Santa Monica, state by state, on its own map.

• Museum183 stops
• Historic building168 stops
• Nature & parks146 stops
• Retro roadside88 stops
• Ghost town56 stops
• Art & landmarks40 stops
• Historic district37 stops
• Historic hotel31 stops
• Archaeology25 stops
• Route 66 site24 stops
• Historic bridge17 stops
• Historic theater8 stops

Ready to drive it?

Know where you are going? Pick any two towns for a day-by-day plan, or browse every stop on the map.