1) Joliet, IL
Joliet Area Historical Museum, 204 N. Ottawa St.
Museum focused on the telling the stories of the Joliet area and its people.
2) Elwood, IL
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
This 982 acre national cemetery holds 400,000 burial spaces for U.S. veterans and their spouses. It was the former grounds of the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant.
3) Wilmington, IL
Gemini Giant, 810 E. Baltimore St.
In the 1960’s, “Muffler Man” statues could be found throughout the country. This one was reimagined as an astronaut and named after the Gemini space program. It sits near the former Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant.
4) Braidwood, IL
Polk-A-Dot Drive In, 222 N. Front Street
Try the Chili Cheese Fries, but don’t fill up, because you’re 30 minutes away from Springfest food!
5) Godley, IL
Illinois Route 66 Mining Museum,
Mining was an important part of the growth of this area, which includes towns with names like Carbon Hill, Coal City, and Diamond.
6) Braceville, IL
7) Gardner, IL
Two Cell Jail, E. Mazon St.
Built in 1906, this jail cell primarily served as the town’s drunk tank. Be sure to snap a picture of yourself behind bars.
9) Odell, IL
Standard Oil Gas Station, O’Dell Road
10) Pontiac, IL
Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum, 110 W. Howard St.
11) Chenoa, IL
Route 66 Mural, Chenoa, IL
This mural was painted by high school student Kathy Weiser in 2004.
8) Dwight, IL
12) Lexington, IL
13) Towanda, IL
Former Southbound Lanes of Rt. 66
Take a representational tour of the states on Route 66 without leaving Towanda.