After a little bit late start, after I almost melted down cause I couldn’t figure out the $40 app I bought to navigate this bad boy …I was opening the wrong app… we drove into Pontiac…a seriously adorable town filled with murals, museums, and adorable little art cars (I know grammar on that sentence was shit…please forgive me)
Then we made our way stopping whenever we saw something nifty…which is how most of this trip will go.
We made a Dedicated Hunter Stop at The Miller Park Zoo (absolutely lovely little zoo where the animals are obviously well cared for) in Bloomington and then we were on our way to Springfield.
We tried to take one of the suggested routes (as 66 splits quite a few times), but ten miles in, there was a road block, so we had to double back. We also missed the largest wagon because we had to drive around the state fair…can’t make that up
Dinner at the Cozy Dog where they invented the corn dog…it was a corn dog
Tonight’s hotel began its life as a Holiday Inn and is in the process of some serious updates. It was good enough.
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“To Preserve, Educate, Promote and Enjoy Route 66 in Illinois”Bob WaldmireBob Waldmire 1972 Volkswagon MicrobusBob Waldmire 1972 Volkswagon MicrobusBob Waldmire’s 1966 school busThere’s a few rooms dedicated to The Titanic on the second floor of the Route 66 MuseumORIGINAL ROUTE 66 WISHING WELL & SIGN COUNTRYSIDE, ILLINOIS 1941-2007Route 66 Shield MuralPontian Mural WalkPontiac’s Art CarsI loved this oneDesigned and painted by local artistsDistrict 6 Illinois State Police officeA one-mile stretch of original Route 66 that was dedicated in 1926 has been restored back to the 1940’s era appearance with vintage billboards and Burma Shave signs.Uncle Vait’s Pizza (previously Kelly’s on Route 66)Pavement of the original Route 66 that was commissioned in 1926.Signing the visitor’s bookThis very narrow curve only 18 feet wide is part of original Route 66 built before the 1940’sBurma Shave SignsThe Sprague Super Service Station opened in 1931Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.Miller Park ZooWalk through of Wallabies and WallaroosWallarooOtter…the ones at the Shedd yesterday were hidingI never knew a Red Panda existed…and now I’m in loveEmerald Tree BoaMcLean, ILBunyon’s Hot Dog Statue — Second Muffler ManHunter rang the bell!Atlanta, ILThis hand-built chapel in Lincoln is open for prayer and meditation 24 hours a day, sevendays a week.The Pioneer Rest MotelLatham Street just off Route 66.Masked by a modern facade is a service station built in the 1930s.The vintage pumps make for great photo ops at this closed station.Bates Pioneer Motel State CapitolAbraham Lincoln’s HomeThis view of the Lincoln Home has been the most frequently photographed through the years.This house designed in 1902 by Frank Lloyd WrightLauterbach Tire Muffler Man – #3The Cozy Dog (1946) still serves its signature its famous “corn dog on stick”Route 66 Motel and Conference Center
… we drove into Pontiac…a seriously adorable town filled with murals, museums, and adorable little art cars (I know grammar on that sentence was shit…please forgive me)
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