Even though it doesn't have all the money needed for the project, the McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington, Illinois, is taking bids on building a tourism center that will highlight Route 66, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. The project would turn the south lawn of the museum square into a plaza pointing visitors to the … Continue reading Bloomington moves forward on Route 66 tourism center
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Ground broken on Birthplace of Route 66 Park
Officials in Springfield, Missouri, held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for the Birthplace of Route 66 Park as part of the College Street revitalization project. This report by KOLR-TV contains some vintage footage of Route 66 in Springfield: Officials hope to get the first stage of the park completed by the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival … Continue reading Ground broken on Birthplace of Route 66 Park
Arizona publishes travel guide for electric vehicle drivers
The Arizona Office of Tourism launched an Electric Vehicle Travel Guide that includes tours on Route 66, according to a story on HybridCars.com. AOT’s Electric Vehicle Travel Guide is said to be tailored specifically for all-electric vehicle travelers and filled with valuable, downloadable travel information. The AOT said the guide provides multiple suggested itineraries that combine statewide destinations … Continue reading Arizona publishes travel guide for electric vehicle drivers
Groundbreaking on Route 66 park in Springfield is tomorrow
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Route 66 roadside park in Springfield, Missouri, is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday, reported KSPR-TV in Springfield. The park will be on West College Street, between Fort and Broadway. The park, which celebrates the city's role as "the birthplace of Route 66," or where the region's road officials accepted the … Continue reading Groundbreaking on Route 66 park in Springfield is tomorrow
Museum wants to organize tours of Joliet Prison
The City of Joliet, Illinois, hopes to strike an agreement with the Illinois Department of Corrections so the long-closed Joliet Prison can be reopened for tours, reported the Northwest Herald. The Joliet Area Historical Museum is clamoring for access of the old prison because tourists -- many of them traveling on Route 66 -- want to … Continue reading Museum wants to organize tours of Joliet Prison
Brand USA now focusing on Route 66 tourism in Missouri
A recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch confirms what we'd suspected -- that Brand USA next would be concentrating on promoting Route 66 in Missouri. We'd noted a few weeks ago that Brand USA, aka DiscoverAmerica.com, had posted high-quality YouTube videos promoting parts of Route 66 in Illinois for potential British, Japanese and German … Continue reading Brand USA now focusing on Route 66 tourism in Missouri
A visit to Cars Land
Here's one of the best videos I've seen about Cars Land in Disney California Adventure Park. It's another example of high-quality equipment and editing software being available to regular folks. Scott & Jimmy Visit Cars Land from Rick Stewart on Vimeo. Naturally, Cars Land's fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs is based on the … Continue reading A visit to Cars Land
World’s Largest Covered Wagon repaired
The World's Largest Covered Wagon, aka the Railsplitter Covered Wagon, in Lincoln, Ill., has been repaired in time for tourism season after a severe windstorm damaged it in January. The Bloomington Pantagraph reported: "It was a challenge, and because it is in the Guinness Book of World Records, we had to make sure that we … Continue reading World’s Largest Covered Wagon repaired
Holbrook marketing Route 66 more aggressively
The Route 66 town of Holbrook, Ariz., is going to tout its Mother Road ties even more in the coming months, including a new festival, according to an article in the Arizona Journal. The article contained a lot of interesting tidbits about Holbrook and nearby Winslow, Ariz., including these: A number of new businesses have … Continue reading Holbrook marketing Route 66 more aggressively
A hike to Amboy Crater
This new video shows as well as anything what it's like to hike to Amboy Crater, an extinct volcano near the Route 66 hamlet of Amboy, Calif. https://youtu.be/5BtMd-rdjrg The clip comes from the California Through My Lens channel, which is an offshoot of the California Through My Lens blog. The guy also uploaded this video … Continue reading A hike to Amboy Crater